Nomen

die Kantine

canteen, staff restaurant, cafeteria

Wir essen in der Kantine zu Mittag.

We eat lunch in the canteen.

Das Essen in der Kantine ist heute gut.

The food in the canteen is good today.

in the canteen ((to eat/to be)) to (eat/be) in the canteen We eat lunch in the canteen.

Mensa, Speisesaal (dining hall)

From Italian 'cantina' (cellar, winery), which also gave English 'canteen'.

It sounds almost identical to the English 'canteen'. Picture a CAN of food being served in the canTEEN.

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