# das Lokal

das Lokal is a German noun meaning “pub”. Forms: des Lokales, die Lokale.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Lokales
- Plural: die Lokale

## In other languages

- Русский: помещение

## Meanings

1. A restaurant, especially when small and/or traditional; a pub that serves hot food; an inn.
2. _in certain compounds_ A room or facility used for public services.
   - Wahllokal — polling station
3. pub; bar; restaurant
   - Wir gehen gerne in Lokale.

## Examples

- Es sind nicht viele Gäste in dem Lokal. — There are not many punters in that pub.
- So lief ich zum Lokal meines Vaters. — So I ran to my father's restaurant.
- Ich habe sie in einem Lokal kennengelernt. — I met her at a club.
- Kannst du ein gutes Lokal empfehlen? — Can you recommend a good place to eat?
- Warst du schon einmal in einem Lokal für Beziehungswillige? — Have you ever been to a singles bar?

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Lokal