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How to Say ‘I don't eat pork.’ in German

Ich esse kein Schweinefleisch.

ikh ESS-eh kine SHVY-neh-flysh

[ikh ESS-eh kine SHVY-neh-flysh]

💬 Usage Tip: To say "not" with a noun, use kein instead of nicht: Ich trinke keinen Alkohol "I don't drink alcohol".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich esse

ikh ESS-eh

I eat

Subject and verb. Say the 'e' in 'esse' short and open, like in 'bed'.

Example

Ich esse gern Obst.

I like eating fruit.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

esse

[ESS-eh]

eat

First-person singular form of 'essen' (to eat).

Example

Ich esse jeden Tag Brot.

I eat bread every day.

kein Schweinefleisch.

kine SHVY-neh-flysh

no pork

'Kein' negates the noun. 'Schweinefleisch' is Schwein (pig) + Fleisch (meat). Both 'ei' sounds are like 'eye'.

Example

Er isst kein Schweinefleisch.

He doesn't eat pork.

Words in this phrase

kein

[kine]

no / not a

Negative determiner used before a noun, meaning no or not a.

Example

Kein Ton ist ein Problem beim Dreh.

No sound is a problem during the shoot.

Schweinefleisch

[SHVY-neh-flysh]

pork

Meat from a pig; avoided by many Muslims.

Example

Viele Muslime essen kein Schweinefleisch.

Many Muslims don't eat pork.

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