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How do you say "western food" in German?
das westliche Essen
In German, "western food" is das westliche Essen.
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Pronunciation
VES-tlee-ches ES-sen. Westlich (western) plus Essen (food). Stress on 'Westlich'.
Grammar notes
Das westliche Essen is neuter. Plural rarely used as it refers to cuisine as a category.
Example sentence
Das Westliche Essen ist unterschiedlich.
Western food is diverse.
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How to remember das westliche Essen
Das westliche Essen is literally 'western food'. Westlich is the adjective for western, and Essen is food.
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Questions about das westliche Essen
How do you say "western food" in German?
In German, "western food" is das westliche Essen. It is a noun.
Is das westliche Essen masculine or feminine?
Das westliche Essen is neuter. Plural rarely used as it refers to cuisine as a category.
How is das westliche Essen used in a sentence?
Use das westliche Essen as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Das Westliche Essen ist unterschiedlich. (Western food is diverse.).
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"Western food" in other languages
- Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku)
- Korean 양식 (yangsik)
- Chinese 西餐 (xī cān)
- Spanish la comida occidental
- Spanish (Latin America) la comida occidental
- French la nourriture occidentale
- Italian il cibo occidentale
- Russian западная кухня (zapadnaja kuhnja)
- Greek δυτικό φαγητό (to ditiko fagito)
- Arabic مأكولات غربية (ma'koulat gharbiyya)
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