Brokkoli, Okra and Zucchini are German vegetables that are easy to remember.

Grouping German vegetables by article and plural form will simplify learning further.
Studying German vegetable names is a fun way of expanding ones German vocabulary. When learning and counting German vegetables, one needs to keep the article and ending of the vegetable name in German in mind. Lets see which vegetables we would find at a German Gemseladen or Gemsemarkt (greengrocers or farmers market)! Deutsches Gemse German Vegetables with the Female Article die The easiest vegetables to learn in German are those with the female article die because they also form their plural regularly by simply adding -n to the singular form, for example die Kartoffel die Kartoffeln. Below is a list of the most common German vegetables and their plural forms in German:

die Aubergine, Auberginen eggplant, eggplants die Bohne, Bohnen string bean, string beans die Erbse, Erbsen pea, peas die Gurke, Gurken cucumber, cucumbers die Karotte/die Mhre, Karotten/Mhren carot, carots die Kartoffel, Kartoffeln potatoe, potatoes die Rbe, Rben turnip, turnips die Tomate, Tomaten tomatoe, tomatoes die Zwiebel, Zwiebeln onion, onions

German Vegetables with the Male Article der It gets a bit more difficult when learning German vegetables with the male article der. They either form their plurals irregularly (see below) or by adding a descriptive word. All cabbages, for example, are male because their root -kohl is male. Instead of saying two cabbages as in English, one would say two heads of cabbage zwei Kohlkpfe in German. Types of German Cabbage deutsche Kohlsorten:

der Blumenkohl, zwei Kpfe Blumenkohl cauliflower, cauliflowers der Grnkohl, zwei Kpfe Grnkohl green cabbage, green cabbages der Rosenkohl, Rosenkohlknollen Brussel sprouts der Rotkohl, zwei Kpfe Rotkohl red cabbage, red cabbages

Other German vegetables that require a descriptive plural:

der Knoblauch, die Knoblauchzehen garlic, cloves of garlic der Lauch, Lauchstangen leek, leeks der Mais/der Maiskolben, die Maiskolben corn/corn cob, corn cobs der Salat, Salatkpfe lettuce, heads of lettuce der Spinat, die Kpfe Spinat spinach, heads of spinach

There is a plural of Salat that is Salate but it refers to a serving of salad, for example a mixed salad, not the vegetable alone. German Vegetables with s-Plurals Finally, German vegetable names that form their plurals by adding -s to the singular those vegetables that end in a vowel or -s/-z. Notice that pumpkin and mushroom are included here though their respective plurals are Krbisse and Pilze. Krbis already ends

with -s, so to emphasize the plural, one has to add -se. Pilz ends in -z, which is pronounced ts, so even here an -e is added to indicate the plural.

der Brokkoli, Brokkolis broccoli, broccolis der Kohlrabi, Kohlrabis stem cabbage or stem turnip (a lesser known German vegetable) der Krbis, Krbisse pumpkin, pumpkins die Okra, Okras okra/lady finger, okras/lady fingers die Paprika, Paprikas pepper/capsicum, peppers/capsicums der Pilz, Pilze mushroom, mushrooms die Radi, Radis radish, radishes der Sellerie, die Selleries celery die Zucchini, Zucchinis zucchini/green squash, zucchinis/green squashes

Here is a short list of German vegetables names that dont change their plural form:

das Radieschen, Radieschen radish, radishes (the small, red variety) die Rote Bete, Rote Bete beetroot, beetroots der Spargel, Spargel asparagus

So, when learning vegetables in German, look at the article first to determine which group the vegetable falls into grammatically speaking. If it is female, simply add an -n for plurals in most cases. If the vegetable name ends with a vowel or -s, add -s or -e. Then, use the list above to determine if the vegetables plural needs a more detailed description.