Day 27 - liking Flashcards
Previously, you learned about the modal verb mögen (to like).
When talking about liking a noun, Germans often use mögen, but when liking a verb, gern or gerne is added after the verb, depending on the region of the speaker.
Study the following example:
I like ice cream. Ich mag Eis.
I like to eat ice cream. Ich esse gern Eis.
You can also use gefallen (to be pleasing) with the dative case.
I like ice cream. Eis gefällt mir. (Lit. Ice cream pleases me)
To say something is your favorite, attach the prefix Lieblings- to the noun.
My favorite ice cream is chocolate. Mein Lieblingseis ist Schokolade.
To ask people what kind of things they like, use the phrase was für (what kind of).
What kind of music do you like to listen to? Was für Musik hören Sie gern?
What kind of ice cream do you like? Was für Eis magst du?
Now you can ask people about their hobbies and what they like to do. To practice today, ask your friends: Was machen Sie gern?
v. + gern…..to like doing something
Lieblings + noun…favorite thing
das Eis…ice cream or ice
gefallen…pleasing. GEFIEL, GEFALLEN
gefällt
der Liebling, die Lieblinge…favorite, darling, sweetheart
was für…what kind
die Zeitung, die Zeitungen….newspaper
die Zeitschrift, die Zeitschriften….magazine
die Regierung, die Regierungen….government
das Buch, die Bücher…book
die Seite, die Seiten….page
der Raum, die Räume….room, space
- I like to eat ice cream.
Ich esse gern Eis.
- You don’t like that?
gefallen agrees with “that”
“you” follows gefallen (gefällt”)
“nicht” goes at the end
Du magst das nicht? ODER…Gefällt dir das nicht?
- My favorite food is Pizza.
Mein Lieblingsessen ist Pizza.