Learn how to talk about things you dislike
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| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 21 - Talking about your dislikes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say that you don't like something in German. | |
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| Eric: Here's the way to say 'I don't like soccer.' in German. | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich mag Fußball nicht. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to like' | |
| Albert: [Normal] mag [Slow] mag | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'soccer, soccer ball' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Fußball [Slow] Fußball | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'not' | |
| Albert: [Normal] nicht [Slow] nicht | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like soccer.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich mag Fußball nicht. [Normal] Ich mag Fußball nicht. | |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't like waiting.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich mag nicht warten. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to like' | |
| Albert: [Normal] mag [Slow] mag | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'not' | |
| Albert: [Normal] nicht [Slow] nicht | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to wait' | |
| Albert: [Normal] warten [Slow] warten | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't like waiting.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich mag nicht warten. [Normal] Ich mag nicht warten. | |
| Eric: Next up is the way to say 'I hate this.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich hasse das. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to hate' | |
| Albert: [Normal] hasse [Slow] hasse | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'that' | |
| Albert: [Normal] das [Slow] das | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate this.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich hasse das. [Normal] Ich hasse das. | |
| Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'I hate waiting.' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich hasse warten. | |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'I' | |
| Albert: [Normal] Ich [Slow] Ich | |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'to hate' | |
| Albert: [Normal] hasse [Slow] hasse | |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to wait' | |
| Albert: [Normal] warten [Slow] warten | |
| Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I hate waiting.' | |
| Albert: [Slow] Ich hasse warten. [Normal] Ich hasse warten. | |
| Cultural Insight | |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. | |
| Albert: In German, there are a couple of verbs that change stem for all singular forms. This concerns mostly German modal verbs, which are the equivalents of can, may, must and the like, but also the verb mögen meaning “to like”, which you have seen in this lesson. mögen uses the stem mag- for all singular forms - ich mag, du magst, and er mag – which is NOT er magt, as there’s no -t! For plural it reverts back to mögen as a stem, so you get wir mögen, ihr mögt, and sie mögen. | |
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| 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! |
24 Comments
HideHi Listeners! Try translating this: 'I don't like exams.'
Hi Charlie,
I am not sure what happened there? I just read my
previous response to your comment again and I made
a mistake. The correct translation for the sentence
below should be: I mag Prüfungen nicht.
I apologize.😉
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hi Noumbissie Dorothée,
Great effort but not quite right.
It could be translated to:
Ich mag Prüfungen nicht.
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hi is this correct please?
ich mag nicht gehen!
Hi Charlie,
Very good!👍
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
I have mag Prüfungen nicht.
Hi Soraya,
You are a dedicated student.😉
Yes, as a rule "nicht" comes after nouns
and before adverbs.
Thank you.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hi Soraya,
Thank you for your interesting comments.
Your German is coming along well. Please allow me to point out
one or two tiny little improvements:
"ich mag prufungen nicht !" ==> Ich mag Prüfungen nicht!
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hello Amit,
Thank you for your question, and sorry for the late reply.
Yes, you can say that. I would write "Examen" with a capital "E" though, since it is a noun.
By the way, you could also say: "Ich mag Prüfungen nicht."
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Is this correct? "Ich mag examen nicht."
we must use "nicht" after a noun and before averb ?