ice cream parlor
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ice cream parlor
A shop or café where mainly ice cream is sold and offered for consumption.
Lass uns nach der Schule in die neue Eisdiele am Marktplatz gehen.
Let's go to the new ice cream parlor on the market square after school.
The word 'Eisdiele' (ice cream parlor) is made up of 'Eis' (here meaning ice cream) and 'Diele' (hallway/hall). A 'Diele' is an old term for a large entrance room or hall, so an 'Eisdiele' is literally an 'ice hall'.
Die beste Eisdiele der Stadt ist gleich um die Ecke.
The best ice cream parlor in town is right around the corner.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in'. When describing movement, use the accusative: 'in die Eisdiele gehen' (to go to the ice cream parlor). When describing a location, use the dative: 'in der Eisdiele sitzen' (to sit in the ice cream parlor).
Wir gehen am Nachmittag in die Eisdiele.
We're going to the ice cream parlor in the afternoon.
Common verbs used with 'Eisdiele' (ice cream parlor) are 'in eine Eisdiele gehen' (to go to an ice cream parlor), 'sich in einer Eisdiele treffen' (to meet at an ice cream parlor), or 'eine Eisdiele betreiben' (to run an ice cream parlor).
Meine Tante betreibt eine kleine Eisdiele am See.
My aunt runs a small ice cream parlor by the lake.
