noun
bread roll, bun
B1
Semmel is a regional term (southern Germany/Austria) for a bread roll or bun. Feminine noun: die Semmel; plural Semmeln. Used like Brötchen. Regular plural formation with -n. Declensions follow weak noun pattern in plural (den Semmeln dative). No irregularities, common in everyday bakery contexts.
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Er isst eine Semmel mit Butter.
He's eating a bun with butter.
Ich kaufe eine Semmel beim Bäcker.
I'll buy a bread roll at the baker's.
In Österreich isst man zum Frühstück gerne eine Semmel.
In Austria, people often eat a bread roll for breakfast.
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picture a small round roll in a baker's hand, warm and crusty
sounds a bit like 'simple' — think of a simple little roll
die Semmel — imagine a female baker handing you the roll (die = feminine)
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Regional term common in southern Germany and Austria for a small bread roll. In other parts of Germany you might hear Brötchen or Rundstück.