"Er isst Mittagessen."

Translation: He is eating lunch.

[Doitsuki]

I always thought "Mittagessen" was "Middle day food" and now I know it's Lunch XD

[Maailmaparandaja]

Well, it's not like lunch isn't "middle day food" in some way.

[LeviHeicho]

That's what lunch IS T_T

[curtis3106]

in my part of England we call lunch dinner :(

[Simon_Lock]

It's ridiculous that your comment was down voted, as my part of England (maybe the same as yours) also uses the word dinner as the mid-day meal.

[Boxeye]

Definitely sounds like "ihr" here... even when slowed down.

[GregTrotter]

If it were ihr, it would be followed be esst, not isst :)

[Boxeye]

Thanks!

[NadirBensaker]

it also sounds like esst when slowing down

[Amurrio]

Could it be He is having lunch?

[Juma25]

Ja, it can also translated as Present countinious or Present simple

[PrincessPetra]

Hi im new

[jbange]

Interestingly, "Er ist Mittagessen" (It is lunch) is accepted as a correct answer. Is this because it's a valid homophone?

[thphl]

It didn't accept "it is lunch" for me !

[MohammedSa316503]

Me neither .. Its translated he is lunch which is so technically wrong

[BarristanTheBold]

You are correct. "Er ist Mittagessen" translates to "He is lunch", which does not make sense.
"It is lunch" would be "Es ist Mittagessen", which is not what is said here. Hope this helps!

[TalosW]

There was one "s" missing in the word "isst", but it's already corrected now.

[areynolds709]

Why is "She eats lunch" unacceptable? Can't Er mean he or she?

[DrMankowitz]

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.

[xuphv]

did anyone else just have the male voice say "Mittagess-ss-n"? That was hilarious, but I hope it doesn't happen again.

[Jackherbach12]

Hi, could anybody help me here, please? I've noticed that the 'g' sometimes sounds like a "k" Like "das Mittackessen." Also with "Ich mag" is that the correct pronunciation? Viele Danke peeps!

[Andreas305]

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.

[Jackherbach12]

Much obliged for the response, m8 :)

[daphnelop]

Hi! Can you say "er isst Mittagessen" or "er isst das Mittagessen"? Is there a difference? Thanks.

[Andreas305]

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.

[daphnelop]

Got it. Thank you!

[chaware]

well i think meal is fine for mitagessen......

[Andreas305]

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 :-)

[ramy484743]

I thought "He is lunch" :3

[eduardolins]

Why isst? With two S?

[Sarak104857]

It's showing 'he's lunch' as the answer to me.