Learn how to use the verb "to like" in a sentence
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, I'm Maryssa. |
| Albert: And I'm Albert. |
| Maryssa: And welcome to Must-Know German Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 20. Using the Verb "to like." |
| Maryssa: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for discussing likes. |
| PATTERN |
| Maryssa: For example, |
| Maryssa: "I like to swim in the swimming pool." |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Albert: [slow] Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: The pattern for discussing likes has three elements. First, "I like to". Literally, “I like it.” |
| Albert: Ich mag es. |
| Maryssa: Second, the complement for "in the swimming pool to". |
| Albert: im Schwimmbad zu. |
| Maryssa: Third, the verb for "swimming". |
| Albert: schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: Altogether, we have... "I like to swim in the swimming pool." |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. [slow] Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. [normal] Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: To discuss likes in German, you can use the German phrase for "I like it" then write down a complement that describes the thing you like and conclude it with a suitable verb in its infinite form. |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: So remember to discuss likes in German use the phrase for "I like it" then a suitable complement and conclude it with a verb in the infinite form. |
| Maryssa: Here is another example meaning, "I like to ride my bicycle to school." First, "I like to". Literally, “I like it.” |
| Albert: Ich mag es. |
| Maryssa: Second, the complement for "with the bicycle to school to". |
| Albert: mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu. |
| Maryssa: Third, the verb for "riding". |
| Albert: fahren. |
| Maryssa: Altogether we have... |
| Albert: Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. [slow] Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. [normal] Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. |
| Maryssa: "I like to ride my bicycle to school." |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. |
| Maryssa: How do you say - "I like to eat bananas every day." To give you a hint, "bananas" is... |
| Albert: Bananen. [slow] Bananen. [normal] Bananen. |
| Maryssa: "I like to eat bananas every day." |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. [slow] Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. [normal] Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. |
| REVIEW |
| Maryssa: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in German. Here we go. |
| Maryssa: "I like to swim in the swimming pool." |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: "I like to ride my bicycle to school." |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es mit dem Fahrrad zur Schule zu fahren. |
| Maryssa: "I like to eat bananas every day." |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Ich mag es jeden Tag Bananen zu essen. |
Outro |
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| Maryssa: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for discussing likes, as in... |
| Albert: Ich mag es im Schwimmbad zu schwimmen. |
| Maryssa: meaning "I like to swim in the swimming-pool." |
| Maryssa: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on GermanPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Albert: Bis zum nächsten Mal |
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