How to Say ‘Only tea and soup’ in German
Nur Tee und Suppe
noor tay oont ZOOP-puh
[noor tay oont ZOOP-puh]
Phrase Breakdown
Nur Tee
noor tay
Only tea
'Nur' means 'only'. 'Tee' sounds like 'tay'.
Ich trinke nur Tee.
I only drink tea.
Words in this phrase
Nur
[noor]
only
No more than; exclusively.
Nur du kannst das tun.
Only you can do that.
Tee
[tay]
tea
A common drink; often served when welcoming someone.
Ich trinke gern Tee.
I like drinking tea.
und Suppe
oont ZOOP-puh
and soup
'Die Suppe' means soup. The 'S' at the start sounds like an English 'z'.
Brot und Suppe.
Bread and soup.
Words in this phrase
und
[oont]
and
A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.
Und ich freue mich.
And I am happy.
Suppe
[ZOOP-puh]
soup
A warm liquid dish often served as a starter.
An kalten Tagen bestelle ich oft: Ich nehme die Suppe.
On cold days I often order: I'll take the soup.
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