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How to Say ‘Dark roast, strong and a bit chocolatey.’ in German

Dunkel geröstet, kräftig und ein bisschen schokoladig.

DOON-kel geh-RURS-tet KREF-tikh oont ine BISS-khen shoh-koh-LAH-dikh

[DOON-kel geh-RURS-tet KREF-tikh oont ine BISS-khen shoh-koh-LAH-dikh]

Phrase Breakdown

Dunkel geröstet,

DOON-kel geh-RURS-tet

Dark roasted,

The opposite of 'hell geröstet'. Stress 'DUN-kel' and 'ge-RÖS-tet'.

Example

Der Kaffee ist dunkel geröstet.

The coffee is dark roasted.

Words in this phrase

Dunkel

[DOON-kel]

dark

Adjective; used here for a dark roast.

Example

Ich mag dunkel gerösteten Kaffee.

I like dark roasted coffee.

geröstet

[geh-RURS-tet]

roasted

Past participle of rösten, to roast.

Example

Der Kaffee ist mittel geröstet.

The coffee is medium roasted.

kräftig und

KREF-tikh oont

strong and

'kräftig' means strong or full-bodied. 'ä' sounds like 'e' in 'bed', and '-ig' sounds like '-ich'.

Example

Der Tee ist kräftig und heiß.

The tea is strong and hot.

Words in this phrase

kräftig

[KREF-tikh]

strong, robust

Adjective for a full, intense flavour.

Example

Der Espresso ist sehr kräftig.

The espresso is very strong.

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

ein bisschen schokoladig.

ine BISS-khen shoh-koh-LAH-dikh

a little chocolatey.

Describes the flavour note. Say it in one breath, with the stress on '-la-'.

Example

Das Eis ist ein bisschen schokoladig.

The ice cream is a little chocolatey.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

bisschen

[BISS-khen]

bit / little

Used with 'ein' to mean 'a little' or 'a bit'.

Example

Heute bin ich ein bisschen krank.

Today I am a little sick.

schokoladig

[shoh-koh-LAH-dikh]

chocolatey

Having a taste like chocolate.

Example

Die Bohne ist schokoladig.

The bean is chocolatey.

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