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How to Say ‘Yes, and the cake was delicious!’ in German

Ja, und der Kuchen war lecker!

yah oont dair KOO-khen vah LEK-er

[yah oont dair KOO-khen vah LEK-er]

Phrase Breakdown

Ja, und der Kuchen

yah oont dair KOO-khen

Yes, and the cake

'Kuchen' is masculine. Say the 'ch' in the back of the throat, as in Scottish 'loch'.

Example

Der Kuchen ist frisch.

The cake is fresh.

Words in this phrase

[yah]

yes

Basic word for agreeing.

Example

Ja, gerne!

Yes, gladly!

und

[oont]

and

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

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Kuchen

[KOO-khen]

cake

Masculine noun for cake; same form in singular and plural.

Example

Der Kuchen ist noch warm.

The cake is still warm.

war lecker!

vah LEK-er

was delicious!

'Lecker' means tasty and is used for food. Stress LEK.

Example

Das Essen war lecker!

The food was delicious!

Words in this phrase

war

[vah]

was

Past tense of 'is', used to describe something that happened or existed in the past.

Example

Er war ein großer Krieger.

He was a great warrior.

lecker

[LEK-er]

delicious, tasty

Common informal word to praise food.

Example

Die Suppe ist lecker.

The soup is tasty.

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