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Current German Routine

After Lunch:

2 lessons of Nicos Weg and add vocabulary into Anki

Before Dinner:

A lesson or two of Language Transfer and an Anki review

Before Bed:

Another Anki review and write an entry in my language journal

I love that all of these resources are free and high quality.

It comes out to about an hour of study a day but since it's broken up in chunks it never feels too overwhelming. I can tell I'm making good progress because my conversations with my partner are getting a lot easier and I'm making fewer mistakes.

Something I'm working on adding is an Anki deck that are just words I want to know for around the house. I'll probably add to it on days when I have extra time and energy.

I also watch a show in German with German subtitles most days of the week (currently its Community). I don't shadow or look up words though, it's mostly to get used to hearing it and figuring out some meaning through context.

I'm going to grab a graded reader to work through when I feel like it. I also switched Stardew Valley into German and play that some nights. Lots of good vocabulary in there. I like having a mix of structure and for fun activities. Helps me not feel chained to it.

Hope this sparks ideas for someone else.

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My Spanish Assimil textbook was supposed to come in today but it got delayed. Not surprised - I’m rural. I’m really looking forward to having a book to work through. I know a lot of people aren’t a fan of that kind of studying but I enjoy it. 

Been keeping up with my Language Transfer lessons while I’m cooking dinner, watching comfort shows in Spanish audio/Spanish subs, Anki flashcards, and Duolingo. Hoping to add in Assimil when it gets here and the Olly Richards ebook I grabbed. 

I’m really hoping I can carry on more of a conversation at the next Spanish Night with my mom and brother. I’ve been talking to myself in Spanish when I’m alone so I think I might be able to do better. 

I want to do more “proper” studying but my sleep schedule is pretty weird. =/

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What Intentional Language Study Actually Looks Like

I have the great privilege of being partnered with/living with a pretty fantastic German teacher who is endlessly patient with me. In an effort to be more organized with my language learning, I stumbled onto the graphic below in a reddit post and she helped me turn it into concrete actions I can take when I want to put in the time. I wanted to share it with Langblr because I’m grateful with the inspiration it provides me and I hope if people have concrete steps they can take then more people will post in this tag to keep me inspired! Selfish I know. :P

(Click on it to enlarge it, it’s easier to read that way)

Language Course/Language Grammar Study

For people looking to learn using completely free materials, this is the section that will be the hardest from what I can tell. 

Her recommendations for me were to use a book we have on German Grammar Drills she found for cheap at Half Price Books. Each section opens with a little bit about the grammar rule in question and then is followed by several exercises. She recommended I take notes on the grammar section as if I was trying to explain it to someone else. Then perform the grammar drills on a separate page or make a copy so that I can redo the drills later if I need. 

We also have other books on Verb, Pronoun, and Proposition Drills that she’s picked up over the years and she recommended a similar course with them. 

After doing the exercise, she recommended using a German graded reader (mine is Cafe in Berlin), a song, or a German book and looking for examples of the grammar rule in action. I can copy the sentence, underline the relevant part and label it. 

After that she recommended producing sentences with the grammar rule itself either with vocabulary I’m learning or as a part of language journaling - where you journal about your day in another language (maybe using a site like lang-8 or by hand).  Language Core Vocabulary

Here again I’m very lucky because my partner found a frequency dictionary at Half Price a while back and it is unendingly helpful. But frequency word lists can also be found for free online. 

Here I’m slowly working through making flash cards both digital and physical for the first 1,000 most common German words. 

I am also collecting words from my reading/listening practice and turning them into flashcards too. 

She will occasionally give me vocabulary lists for related topics when I ask her to. They’re usually related to conversations we have the most frequently. And I turn those into flashcards too. 

Basically, make flashcards and review them.

Making labels for things in your house in the target language helps too.  

Reading Practice

I have a graded reader I’m using called Cafe in Berlin. It’s an ebook and it’s fantastic. I highly recommend looking for something similar in your target language if possible. 

We also have some German children’s books that I’ll be using eventually. She got me The Little Prince in German for Christmas since it was a text I’d read in English and French. 

My goal is to someday be able to read through Siddhartha in the original German as it’s one of my favorite books. 

I also use German news sites to get used to reading that style of writing in the language. I’ve got a few German comic books on my wishlist. 

