How to say 'LIKE' in German and the difference between "gefallen" & "mögen" 🎯

[@charlesipes3962]

I have been teaching myself German for five years. I have been using books, programs, and videos. I have learned a lot. I can communicate. Not well because I never got the basics down well. Since finding you my understanding has moved light years ahead. Your explanations are perfect! I'm an older learner so retention is a problem but you bring it home.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Great to hear and thanks for sharing. 👍😊

[@pinguplays1]

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[@lokiiago_x0x]

Oha! Die Erklärung zum Unterschied zwischen “gefallen” und “mögen” macht total Sinn. Ich glaube, dass ich es endlich verstehe!

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@lucasfreitas2245]

As a native portuguese speaker I used the verb "agradar" that in english means "to please" as a cognate to "gefallen" and the translations started to make way more sense 😄. Letting this comment here in case it helps anybody else. "Isso me agrada" "Das gefällt mir"

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@svetape1]

In Spanish we also use Me gusta , and it helps to understand the German structure better

[@didinious]

Thank you for inserting so many interesting and useful points in one video in such a concise manner

[@yourgermanteacher]

Gerne 👍

[@rehanabegum1709]

God bless you teacher, I was struggling with all these verbs mögen,möchten, gern etc... Thank you for making this video!!!! Lots of respect for you❤ German teacher....

[@yourgermanteacher]

Glad it was helpful!

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[@RodraManzi]

I can't wait to get your reply however danke for your support now i can communicate with someone who speaks Deutsch maybe not as good as i want but with all lessons i got and still things will get better it's matter of time danke schön luzzi

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@shaziamehtab5892]

Finally I understand why I was confusing in verb and subject. Thanks alot.

[@leonardsolis9876]

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[@Abcderthggg]

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[@izzyrov5814]

Top notch teaching, as always 👌

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@rifatraffu2015]

Ich warte immer auf dein Video, und dein Video gefällt mir auch. Vielen Dank, dass du uns solche Videos zur Verfügung stellst!

[@yourgermanteacher]

Sehr gerne 😊

[@fidenemini111]

Excellent explanation with very on point references! Actually "appeal" could be a cognate word to "gefallen" if you look at these two words closer.

[@yourgermanteacher]

🙏😊 Probably yes since both languages have the same “mother language”.

[@didinious]

I agree that translating “mögen” into “to appeal to” eradicates all the confusion about the usage.

[@jeanyvestrillat]

Great video and lesson, many thanks.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Glad you liked it!

[@SmallAngleBigWorld]

Thank you very much for this sharing, which is definitely useful for German beginners like me. Your description of the difference of those seemed-similar words is very clear. I look forward to watching more video from you.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@klarissaclairiton9010]

Gefallen translates more to the verb to appeal to. Gern can translate to the verb to enjoy.

[@TSinRM]

Mir gefällt vor allem die ausführliche Erläuterung zwischen mögen und gefallen. Obwohl ich seit vielen Jahren die deutsche Sprache gelernt habe, nie zuvor habe ich diese deutliche Erklärung gehört. Danke für dieses nützliches Video.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@monicaimerito4948]

Siempre clara tu explicación!! Gracias!!😊

[@PriyaGill-bg9bw]

Dankeschön Lehrer 😊🙏

[@yourgermanteacher]

Gerne 😊

[@stanlambert7908]

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[@rupalivirkarj]

Danke für deine Hilfe. Ich mag dich. Ich finde dieses Video sehr gut.

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Ich finde deine Videos sehr gut. Vielen Dank!

[@mkprosenjeet3327]

Thank you sir.. please continue

[@ankurnarayan]

Perfect timing. Just learning about gefallen at class!!

[@yourgermanteacher]

Perfect!

[@jscottsays]

Wow .. as soon as you changed gefallen into "appeals to me" everything made sense!! 😎

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@carrollsha]

Thank you especially for the explanation of gefallen. It 'appeals' to me and I'll definitely remember it 🎉

[@yourgermanteacher]

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Herr! Vielen dank! You just put an end to my long running confusion!

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

Grüße zurück 😊

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@JUNGMEEPARK]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@ivomoreira42]

One could also use "to please" for "gefallen": this song pleases me. Great video! Danke!

