🙊35 beautiful words about feelings and emotions

der Enthusiasmus - enthusiasm

das Entzücken - excitement

das Interesse - interest

die Erleichterung - relief

die Langweile - boredom

die Unruhe - anxiety

die Erregung - excitement

das Missvergnügen - dissatisfaction

die Unzufriedenheit - dissatisfaction

die Traurigkeit - sadness

das Leiden - suffering

der Kummer - sorrow

das Unglück - misfortune

die Angst - fear

die Wut - anger

die Empörung - resentment

die Geduld - patience

die Selbstbeherrschung - self-control

die Festigkeit - firmness

die Tapferkeit - courage

die Willensstärke - willpower

die Entschlossenheit - determination

die Sicherheit - confidence

die Schwäche - weakness

die Schwankung - hesitation

der Zweifel - doubt

die Feigheit - cowardice

der Verdacht - suspicion

der Unglaube - disbelief

das Misstrauen - distrust

die Intoleranz - intolerance

die Höflichkeit - politeness.

der Takt - tact

die Liebenswürdigkeit - courtesy

die Manierlichkeit - good manners

🚂🔥 About railway stations, trains and railways

abfahren - depart

ankommen - arrive

das Abteil - compartment

das Fundbüro - lost and found

das Nichtraucheabteil - non-smoking compartment.

der Bahnhof - railway station

der Bahnsteig - platform

der Beamte - officer

der Kurswagen: direct transport wagon / circuit wagon

der Liegewagen: lie-flat carriage

der Platz - place

der Reisende - traveler (passenger)

der Schlafwagen - sleeping car

der Speisewagen - dining car

der Wartesaal - waiting room

der Zug - train

der Zuschlag - extra charge

die Bahn - railway (track)

die Fahrkarte - ticket

die Klasse - class

die Reise - trip

einfach - one-way

erster Klasse - first class

Gute Reise! - Bon voyage!

hin und zurück - round trip

umsteigen - change trains

Wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? - When is the next train to Berlin?

Welche Station kommt als nächste? - Which station is the next?

Wie lange fährt man bis Köln? - How long does it take to Cologne?

Wie lange hält der Zug hier? - How long does the train stand here (at this station)?

Wo ist der Fahrplan? - Where is the timetable?

🇩🇪 Polite words and phrases in German:

Danke - thank you

Vielen Dank! - Thank you very much!

Danke für... - Thank you for...

Bitte schön! - You're welcome

Nichts zu danken! - You're welcome

Guten Appetit! - Bon appetit

Lass es dir schmecken! - enjoy your meal (informal)

Lassen Sie es sich schmecken! - enjoy your meal! (formal)

Sag bitte ... - Please tell...

Wiederhol, bitte. - Say it again, please

Gib mir bitte... - Give me ..., please

Verzeihung, bitte. - Excuse me, please

Verzeihen Sie, bitte. - Pardon, please

Nichts passiert! - It's all right!

Gute Besserung! - Get well!

Bleib gesund! - Don't get sick!

Gute Nacht! - Good night!

Träume süß! - Pleasant dreams!

Viel Glück! - Good luck

Hals und Beinbruch! - Break a feather!

Glück auf! - Godspeed!

Viel Erfolg! - I wish you success

🇩🇪 Useful expressions

◾ Expressing your opinion

Ich denke (nicht), dass... - I (don't) think that...

Ich finde (nicht), dass... - I (don't) find that...

Ich glaube, dass... - I believe that...

Meiner Meinung nach ... - In my opinion (my view) / From my point of view...

Ich bin mir (nicht) sicher,.... - I am not not sure that....

◾ Expressing surprise

Na so was! - Wow! Well so what!

Das kann doch nicht wahr sein! - That can't be true! / It can't be!

Wirklich? - Really?

So eine Überraschung! - What a surprise!!!

Ist das möglich!? - Is it possible?!

◾ Commenting on new information

Ich finde es (nicht) interessant, weil... - I find the article (not) interesting because...

Mich wundert, dass.../ Mich überrascht, dass.... - I am surprised/impressed by the fact that...

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass... - I would not have thought that...

Es war klar, dass... - It was clear/obvious that...

◾ Commenting on the situation

Das ist aber peinlich / ärgerlich / unerfreulich! - It is still unpleasant / annoying / disappointing!

Dumm gelaufen! - Gone stupid!

So ein Pech! - What a misfortune!

Diese Situation ist mir echt (you can also ziemlich/total) peinlich (or unangenehm). - This situation really (quite, absolutely) displeases me.

Das hätte mir auch passieren können! - This could also happen to me.