Basically find texts in your target language that aren’t super outside of your level. Note grammar rules used. Write down vocab you don’t understand well and add it to your vocab system. Review it when you do your vocab time. 

Listening Practice

If you’re studying a fairly well used languages, a lot of times the government of the country most associated with the language will put out learning materials for free online. Germany is amazing with this and is honestly the best out of any language I’ve studied. 

One series I’m using for listening practice is called Nico’s Weg that follows a guy who speaks next to no German (with an inexplicably perfect accent) who lost his bag and his passport when he came to Germany and his trials and tribulations to get the bag back and reunite with his aunt who he came to visit. It’s kind of bizarre but it covers a lot of good ground. It’s got German subtitles and people speak slow so it’s perfect beginner’s practice. 

Try to find a graded video series in your target language. It might take some googling but many have them. 

I also will use News in Slow German when I’m slightly further along since being able to listen to that kind of information is important in a language. 

For my french, I found Le Petit Prince on youtube as an audiobook and I’ll be using that to review. Look for children’s audiobooks, especially classics, on YouTube. 

My partner is also a big fan of song dissection where you listen to a song through and try to write down as many of the lines as you hear them. Then look the song up and try to sing along with it as you’re able. 

With all of these, translate the words you don’t know and add to vocab. 

Speaking Practice

Here I’m very lucky, I usually just strike up a conversation with my partner and see how long I can last. 

But for reviewing French where I don’t have a conversation partner anymore because of my mom’s stroke, she recommended reading aloud. 

For people who are further along, she recommended finding questionnaires (her suggestion was specifically for RPG characters and the like) and answering them out loud as if someone has just asked you it as a question. 

Another option is to read a text and have an imaginary conversation with someone about it out loud. You could ask a character questions, perhaps make up their answers. 

The point is to practice spontaneously producing the language out loud. 

Conclusion

I hope this helps other people like it’s helped me. So often language learning just felt so vague and I had no idea what to even do. Having concrete actions like this along with how much time to spend on it and what to focus on has made a big difference. 

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Hi Essi! Could you make a list of some vocabulary list topics?

Greetings and basic phrases

Colours

Shapes

Numbers and counting

Measurements 

Telling time

Question words

Basic adjectives/verbs

Personal pronouns

Family members and relatives

Daily routine

Weather

Seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn

Events of the year: new year, easter, birthday, halloween, christmas, etc.

Life events and stages of life

Food and beverages

Herbs and spices 

Cooking and baking

Dietary requirements and allergies

Flavours

Asking for and giving directions

Physical appearance

Clothes and accessories

Makeup

Beauty and fashion

Fabrics and patterns

Materials

Body parts

Personality traits

Feelings and emotions

Places and buildings

Types of houses

Furniture and objects around the house

Containers 

City

Countryside

Animals and insects

Hobbies

Arts and crafts

Tools 

Music

TV and tv-shows

Movies

Books and literature

Popular movies/series/etc: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Twilight, Star Wars, Disney, Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, Moomin…

Sports

Games

Transportation

Cars and driving 

Traveling

School, studying, and stationery

Work and occupations

Diary/bullet journal

Post and email

Culture

Science

Nature

Natural disasters

Environment

Elements 

Countries and continents

Bodies of water 

Space

Compass points

Languages and linguistics

Profanities and insults

Relationships 

Friendship

Flirting 

Love

Sex

Sexual orientation and gender identity

Religion

Fairytales and mythology

Zodiac signs

Computers and other electronic devices

Social media & different platforms (tumblr, facebook, twitter…)

Cleaning and hygiene

Health and illnesses

Money

Shopping

Camping 

Names

Politics and elections

Royalty

Circus

Partying 

Alcohol and drugs

Bullying

News 

Terrorism

Refugees

Military, army & war

Synonyms and antonyms

Pairs and opposites 

Idioms and proverbs

Tongue twisters 

Loanwords 

Abbreviations 

Slang 

Irregular verbs 

False friends 

Advanced vocabulary 

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pooh’s summer language challenge !

may is officially one week away, which means my summer is getting started a little earlier this year with …

!!!

over the next three months, i have some really important language goals to hit before starting graduate school [and losing much of my self-study time]. so, what better way to ensure i reach those goals than creating a challenge!

