noun
board, bar (chocolate)
A2
Tafel denotes a board (chalkboard, panel) and a bar of chocolate. Feminine noun: die Tafel. Plural Tafeln (die Tafeln). Declension examples: die Tafel (Nom/Acc), der Tafel (Dat/Gen singular), den Tafeln (Dat plural). Regular weak plural; common meaning depends on context: school or food.
Examples
Der Lehrer schreibt die Aufgabe an die Tafel.
The teacher writes the exercise on the board.
Sie finden am Eingang eine Tafel mit Informationen.
At the entrance you'll find an information board.
Ich habe eine Tafel Schokolade mitgebracht.
I brought a bar of chocolate.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a classroom blackboard with 'Tafel' written on it and a chocolate bar next to it.
Tafel ~ 'table' (related) — a flat surface or a chocolate bar.
die — imagine a feminine chalk board labeled 'die Tafel'.