Ich finde es gar nicht peinlich, wenn... - I don't find it embarrassing at all when ...

Das möchte ich nicht erleben! - I wouldn't want to go through this!

Das wäre mir nicht passiert! - I wish it had never happened to me!

🏕 Hobbies in German

Most people have some kind of hobby, be it playing video games, sports or cooking - hobbies diversify our routine and sometimes become a matter of life.

We have compiled the top 5 hobbies that Germans devote their free time to:

🌱 The most popular hobby is gardening. More than 30% of the German population spend their free time in the garden.

🥨 Dinner with friends. Germans often spend Friday evenings having dinner with their friends or relatives. It is more of a ritual than a hobby, but cooking together or organizing such family parties may well develop into a full-fledged hobby. And let's not forget the famous German barbecue!

🏋️♀ Gym. We've all had the idea of exercising more at some point. Germans don't give up hope.

🏕 Walking. Anyone who has spent even a little time in Germany and managed to make friends there knows that Germans love to go on long walks, hikes and even trips on foot.

♟ Board games. A hobby that is easily combined with Friday night hangouts with friends.

How do you talk about your hobbies in German? We've prepared a big list of vocabulary and useful phrases for you on the topic of "hobbies"!

👇 Click the link below to continue reading the article!

👨‍✈️🛩️ My job! Useful words and expressions

➤ die Bewerbung - job application
➤ das Jobangebot - job offer
➤ die Karriere, die Laufbahn - career
➤ der Vertrag - contract
➤ die Position, die Stelle - position
➤ die Probezeit - probationary period
➤ der Aufgabenbereich - duty range
➤ der Verdienst, das Einkommen - income, earnings
➤ tätig sein als (Akk.) bei (Dativ) - to work as sb. somewhere
➤ die Akquise - acquisition

➤ das Treffen austragen - to hold a meeting
➤ die Verhandlungen führen - to negotiate
➤ den Vertrag aufstellen - to draw up an agreement
➤ die Beziehungen pflegen/unterhalten - maintain relations
➤ gefragt sein - to be popular, in demand
➤ die Fünf-Tage-Woche - 5-day work week
➤ weiterbilden/fortbilden - to improve qualifications

​​How to determine the gender of a German noun? 💥

✔️ DAS:
1. –chen > Mädchen, Kätzchen > Plural –
2. –lein > Büchlein, Knäblein > Plural –
3. –ment > Dokument, Parlament, Element > Plural -e
4. –nis > Zeugnis, Verhältnis > Plural -nisse; ca. 98% der Nomen
5. –um > Museum, Zentrum, Datum > Plural -en
6. –tum > Eigentum, Bürgertum > Plural -er
7. Nominalisierung (Infinitiv) Lesen, Schreiben > kein Plural

✔️ DIE:
1. Weibliche Personen, Tiere und Berufe
2. –e > Klasse, Libe >-Plural -n; ca. (98% der Nomen)
3. –ei > Putzerei, Konditorei > Plural -en
4. –heit > Freiheit, Krankheit > Plural -en
5. –keit > Möglichkeit, Eitelkeit > Plural -en
6. –schaft > Freundschaft, Wissenschaft > Plural -en
7. –ung > Zeitung, Meinung, Wohnung > Plural -en
8. –tät > Universität, Realität > Plural -en
9. –ik > Musik, Republik > Plural -en
10. –ur > Kultur, Zensur > Plural -en
11. –ion > Religion, Aktion, Station > Plural -en

✔️ DER:
1. Männliche Personen, Tiere, Berufe
2. Tage und Monate Montag, Juli
3. Jahreszeiten und Himmelsrichtungen Herbst, Norden
4. Alkohol (außer: das Bier) Sekt, Schnaps
5. -ling > Lehrling, Schmetterling >Plural (-e)
6. –or > Motor, Reaktor >Plural -en
7. –us > Optimismus, Rhythmus > Plural -en; meist kein Plural
8. –er > Stecker, Kugelschreiber, Lehrer > Plural -er; ca. 70% der Nomen
9. -ich >Teppich > Plural -e

​​🚶🏼Walking the German way

Yes, in German there is not only the verb gehen, but also a sea of ​​synonyms for it, all with a special meaning and connotation. Having learned them, you can diversify and decorate your speech.