🥞 to be a member of The Fifty Hours Club:

choose a target language [or two!]

determine at least one goal to work towards over 50 hours.

send an ask to let me know you’re interested [and if you would like to be a part of a discord server for this!]

🍒 ways to get your hours climbing:

making vocabulary lists with your own sample sentences taking notes on grammar structures keeping a language journal watching movies / tv shows and writing down the vocabulary speaking with or messaging someone in your target language studying one of your target languages with another target language through a course doing flashcards breaking down lyrics of a song listening to podcasts creating flashcards on quizlet and more!

for me, i have two target languages [spanish, and japanese], and three goals per language. i’ll commit to 50 hours between the both of them, and by the end of this challenge, i should have 150 hours logged of study time!

you can start your own challenge at any time this summer [or winter for my southern hemisphere friends !]. i will begin checking the tag below on May 1st.

if you want to join this challenge and post on tumblr about it, please use the tag #fiftyhoursclub so that i can reblog your progress posts!

tagging the following if you all want to be a part or help me spread the word ! : @rivkahstudies @jungcinema @lingualstudy @khatulastudies @einstetic @vocative @theonlysaylor @thekingsstudy @athenastudying @mollymooon @coffeeandpies @iphigeniusgirl @epistemophilicmortal

#I like this #gonna set up a 100 hours challenge in German by the end of the year #I like the idea of doing it by hours #that's more concrete

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Learning French on YouTube

Hey guys, here are some of my favorite channels on youtube for learning French.

Francais avec Pierre  - great channel if you want to know more about grammar rules and expressions, how to sound really French and natural. He also makes videos about the DELF/DALF exams…

Comme une Française  - also very good if you are confused about certain things… you can learn a lot about used expressions and words you would not find in a book

1 jour, 1 question - the main purpose of this channel is to explain things to kids, but in a fun way. It’s animated and short, but it’s great for obtaining a wide range of vocabulary, because the themes go from politics, geography and history to something like animals and food. Also might be good for learning about some history things, and interesting new facts, not just learning French.

Learn French with FrenchPod101.com  - again… grammar, expressions, vocabulary channel

Cyprien - this is the only channel that is just a normal channel, not meant for learning French (but I am sure everyone knows Cyprien anyway). I just really enjoy his videos and it’s very useful for learning new words and of course for some listening practice.

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I am sure there are many more channels like these… but I just wanted to write down my favorite ones for you guys

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Hi everyone! So sorry I didn’t get a challenge out last month, but here’s an autumn-themed one for November! Also, I know that for my southern hemisphere friends it is not, in fact, fall; I apologize! Feel free to make it summer-themed or to improvise. :)

If you don’t know about this challenge: Want to maintain or improve your writing skills in your target language? Try this 30-day writing challenge for November: Every day, answer the following prompts in your target language (in a personal journal or in a tumblr post). Good luck!

If you could design a candle with any scent, what would it be and why?

What is your favorite fall food or treat? Translate its recipe.

What do you like to do on rainy days?

Do you prefer fall or winter? Why?

What is your favorite fall activity and why? (e.g. pumpkin patch, football game, etc)

What is your favorite childhood memory from this time of year?

Do you prefer hot or cold drinks? Name a few of your favorites.

What does fall look like where you live?

Do you think that autumn is overhyped on social media? Why do you think this?

How do you relax on a fall night?

We’ve talked about the amazing parts of this season. What are some not-so-great things about autumn?

What is something you’re looking forward to this month?

What is your favorite book this month and why?

Do you like scary movies? Why? (if so, name a few!)

What is a go-to fall outfit for you? Describe it!

Compare yourself to the you at the beginning of this year. How have you improved? Where do you want to continue improving?

What is one skill or experience you wish you could truthfully put on your college applications/resume? Is this something obtainable?

What’s one song you’ve been loving recently? Translate some of its lyrics.

Describe one good thing about today.

If you could bake any flavor of pie, what would it be and why?

What is your favorite part about autumn?

What is something you are thankful for? What is something you want to give up?

Do you decorate for fall? If so, what does your house/room look like? If not, what would it look like?

What is your favorite feel-good movie and why?

What is one thing that you take for granted? Explain its importance.

If you could grab a coffee with anyone right now, who would it be? Why?

What’s something that has changed in your life recently?

