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How to Say ‘It tastes very good.’ in German

Es schmeckt sehr gut.

es shmekt zair goot

[es shmekt zair goot]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Staff often ask Schmeckt's? "Does it taste good?" mid-meal. This is the natural reply.

Phrase Breakdown

Es schmeckt

es shmekt

It tastes

Start 'schmeckt' with 'sh' and keep the 'ckt' ending crisp: 'shmekt'.

Example

Es schmeckt süß.

It tastes sweet.

Words in this phrase

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

schmeckt

[shmekt]

tastes

Form of 'schmecken', to taste; alone often means tastes good.

Example

Der Kuchen schmeckt süß.

The cake tastes sweet.

sehr gut.

zair goot

very good

'Sehr' sounds like 'zair', with a soft German 'r' at the end. 'Gut' has a long 'oo' sound: 'goot'.

Example

Das Essen ist sehr gut.

The food is very good.

Words in this phrase

sehr

[zair]

very

An adverb used to strengthen an adjective or description.

Example

Die Atmosphäre ist Sehr respektvoll.

The atmosphere is very respectful.

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

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