20 herb names in German and English

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Do you have herbs in your garden or windowsill?

Why not find out what they are called in German?

I give you a start with 20 common herbs and their names in German and English.

• das Basilikum – basil
• das Bohnenkraut – savory
• der Dill – dill
• der Estragon – tarragon
• der Kerbel – chervil
• der Koriander – coriander
• die Kresse – cress
• der Lavendel – lavender
• der Lorbeer – bay (das Lorbeerblatt -bay leaf)
• der Majoran – marjoram
• die Melisse – lemon balm
• die Minze – mint
• der Oregano – oregano
• die Petersilie – parsley
• die Pimpinelle – pimpinelle
• der Rosmarin – rosemary
• der Salbei- sage
• das Schnittlauch – chives
• der Thymian – thyme
• das Zitronengras – lemongrass

Now that you know the names, what can you do with them?

• You can label your herbs in English and German.
• You can find out how to care for them from German websites.
• You can find German recipes that need your favourite herb(s) and cook it.
• You can collect those German recipes (if you enjoyed the meals ☺)
• You can learn more vocabulary by making lists with those herbs and anything else you come across while checking German websites.
• You can get more ideas for your garden from German websites.
• You can collect all this info in some notebooks (online folders or pen and paper), whatever method you prefer.
• You can even buy some of my books to help you with keeping track of your new vocabulary ☺

Gardening Journal for German Learners: A 52 week planner for those who like to plan their gardening and learn German

Recipe Journal For German Learners: Blank recipe book for 50 German recipes with space for vocab or whole sentence translations