What is the last gift you gave to someone?

Have you been productive lately? If so, how have you accomplished this? If not, what can you do to improve it?

What are some goals for next month?

If you participate in this challenge and post your prompt answers, make sure to tag me with #writingchallengenovember ! I’ll be liking/reblogging them :)

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German expressions

1. (Go ahead) Do it: Trau dich 2. (I have) No idea: Keine Ahnung 3. A little: Ein bisschen 4. All in all: Alles in allem 5. All the best: Alles Gute 6. Alright: Na gut 7. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Ein Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm 8. Be careful: Passen Sie (gut) auf 9. Be quiet: Sei still 10. Believe it or not: Sage und schreibe 11. By no means: Auf keinen Fall 12. Don’t give it a thought: Machen Sie sich keine Gedanken 13. Everything under the sun: Gott und die Welt 14. For example: Zum Beispiel 15. For heaven’s sake: Um Himmels Willen 16. For the most part: Im Großen und Ganzen 17. Fun to be with: Lustig beisammen sein 18. Get well soon: Gute Besserung 19. God forbid: Gott behüte 20. Good dog: Braver Hund 21. Good luck: Viel Glück 22. Have fun: Viel Spaß 23. Heartfelt good wishes: Herzlichen Glückwunsch 24. How about: Wie wär’s mit 25. Hurry up: Beeil dich 26. I don’t get it: Es will mir nicht in den Sinn 27. I’ll drink to that: Darauf trink ich 28. In the meantime: In der Zwischenzeit 29. It doesn’t matter: Das macht nichts 30. It’s about time: Es wird Zeit 31. It’s me: Ich bin’s 32. Last but not least: Zu guter Letzt 33. Make yourself at home: Fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hause 34. Money isn’t an issue: Geld spielt keine Rolle 35. Move it: Beweg dich 36. No pain, no gain: Ohne Fleiß kein Preis 37. No problem: Kein Problem 38. No wonder: Kein Wunder 39. Not at all: Gar nicht 40. Of course: Na klar 41. Out of curiosity: Aus Neugierde 42. Quite close by: Ganz in der Nähe 43. See you later: Bis später 44. So far so good: So weit ganz gut 45. So to speak: Sozusagen 46. Take a look: Werfen Sie einen Blick 47. Thank God: Gott sei Dank 48. That’s a pity: So ein Pech 49. That’s fine with me: Das ist ganz in meinem Sinne 50. That’s life: So ist das Leben 51. That’s not my problem / business: Das ist nicht mein Bier 52. That’s the point: Da liegt der Hund begraben 53. Time will tell: Kommt Zeit kommt Rat 54. Until next time: Bis zum nächsten Mal 55. What a mess: So ein Mist 56. What a shame: (Wie) Schade 57. What are you waiting for?: Worauf wartest du? 58. What does it come to?: Was macht das? 59. What nonsense: Was für ein Unsinn 60. What will that accomplish?: Was bringt das? 61. What’s for lunch?: Was gibt es zum Mittagessen? 62. What’s your point?: Worauf willst du hinaus? 63. Will that do / work?: Geht das? 64. Yet again: Schon wieder 65. You can say that again: Das kannst du laut sagen 66. You included: Sie mit eingerechnet 67. You shouldn’t do that: Das sollst du nicht 68. You’re kidding me: Du bindest mir einen Bären auf

Source and audio

http://quizlet.com/10790980/german-expressions-flash-cards/

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Reading in your target language just got so much easier

This cool little website, called readlang, allows you to upload your book, in your target language, from epub form into their website, right? And you just read your book from there. When you don’t know a word, what do you do? Do you go to google dot com and type in that word? Nope. You fucking click it. And it tells you the word. 

I am currently reading the 100 (this is the book that the tv show came from) and I can already tell reading this way is so much easier. I highly suggest making an account. It’s free, and works for more than 80 languages!

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German Vocab: Encouraging Phrases

Du schaffst das! ~ You can do it!

Ich bin stolz auf dich. ~ I’m proud of you.

Mach weiter so. ~ Keep up the good work.

Gib nicht auf! ~ Don’t give up!

Glaube an dich selbst. ~ Belive in yourself.

Ich glaube an dich. ~ I believe in you.

Es ist nie zu spät. ~ It’s never too late.