[@yourgermanteacher]

Yes! Thank you!

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@lornaheine6722]

Loved the video. Your explanations are so clear. Love all the examples. How do you know when to use gern or gerne?

[@yourgermanteacher]

😊🙏 Same thing up yo you. You can decide which you like more. 😊

[@johneagle4384]

Ich mag deine Videos sehr. Sie gefallen mir. Ich schaue deine Videos gern. Danke sehr!

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@teraundich]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@vividua]

Sehr gut. Danke sehr.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@eraigames]

Perhaps a better analog in English for "gefallen" would be: "to suit". The sentence structure in English could match that in Deutsch if "to suit" is used. "Diese Musik gefaellt mir." could be translated as: "This music suits me.".

[@NickUhu]

Danke It is very useful 👍🤗

[@yourgermanteacher]

You're welcome 😊

[@charlesipes3962]

Thanks!

[@yourgermanteacher]

Vielen Dank 🙏😊

[@SethManex]

Dieses Video gefällt mir nicht nur, ich liebe es 🤩 Perhaps I should’ve used mag 🌚

[@yourgermanteacher]

Absolutely ok 👍😊🙏

[@ahm4040]

Hello! gefallen means to please; Diese Musik gefällt mir literally means "this music pleases me"; Gefällt dir mein neues T-shirt?= Does my new t-shirt please you? Those are not natural translations here the use of "like" is more common and natural. Excellent explanation I do like your work and the passion you teach with.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@slavachervonosenko3724]

alles klar. danke

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[@yourgermanteacher]

In der Zukunt mehr ja. 👍

[@eithandar8780]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@kevinpflaum19]

Jägerschnitzel mit pommes und Rouladen mit Kloß und Soß sind immer lecker!! Die schmecken mir.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@stranoamore]

'Gefallen' is just like an italian verb 'piacere' to like' always used with indirect object pronoun 'Mi piace il libro, lit means,, the book is liked to me, i like the book , Das Buch gefallt mir.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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Very soon 😊

[@MYeganeh100]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@davebillnitzer5824]

In ,,Das Fliegerlied" singt man: "und ich nehm' dich bei der Hand, weil ich dich mag und ich sag, ,,Heut' ist so ein schöner Tag!"" aber Emil's Großmutter sagt oft ,,Diese Sache gefällt mir nicht." So erinnere mich an den Unterschied.

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@apcolb]

"Danke für kommen. Gern" This small talk shows Gerne standing alone.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Like this it means you re welcome

[@hediehfanabaf3966]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

Gerne 😊

[@abnerrufino3613]

There's a line on Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz that confused me. Biberkopf says "Der Mann gefällt mir!". Shouldn't he have said "Ich mag der Mann" given your examples? He wasn't saying that he likes the guy's clothes or looks. Also, I don't understand when he says "what?". He doesn't say "Was?" or "Wie bitte?" he says something like "Watte?" I don't get it lol.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Don’t know the scene but both might be possible

[@christianpipes2110]

The difference is that you use mögen for something close to your heart, dear to you, and gefallen for a first impression. Example: if someone asked you if you like pizza, you’d say „Ja, pizza ist mein Lieblingsessen“ since it‘s your favorite food, it’s dear to you, so you use mögen. With gefallen, let’s say you were out furniture shopping and saw a vase that you really liked, you’d say „oh, die hier (the vase) gefällt mir sehr“! Since it’s your first time seeing it, it’s made an impression, but not dear to you, you’d use gefallen. Get it?

[@mishraarun5000]

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[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@kirby17]

Gefallen is a little bit similar to the verbs in portuguese wich have a integral part.

[@alanwilson7792]

Can you use "gern" also - for example in a restaurant - in response to "would you like something to drink?" "Ja gern ein kaffee bitte". Does that work?

[@yourgermanteacher]

Yes, absolutely 👍

[@bryansproles2879]

It may not be terribly common, but if you see something or someone that just blows you away with beauty or artistic feel, etc....even if it's the first time you've seen it, would mögen work in that case? Like an instant emotion connection?

[@yourgermanteacher]

Possible yes. But probably not just because you look at her but more from her behavior in that moment.

