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How to Say ‘Fish at a restaurant.’ in German

Fisch im Restaurant.

fish im res-toh-RAHNG

[fish im res-toh-RAHNG]

💬 Usage Tip: im is short for in dem "in the". Germans use 'in' for where you ate, so im Restaurant is 'at a restaurant'.

Phrase Breakdown

Fisch

[fish]

fish

Masculine noun (der Fisch); the animal or the food.

Example

Ich esse gern Fisch.

I like eating fish.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

Restaurant

[res-toh-RAHNG]

restaurant

A neuter noun (das Restaurant) for a place where you pay to eat meals; borrowed from French.

Example

Das Restaurant hat eine tolle Speisekarte.

The restaurant has a great menu.

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