Gut gemacht! ~ Well done!

Es wird alles gut werden. ~ Everything is going to be alright.

Niederlagen machen dich stärker. ~ Defeats make you stronger.

Aus Fehlern lernt man. ~ You learn from mistakes.

Lass dich nicht entmutigen. ~ Don’t get discouraged.

Jeder Tag ist eine zweite Chance. ~ Everyday is a second chance.

Du kannst nicht negativ denken und Positives erwarten. ~ You can’t think negatively and expect positives.

Nur weil es nicht jetzt passiert, heißt es nicht, dass es nie passieren wird. ~ Just because it does not happen now does not mean it will never happen.

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German singers/bands

Punk / Hardcore

- Die Ärtze

- Die Toten Hosen

- Wizo

- Adam Angst

- Jennifer Rostock

Singer Songwriter

- Tim Bendzko

- Andreas Bourani

- Mark Forster

- AnnenMayKantereit

Hip Hop / Rap

- Die fantastischen Vier

- Fettes Brot

- Sxtn

- Kollegah

- Farid Bang

- Sido

- Casper

- Cro

- Samy Deluxe

- Alligatoah

- SDP

- K.I.Z

- Marteria

- Deichkind

- Culcha Candela

Neue Deutsche Welle

- Nena

- Trio

- Falco

- Grauzone

- Extrabreit

- Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung

- Ixi

Metal

- We butter the bread with butter (screamo)

- Rammstein

Schlager

- Florian Silbereisen

- Andrea Berg

- Helene Fischer

- Vanessa Mai

- Beatrice Egli

Rock

- Tokio Hotel

- Revolverheld

- Frei wild

I know the genres are not 100% correct. Many artists can’t be just sorted into one genre but I tried my best.

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German Vocab: Expressing your opinion

1. Basic Vocab:

die Meinung - opinion meine Meinung - my opinion zustimmen - to agree widersprechen - to disagree überzeugen - to convince richtig - right falsch - wrong

2. Expressing your opinion:

Meiner Meinung nach… - In my opinion…

Meiner Meinung nach ist Game of Thrones keine gute Serie. ~ In my opinion Game of Thrones is not a good show.

Ich meine/Ich finde, dass… - I think that …

Ich finde, dass du weniger Alkohol trinken solltest. I think that you should drink less alcohol.

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass... - I’m convinced that…

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass Katzen sehr sozial sind. I’m convinced that cats are very social.

3. Asking for Someone’s Opinion:

Was hältst du von …? – What do you think of …?

Was hältst du von Britney Spears? Magst du sie? ~ What do you think of Britney Spears? Do you like her?

Was denkst du über ….? – What do you think about …?

Was denkst du über das Rauchverbot? Bist du damit einverstanden? ~ What do you think about the smoking ban? Do you agree with it?

Was ist deine Meinung über …? – What is your opinion on …?

Was ist deine Meinung über vegane Ernährung?  ~ What is your opinion on vegan diet?

4. Agreeing with someone:

Ich stimme dir zu. - I agree with you. 

Du hast (völlig) recht. - You’re (completely) right.

Das finde ich auch. - I think so, too.

Ich teile deine Meinung. - I share your opinion. 

Genau/Eben. - Exactly.

5. Disagreeing with someone:

Das kann sein, aber… - That might be so, but… 

Das stimmt nicht. - That’s not true.

Da muss ich widersprechen. - I have to disagree with that. 

Da liegst du völlig falsch. – You’re completely wrong with that.

Auf keinen Fall. - Absolutely not.

+ the not so polite way to disagree:

So ein Quatsch/Was für ein Blödsinn! – What nonsense/rubbish!

Du spinnst ja! - You’re crazy!

Du hast keine Ahnung! - You have no idea!

6. Expressing Indifference

Das ist mir egal. - I don’t care.

Es ist mir vollkommen egal. – I don’t care at all.

Keine Ahnung. - No idea.

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Hello :) I just followed your blog and I could say I am very much impressed by it. Anyway, can you please teach me how to use trennbare Verben? I always get confused as to should the prefix be connected to the verb again when writing a sentence in SOP format, instead of the usual SPO - prefix one. Sorry for the intrusion. Vielen Dank 😊😊

Hello there, thank you! I’m so happy that you like my blog! :) :) Sure, I can help you with that! 