[@wingedhussar1117]

Many languages have the same distinction: Das gefällt mir. Ça me plaît. Esto me gusta. Questo mi piace. Podoba mi się. Eto mne nravitsja. We should not present that the verb "gefallen" only exists in German. English is probably the only European language that has no direct equivalent in which the thing that we like is the subject and the person the indirect object or dative.

[@RandomGmail-j5b]

Danke schön , ja, ich lerne gern Deutsch.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Gerne 😊

[@abdirahmanahmed8834]

Ich mag die Frau, der immer mir hilft. Ist das richtig sätze?

[@yourgermanteacher]

…, die mir immer hilft. 👍✅

[@fsher2955]

There is also a "like" in English when you just say it in spoken language and doesn't literally have a meaning. - you know, like I don't wanna upset you but like you also gotta calm down What's the equivalent to this term? I've heard the words "quasi" and "also" but not sure which is correct

[@yourgermanteacher]

Quasi works for most situations like these yes. 👍

[@StarBorn17]

Ich mag Schnitzel ❤😅

[@yourgermanteacher]

😊👍

[@matiascoitino6328]

I told my wife "Ich gefallt meine Frau" and she got mad lol. Now we both remember the uses lol

[@yourgermanteacher]

😊👍

[@fraualb1]

What about HABEN + gern? Isn't that also "to like"?

[@yourgermanteacher]

For people in colloquial language yes 👍

[@foxjumper7532]

What about the verb in this sentence: ich liebe dich?

[@yourgermanteacher]

lieben = to love Different verb… in German not as often used as in English 😉

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[@seenaka386]

Ich mag meinen Chef nicht. (Das ist richtig) oder Ich mag nicht meinen Chef.... Könnten Sie sagen?

[@yourgermanteacher]

No 1 ist besser

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[@wingardiumleviosa4623]

i want to learn german so that i can agrue to my teacher with feelings lol :)

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are you in A2? then whos your teacher? 😂

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[@ΤΙΝΑΖΑΧ]

I think that this language is so difficult , that it will take a decade for me to learn it .I have lessons three months now and i can not get used to it .

[@yourgermanteacher]

💪💪

[@christianpipes2110]

Just study the sentence structure, verb conjugation, case functions, the inflection, and you’ll be good. I’ve been learning for almost a couple of years and many native speakers think I’m also a native speaker

[@ΤΙΝΑΖΑΧ]

Thank you for the advice. There are too many irregular verbs , similar verbs ( ausmachen , zumachen , aufmachen etc) with completely different meaning, verbs that split ....

[@christianpipes2110]

I mean, you can tell when a verb is going to be split if you’re exposed to the language long enough lol. Like I pretty much know any new verb that I discover, and as far as them looking similar, you just have to memorize them. Are you exposed to the language enough outside of learning? Like do you Liste to any German music, watch German tv shows and movies, movies in English but with German subtitles, books, follow and interact with native speakers? All of the above for me. I actually had a slight head start before I started learning because I love Rammstein, and it’s a good idea to have at least one native speaker to talk to. I asked numerous Germans to help me not long after I started learning, and one was kind enough to do so, so without her, no way I’d’ve made such great progress. I chat with native speakers almost everyday.

[@ΤΙΝΑΖΑΧ]

Lucky you ! Unfortunately, there is no one to speak with . Thank you again for the advice. God bless you.

[@trinitemplar]

I mentally translate gefallen to " pleases "

[@yourgermanteacher]

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[@0ptic0p22]

gefallen is like PLEASES so deise muskic geffalt mir = this music pleases me geffalt dir meine neues t shirt = pleases you my new tshirt?/my new tshirt pleases you?

[@yourgermanteacher]

😊👍🙏

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Ich mag Mettbrötchen und deutsches Brot.

[@yourgermanteacher]

Lecker ja 😊👍

[@nashiffuadkhan9817]

If you do the translation in Bangla, everything makes better sense than english. Why do you ask? Well bangla grammar was fixed by the portugese traders and they themselves are descendant of the german tribe swabia.

[@thomasroodt7904]

Deutchen essen? Ja ich mag Deutchen bier oder eher, ich liebe bier. 🤣🤣🍺🍺

[@yourgermanteacher]

😊👍🍺🍺

[@farzanehbr4523]

Vielen dank