German · Food & Drink
Kaffee
Coffee
Beginnernoun
Definition
A popular hot drink made from roasted beans.
Example
Ich trinke jeden Morgen Kaffee.
I drink coffee every morning.
Etymology
'Kaffee' comes from the borrowings from Arabic 'qahwa' through Turkish, adopted into German thanks to cultural exchanges, particularly in the 17th century.
How & Where It’s Used
'Kaffee' is commonly used in everyday conversation and formal settings alike, referring to the beverage and understood throughout the German-speaking world.