Vocabulary
der
Speisewagen
/ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌvaːɡn̩/· noun· Pl. die Speisewagen
dining car, restaurant car
Der Speisewagen — the carriage in a train where you can eat (on long-distance trains often das Bordrestaurant).
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- Singular
- der Speisewagen
- Plural
- die Speisewagen
- Genitiv
- des Speisewagens
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Speisewagen
dining car
Im Speisewagen gibt es warmes Essen.
There's hot food in the dining car.
Word family
Speisewagendie Speisedish, foodder Wagencarriagespeisento dine (formal)
Common combinations
- in den Speisewagen gehento go to the dining car
- im Speisewagen essento eat in the dining car
- der Speisewagen ist in der Mittethe dining car is in the middle
Real examples
- Ich hole uns einen Kaffee aus dem Speisewagen.I'll get us a coffee from the dining car.
- Der Speisewagen ist heute leider geschlossen.Unfortunately the dining car is closed today.
- Früher hatten fast alle Fernzüge Speisewagen.In the past almost all long-distance trains had dining cars.
