Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide, Second Edition

(c) Signing off (see also 60.8 on ‘Postcard greetings’):

Alles Liebe/Alles Gute

All the best

 See 44.4 (p. 120).

Viele liebe Grüße, dein/deine...

Very best wishes

63 Eating and drinking

These can involve any of the following expressions

Hunger/Durst haben ‘to be hungry/thirsty’

etw. (= acc.) möchten ‘to want sth. (to eat)’

zum Essen ein*laden ‘to invite sb. to have sth. to eat’

eine Runde aus*geben/spendieren ‘to buy a round’

essen gehen ‘to go (for sth.) to eat’

wollen wir (+ infinitive)... ‘shall we... ’

gehen wir (+ infinitive)... ‘let’s go to... ’

63.1 Expressing hunger and thirst

(a) Personal wishes:

Ich habe (keinen) Hunger/Durst. (informal)

I am (not) hungry/thirsty.

Ich trinke ein Glas Rotwein, bitte.

I’ll have a glass of red wine, please.

Er möchte ein Glas Weißwein.

He would like a glass of white wine.

 See 21.2 (p. 34) for the use of apposition; for the case of nouns qualifying another noun, such

as ein Glas Rotwein, see 21 (pp. 33–5), particularly 21.2 (p. 34).

(b) Proposing/inviting:

Darf ich Sie zum Essen ein*laden?

May I invite you to eat/have something to eat with me?

Was darf ich dir (an*)bieten?

What can I offer you?

Möchten Sie etwas essen/trinken?

Would you like something to eat/drink?

Was möchtest du essen?

What would you like to eat?

Wollen wir was trinken?

Shall we have something to drink?

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