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breakfast
An English loanword for 'Frühstück' (breakfast). In German, the term is often used in hotels, in gastronomy, or in marketing to create an international or modern impression.
Das Hotel bietet ein reichhaltiges Breakfast-Buffet von 7 bis 10 Uhr an.
The hotel offers a generous breakfast buffet from 7 to 10 a.m.
'Breakfast' is an English loanword that is used in German only in certain contexts to sound international or modern. It is typical in the hotel and restaurant industry as well as in advertising.
Wir treffen uns um neun zum Business-Breakfast im Hotel.
We're meeting at nine for a business breakfast at the hotel.
The word is very often used as part of fixed terms and compounds. Well-known examples are 'Breakfast-Buffet' (breakfast buffet), 'English Breakfast', or 'Continental Breakfast'.
Das English Breakfast mit Bohnen und Speck ist sehr sättigend.
The English breakfast with beans and bacon is very filling.
As a direct loanword from English, 'Breakfast' keeps its original pronunciation. In German, it has the neuter article 'das'.
Ist das Breakfast im Preis inbegriffen?
Is breakfast included in the price?
breakfast
'das Frühstück' and 'das Breakfast' both mean the first meal in the morning. 'Frühstück' is the normal German word and fits in almost all everyday situations. 'Breakfast' is an English loanword and in German sounds more like something you would see in a hotel, café, advertisement, or modern-style offer. Learners may confuse the words because they mean the same thing. In normal conversation, however, people almost always say 'Frühstück'. 'Breakfast' fits especially when an offer is meant to sound deliberately international or fashionable.
Im Hotel können die Gäste ein großes Breakfast mit Kaffee, Obst und warmen Speisen buchen.
At the hotel, guests can book a large breakfast with coffee, fruit, and hot dishes.
Wenn wir heute früh losfahren, nehmen wir das Frühstück einfach im Zug mit.
If we leave early today, we'll simply take breakfast with us on the train.