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How to Say ‘What does the Ethiopian one taste like?’ in German

Wie schmeckt der aus Äthiopien?

vee shmekt dair ows ay-tee-OH-pee-en

[vee shmekt dair ows ay-tee-OH-pee-en]

💬 Usage Tip: der aus Äthiopien works like "the one from Ethiopia": no noun needed. Swap in any origin: der aus Kolumbien "the Colombian one".

Phrase Breakdown

Wie schmeckt der

vee shmekt dair

How does the one … taste

'der' means 'that one' (the coffee). The stress falls on 'schmeckt'.

Example

Wie schmeckt der hier?

How does this one taste?

Words in this phrase

Wie

[vee]

how

Question word used to ask about amount or manner.

Example

Für wie viele Gäste reservieren Sie?

For how many guests are you reserving?

schmeckt

[shmekt]

tastes

Used to describe how food or drink tastes.

Example

Die Suppe schmeckt gut, und schmeckt means tastes.

The soup tastes good, and schmeckt means tastes.

der

[dair]

he (that one)

Demonstrative used colloquially as 'he'.

Example

Der kommt später.

He's coming later.

aus Äthiopien?

ows ay-tee-OH-pee-en

from Ethiopia?

'aus' means 'from'. 'Äthiopien' is pronounced 'eh-tee-OH-pee-en', and the 'th' sounds like a plain 't'.

Example

Der Kaffee kommt aus Äthiopien.

The coffee comes from Ethiopia.

Words in this phrase

aus

[ows]

from

A preposition used to indicate origin or a starting point.

Example

Er kommt aus Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

Äthiopien

[ay-tee-OH-pee-en]

Ethiopia

Country in East Africa, famous coffee origin.

Example

Der Kaffee kommt aus Äthiopien.

The coffee comes from Ethiopia.

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