The document discusses the German words "gern" and "lieber". It explains that gern translates to "like" in English and is used after verbs to indicate enjoyment or preference, such as "Ich lese gern" meaning "I like to read". Similarly, lieber means "prefer" in English and is also used after verbs to compare two options, such as "Ich esse gern Äpfel, aber ich esse lieber Bananen" meaning "I like eating apples, but I prefer to eat bananas". Both gern and lieber are used to modify verbs in German to express enjoyment or preference.
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.
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.