beer garden
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beer garden
An outdoor restaurant or pub, often under shade-giving trees, where mainly beer and traditional food are served at simple tables and benches.
An einem warmen Sommerabend gibt es nichts Schöneres als im Biergarten zu sitzen.
On a warm summer evening, there is nothing nicer than sitting in a beer garden.
The word is made up simply and logically of 'Bier' (beer) and 'Garten' (garden). So it literally describes a garden where you can drink beer.
Lass uns heute Abend in den neuen Biergarten am Fluss gehen.
Let's go to the new beer garden by the river tonight.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: you go 'in den Biergarten' (to the beer garden; accusative, direction), but you sit 'im Biergarten' (in the beer garden; dative, location).
Wir gehen heute in den Biergarten.
We're going to the beer garden today.
Beer gardens are an important part of German culture, especially Bavarian culture. In traditional beer gardens, it is often allowed to bring your own food, as long as you buy the drinks on site.
Viele Familien packen einen Picknickkorb für den Besuch im Biergarten.
Many families pack a picnic basket for a visit to the beer garden.
