40 Euro. Stimmt so.
40. It’s OK as it is. (i.e. keep the change.)Das stimmt so./Danke, das stimmt.
That’s OK as it is./Thanks, that’s fine (as it is). (i.e. keep the change.)63.6 Talking about food and drink
etw. kochen ‘to cook sth.’
zum Frühstück/Mittagessen essen ‘to have for breakfast/lunch’
etw. gern essen ‘to like eating sth.’
etw. (= nom.) schmeckt jmdm. ‘sb. likes sth.’(a) Talking about eating habits:Ich koche immer selbst.
I do all my own cooking.Wer kocht bei euch?
Who does the cooking in your house?Was isst du zum Frühstück/zu Mittag/zu Abend?
What do you eat for breakfast/lunch/tea?Zum Mittagessen/Mittags esse ich immer etwas Warmes.
I always have something hot for lunch. See 46.3 (p. 122) for the use of etwas.
Zum Abendessen/Abends essen wir Suppe mit Brot und Käse oder
Fleisch.
For tea/in the evenings we have soup with bread and cheese or meat.(b) Talking about general likes and dislikes (see also 104 on likes and dislikes):Was ist dein Lieblingsessen?
What is your favourite food?Ich esse gern Nudeln.
I like (eating) nudels.Ich trinke gern Mineralwasser.
I like (drinking) mineral water.Wir trinken keinen Alkohol.
We don’t drink alcohol./We are teetotal.Salzkartoffeln mag ich nicht. (informal)
I don’t like boiled potatoes.Ich esse lieber Kartoffelsalat.
I prefer potato salad. See 51.5 (p. 133) for irregular comparative adverbs. See also^105 (p. 371) on ‘Indicating
preferences’.63
Eating and drinking