Verb

trinken

Translation

to drink

Ich trinke gerne Wasser.

I like to drink water.

Was möchtest du trinken?

What would you like to drink?

Er trinkt einen Kaffee.

He is drinking a coffee.

((sth.)) trinken to drink ((sth.)) He drinks a lot of coffee.

Synonyms: nippen (to sip), saufen (to guzzle); Antonyms: essen (to eat)

From Old High German 'trinkan'. It shares the same Proto-Germanic root as the English word 'drink'.

The pronunciation is very close to 'drink', making it easy to remember.