lecker
delicious
Describes foods or drinks that taste very good. It is a commonly used, somewhat colloquial word.
EXAMPLE
Mmh, der Kuchen ist wirklich sehr lecker!
Mmm, the cake is really very delicious!
lecker
delicious
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Meanings
Usage tips
Register and style
'Lecker' (delicious) is a very common word in everyday speech. In very formal contexts, such as the menu of a gourmet restaurant, it is often avoided.
EXAMPLE
Die Suppe, die du gekocht hast, war super lecker!
The soup you cooked was super delicious!
Usage context
The word 'lecker' (delicious) is used almost exclusively for food and drink. You cannot use it to describe, for example, a book, a film, or the weather.
EXAMPLE
Wir haben gestern einen sehr leckeren Wein getrunken.
Yesterday we drank a very delicious wine.
Regional usage
The adjective 'lecker' (delicious) is extremely widespread throughout Germany. In Austria and Switzerland it is used much less often.
EXAMPLE
In diesem Café gibt es wirklich leckeren Apfelstrudel.
This café has really delicious apple strudel.
Compare with
lecker vs köstlich
delicious / delightful
Lecker and köstlich both say that something tastes very good. Lecker sounds everyday and somewhat colloquial. Köstlich usually expresses stronger praise of the taste and can sound more elevated; it therefore works well in especially enthusiastic or stylistically refined descriptions.
lecker
Das Curry ist echt lecker, sagt Mia zu ihrem Freund.
“This curry is really delicious,” Mia tells her boyfriend.
köstlich
Die Restaurantkritikerin beschreibt dasselbe Curry als köstlich.
The restaurant critic describes the same curry as delicious.
In real life
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