Vocabulary
die
Nudel
/ˈnuːdl̩/· noun· Pl. die Nudeln
noodle; (die Nudeln) pasta
Mostly in the plural: a pot of Nudeln with tomato sauce is the classic student dinner.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Nudel
- Plural
- die Nudeln
- Genitiv
- der Nudel
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Nudel
pasta, noodles (usually plural)
Heute gibt es Nudeln mit Tomatensoße.
Today there's pasta with tomato sauce.
Word family
Nudeldie Nudelsuppenoodle soupder Nudelsalatpasta saladdas Nudelwasserpasta water
Common combinations
- Nudeln kochento cook pasta
- Nudeln mit Soßepasta with sauce
- eine Packung Nudelna packet of pasta
Common learner mistakes
- die Nudel ist fertig (meaning the pasta)die Nudeln sind fertigFor a meal of pasta, German uses the plural: die Nudeln.
Real examples
- Ich koche die Nudeln zehn Minuten.I cook the pasta for ten minutes.
- Wir brauchen noch eine Packung Nudeln.We still need a packet of pasta.
- Die Nudeln sind fertig!The pasta is ready!
