The ch after dark vowels in German

1. 1
   Kuchen/ˈkuːxən/

   cakenoun

   A sweet baked good made from dough, baked in the oven.
2. 2
   Küche/ˈkʏçə/

   kitchennoun

   The room where cooking is done.
3. 3
   Buch/buːx/

   booknoun

   Many printed pages bound together that you read.
4. 4
   kochen/ˈkɔχən/

   to cookverb

   To prepare a warm meal, usually on the stove.
5. 5
   machen/ˈmaxən/

   to makeverb

   To prepare a food or a drink.
6. 6
   suchen/ˈzuːxən/

   to look forverb

   To check where something is that you currently can't find.
7. 7
   Frucht/fʁʊxt/

   fruitnoun

   The part of a plant with the seeds, which you can often eat.
8. 8
   Rauch/ʁaʊ̯x/

   smokenoun

   The grey cloud that rises when something is burning.
9. 9
   hoch/hoːx/

   highadjective

   Reaching far upward, with a great distance to the ground.
10. 10
    noch/nɔx/

    still / anotheradverb

    Expresses that something additional is being added, for example another piece.

The sentences

1. Der Kuchen muss noch zwanzig Minuten im heißen Ofen bleiben.

   The cake still needs to stay in the hot oven for twenty minutes.

2. In der Küche riecht es schon nach dem frischen Kuchen.

   The kitchen already smells like the fresh cake.

3. Kannst du mir das Buch mit den Rezepten kurz reichen?

   Can you hand me the book with the recipes for a second?

4. Wir können später zusammen etwas Warmes kochen, wenn du willst.

   We can cook something warm together later, if you want.

5. Soll ich uns dazu noch schnell einen starken Kaffee machen?

   Should I quickly make us a strong coffee to go with it?

6. Wir müssen die runde Form für den Kuchen noch suchen.

   We still need to look for the round pan for the cake.

7. Jede reife Frucht wird vorher in kleine dünne Stücke geschnitten.

   Every ripe fruit is cut into small, thin pieces beforehand.

8. Aus dem Ofen steigt Rauch, wir öffnen besser das Fenster.

   Smoke is rising from the oven, we'd better open the window.

9. Die Temperatur im Ofen ist mir für den Kuchen zu hoch.

   The oven temperature is too high for the cake, if you ask me.

10. Möchtest du noch ein zweites Stück von dem warmen Kuchen?

    Would you like another piece of the warm cake?

Pronunciation

• Kuchen/ˈkuːxən/

  The u is long, and the ch after it is the hard sound at the back of the throat, like in Bach.

• Küche/ˈkʏçə/

  The ü is short, not long like in Kühe.

• suchen/ˈzuːxən/

  The s at the start sounds voiced, like in Rose, and the u after it is long.

• hoch/hoːx/

  The o is long, even though the spelling doesn't show it.

• noch/nɔx/

  The o is short, unlike the long o in hoch.

Questions

How do you say 'kitchen' in German?

Küche.

What does noch mean in German?

Noch expresses that something additional is being added, for example another piece.

How do you say 'to cook' in German?

Kochen.