How to Say ‘Eat healthy.’ in German
Essen Sie gesund.
ESS-en zee geh-ZOONT
[ESS-en zee geh-ZOONT]
💬 Usage Tip: More natural English: "Eat healthily" or "Eat a healthy diet." In German, this short version sounds completely normal.
🇩🇪 In Germany: German doctors often give brief lifestyle advice like this first, especially for mild or borderline test results.
Phrase Breakdown
Essen Sie
ESS-en zee
eat
Polite imperative form of 'essen' used to give a recommendation or instruction.
Essen Sie langsam.
Eat slowly.
Words in this phrase
Essen
[ESS-en]
eat
Formal command telling someone to eat.
Essen Sie gesund.
Eat healthily.
Sie
[zee]
you
Formal 'you' used in polite instructions.
Essen Sie gesund.
Eat healthily.
gesund
[geh-ZOONT]
healthily / healthy
Describes eating in a healthy way.
Essen Sie gesund.
Eat healthily.
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