1. Gern
●We know that gern basically translates as like but
BE CAREFUL: gern is not a verb in German!
●You use gern after the verb:

2. Gern 2
●Ich lese gern.
●Ich esse gern Pizza.
●Ich trinke sehr gern
Wasser.
●Ich sehe gern fern.
●Ich schreibe nicht gern.

3. Gern 3
●Ich lese gern.
●Ich esse gern Pizza.
●Ich trinke sehr gern
Wasser.
●Ich sehe gern fern.
●Ich schreibe nicht gern.
●I like reading.
●I like to eat pizza.
●I really like to drink
water.
●I like watching TV.
●I don’t like writing.

4. Gern 4
●I like to play football.
●I don’t like listening to
music.
●I really like eating apples.

5. Gern 5
●I like to play football.
●I don’t like listening to
music.
●I really like eating apples.
●Ich spiele gern Fußball.
●Ich höre nicht gern
Musik.
●Ich esse sehr gern Äpfel.

6. Lieber
●Lieber basically means prefer, but it works just
like gern – it‘s not a verb itself, it goes after the
verb.

7. Lieber 2
●Ich esse gern Äpfel, aber
ich esse lieber Bananen.
●Ich trinke gern Bier, aber
ich trinke lieber
Orangensaft.
●I like watching TV, but I
prefer to read.
●I don‘t like playing tennis,
I prefer to swim.

8. Lieber 3
●Ich esse gern Äpfel, aber
ich esse lieber Bananen.
●Ich trinke gern Bier, aber
ich trinke lieber
Orangensaft.
●I like watching TV, but I
prefer to read.
●I don‘t like playing tennis,
I prefer to swim.
●I like eating apples, but I
prefer to eat bananas.
●I like drinking beer, but I
prefer to drink orange
juice.
●Ich sehe gern fern, aber
ich lese lieber.
●Ich spiele nicht gern
Tennis, ich schwimme
lieber.