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- "Er isst Mittagessen."
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No, "er" means "he" and "sie" (lowercase "s") means "she." Also, "sie" can mean "they," and "Sie" (capital "S") means you, formal. (Like at a business meeting.) Examples:
er isst Mittagessen = he eats lunch
sie isst Mittagessen = she eats lunch
sie essen Mittagessen = they eat lunch
Sie essen Mittagessen = you eat lunch (formal)
Note that for the formal "Sie," you use the "they" form of the verb. May seem like a lot, but keep practicing.
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did anyone else just have the male voice say "Mittagess-ss-n"? That was hilarious, but I hope it doesn't happen again.
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In general "b", "d" and "g" at the end of a syllable or a word are pronounced hard like "p", "t" respectively "k".
An exception are the words, they end with "-ng", because they are pronounced nasal.
2194
Without the article it's a general announcement phrase. He has lunch, that's all. With the definite article you point out, what the person is eating - maybe allthough he doesn't like to eat it.
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No, meal is in German "Essen", " Mahl" or "Mahlzeit", while "Mittagessen" is lunch. But some people use to say at lunchtime "Mahlzeit!" as a kind of greating between collegues :-)