Trennbare Verben - Separable Verbs

Let’s take a look at an example:

zurückgeben -  to give back

in German this is called a separable verb because it consists of two (separable) parts:1.zurück - back2.geben - to give

In the german present and simple past tense words like this can be used in their separated form or written and spelled together.

Like in this example:

A. Ich gebe ihm sein Handy zurück. -  I’m giving his cellphone back to him.B. Er ist froh, weil ich ihm sein Handy zurückgebe. - He’s happy because I’m giving his cellphone back to him.

You see that in sentence A zurückgeben is separated and in sentence B it is not separated.

The reason for this is:For present and simple past tense:If the verb is used in the main part of a sentence it is separated.If the verb is used in a subordinate part of a sentence it is not separated.

Now, how can you know which part of a sentence is the main part and which part of a sentence is the subordinate part?Watch out for words like: (weil, wenn,falls,obwohl,dass,seitdem, bevor, nachdem etc…). These little words indicate that the part that is following is the subordinate part of the sentence.)

Like in our example:

A. Ich gebe ihm sein Handy zurück. There is no subordinate part in this sentence so zurückgeben is separated.

B. Er ist froh, weil ich ihm sein Handy zurückgebe.Main part: Er ist frohSubordinate part: weil ich ihm sein Handy zurückgebe.

Here  the word „weil“ indicates that this is the subordinate part of the sentence and therefore zurückgeben is not separated .

Here are more examples:

I have bolded the word that indicates which part is the subordinate part of the sentence.

Present Tense

einkaufen – to shopA.Ich kaufe ein.B.Ich habe ihm gesagt,dass ich einkaufe.

A.I’m shopping.B.I told him that I’m shopping.

zurückkommen - to come backA.Sie kommt zurück, also werde ich mit ihr reden.B.Falls sie zurückkommt, werde ich mit ihr reden. 

A.She’s coming back, so I’ll talk to her.B.If she comes back, I’ll talk to her.

Past Tense

anrufen - to callA.Da ich niemanden erreichen konnte, rief ich weiter an.B.Obwohl ich zehmal anrief, konnte ich niemanden erreichen.

A.Since I couldn’t reach anybody, I continued calling.B.Even though I called ten times I couldn’t reach anybody.

weglaufen - to run awayA.Mein Hund lief weg, während ich beim Nachbarn war.B.Während mein Hund weglief, war ich beim Nachbarn.

A.My dog ran away while I was at my neighbour’s house.B.While my dog was running away I was at my neighbour’s house.

I hope this helps, if you have any further questions, feel free to message me again! :) :)❤️

Greetings from Germany!❤️

@theboholanocoupleindeutschland

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The German Verb “mögen”

Ich mag Pizza. - I like pizza. Ich mag Mathe nicht. - I don’t like maths. Ich mag diese Serie. - I like this show. Ich mag all meine Follower. - I like all of my followers.

Yep. We use “mögen” a lot. It means “to like”. Here are the forms in the present tense (it’s an irregular verb):

Ich mag - I like Du magst - You like Er/Sie/Es mag - He/She/It likes Wir mögen - We like Ihr mögt - You like Sie mögen - They like

As you can see, the forms for I and He/She/It are the same, exactly as the forms for We and They.

You can use “mögen” whenever you want to express that you like or that you dislike something.

Ich mag Katzen, aber ich mag keine Spinnen. - I like cats but I don’t like spiders.

Easy, right?

But wait, what is this: Ich möchte bitte ein Glas Wasser. - I would like to have a glass of water please.

“Möchten” is not another verb, it’s just the Konjunktiv 1 form of “mögen”.

“Mögen” is used to express general preferences, as in “I like something” “Möchten” is used when talking about wishes: I would like something (or would like to do something).

Forms of “möchten” in the present tense:

Ich möchte - I would like Du möchtest - You would like Er/Sie/Es möchte - He/She/It would like Wir möchten - We would like Ihr möchtet - You would like Sie möchten - They would like

Again the difference between “mögen” and “möchten”: Möchtest du Kinder? - Would you like to have children? Magst du Kinder? - Do you like children?

In the first sentence, you are asked if you wish to have children sometime. The second is a question about your general attitude towards children.