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Eric:
Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about your likes. In
this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and affirmatively answer a question about your
likes in German.
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Eric:
Here's the informal way to ask 'Do you like cheese?' in German.
Albert:
[Normal] Magst du Käse?
Eric:
First we have the casual phrase for 'do you like'
Albert:
[Normal] Magst du [Slow] Magst du
Eric:
Followed by the word meaning 'cheese'
Albert:
[Normal] Käse [Slow] Käse
Eric:
Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Do you
like cheese?'
Albert:
[Slow] Magst du Käse? [Normal] Magst du Käse?
Eric:
Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Do you
like sweets?'
Albert:
[Normal] Mögen Sie Süßigkeiten?
Eric:
First we have the formal phrase meaning 'do you like'
Albert:
[Normal] Mögen Sie [Slow] Mögen Sie
Eric:
Followed by the word for ‘sweets’
Albert:
[Normal] Süßigkeiten [Slow] Süßigkeiten
Eric:
Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Do
you like sweets?'
Albert:
[Slow] Mögen Sie Süßigkeiten? [Normal] Mögen Sie Süßigkeiten?
Eric:
Here's how to respond 'Yes, I like Cheese.'
Albert:
[Normal] Ja, ich mag Käse.
Eric:
First comes the word for 'Yes'
Albert:
[Normal] Ja [Slow] Ja
Eric:
Followed by the word meaning 'I'
Albert:
[Normal] ich [Slow] ich
Eric:
Next is the word meaning 'to like'
Albert:
[Normal] mag [Slow] mag
Eric:
And finally we have the word for 'Cheese'
Albert:
[Normal] Käse [Slow] Käse
Eric:
Listen again to the response, 'Yes, I like Cheese.'
Albert:
[Slow] Ja, ich mag Käse. [Normal] Ja, ich mag Käse.
Eric:
Here's how you would respond 'Yes, I like cheese a lot'-
Albert:
[Normal] Ja, ich liebe Käse.
Eric:
First comes the word for 'yes'
Albert:
[Normal] ja [Slow] ja
Eric:
Next we have the word for 'I'
Albert:
[Normal] ich [Slow] ich
Eric:
Followed by the word that means 'to love'
Albert:
[Normal] liebe [Slow] liebe
Eric:
And finally, the word meaning 'Cheese'
Albert:
[Normal] Käse [Slow] Käse
Eric:
Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I like cheese a lot.'
Albert:
[Slow] Ja, ich liebe Käse. [Normal] Ja, ich liebe Käse.
Cultural Insight
Eric:
Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Albert:
To express feelings of love towards your family, you would say Ich hab’ dich lieb
since Ich liebe dich is generally used between couples. Ich hab’ dich lieb is not as
strong as Ich liebe dich, and can be expressed without being explicitly romantic.
Outro
Eric:
And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll
see you in the next lesson!