📌 Let's analyze the most popular ones:

➡️ stiefeln - to go (in big steps); step; stomp

➡️ schleichen - to crawl; to move slowly; sneak up

➡️ spazieren - walk around; walk

➡️ wandern - to travel (on foot); go hiking; take a walk; to go on a hiking trip; walk; to wander; to roam

➡️ rennen - to run; rush

➡️ bummeln - to roam; walk; wander

➡️ schlendern - slowly wander around; stick around

➡️ laufen - to run; to run; go fast

➡️ waten - wade (smth.); stomp (through mud, through water); go bogging down (in smth., for example, in a swamp, in loose snow)

➡️ flanieren - to flanch; walk around

➡️ trödeln - walk slowly

➡️ eilen - in a hurry; rush

➡️ schreiten - to walk; to tread; walk calmly in measured steps

➡️ kriechen - to crawl; to climb

➡️ hetzen - to rush (smb.); to run; rush; hurry; fuss

➡️ hasten - in a hurry; rush; fuss

➡️ latschen - go tired, trail

😍 Enhancing your speech!

💥 So, today we're going to look at 26 of the most important adverb-enhancers in German that are sure to enrich your speech:

überhaupt nicht - totally not

gar nicht - not at all

kaum - hardly / barely

nicht besonders - not particularly

halbwegs - to a certain extent / somewhat

einigermaßen - to some extent

etwas - slightly (to a small extent)

relativ - relatively

vergleichsweise - comparatively

recht - rather / quite

besonders - especially

ganz - fully / completely

ziemlich - quite

völlig - completely

ungemein - incredibly

unglaublich - unbelievably

sehr - very

außergewöhnlich - extraordinary

außerordentlich - extremely

äußerst - extremely / deeply / exceedingly

überaus - exceptionally / extremely

ausgesprochen - clearly

höchst - extremely / highly

absolut - absolutely

total - totally

extrem - extremely

🇩🇪 (18+) Swearing in German

du kannst mich mal - fuck you

ach heiliger Schreck! - something like "oh my God".

mir gehts beschissen - everything is bad (actually beschissen can be anything, Germans love this word (literally - "shitty")).

von wegen - what the hell!

halt die Klappe - shut up

Klügsscheißer - big-mouth

ich krieg die Krise / nen Anfall - I'm sick of it.

es ist zum Kotzen - pisses me off (literally "vomit")

es geht mir auf den Sack - I'm pissed off (girls swear like this too, even though Sack in this case means "balls")

blöd gucken - to stare blankly / look stupid

Rindvieh - bastard

geh zum Teufel - go to hell

hol's der Teufel - damn you!

laß mich in Ruh'! bleib mir vom Leibe! - get off me!

dummer Junge - silly (condescendingly most of the time)

hast du sonst noch Schmerzen? - what else do you want? (purely colloquial)

Junge-Junge! - boy, oh, boy (as if warning)

frisch heraus damit! - speak up with it!

sich an die Hälse gehen - to get into a fight

einer Flasche den Hals brechen - to drink a bottle.

leck mich am Arsch - kiss my ass

halt die Fresse - shut up

Bullenschwein - pig (police officer)

Pappnase - cardboard nose

🤯 A collection of misconceptions, or typical mistakes that many German language learners make.

👉🏻1. Different exits - der Ausgang oder der Ausweg

Remember that the word der Ausgang is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the room), while the word der Ausweg is used in the sense of 'exit' (from the situation).

☝🏻2. groß oder hoch

Remember that the adjectives 'groß' or 'klein' must be used when describing people's height.
The adjective hoch, on the other hand, is used for inanimate objects: mountains, houses, trees etc.

❗️3. schaffen (u, a) oder schaffen (te, t)

Remember that in German the verb schaffen-schuf-geschaffen (create) and the verb schaffen-schaffte-geschafft (cope, be able) are homonyms, so pay attention!

📞4. Remember that the verbs "rufen" and "anrufen" have slightly different meanings

The verb anrufen means 'to call someone on the phone', whereas the verb rufen means 'to call, to summon'. There are, of course, cases where it also means "to call", e.g,

die Polizei, den Arzt rufen,

However, this connotation of its meaning is secondary, it is primarily meant "(to) call".

😍5. The German verbs fühlen ('to feel') and füllen ('to fill') are related in the same way as the English verbs to feel and to fill (with the same meanings respectively)

🙌🏻 Meeting people in Germany

😄🤝🏻When you meet or greet in Germany you will always get a smile, a handshake and questioned about your feeling. In Germany it is customary to shake hands with both men and women and even women amongst themselves if they don't know each other.

🌼 The common response to the question "How are you? / Wie geht es?" is usually a single phrase with exclusively positive information. You should not take this question as an encouragement to talk in detail about your actual affairs and especially not to talk about your problems. A little nuance: if you think that the person can be useful to you in some way and you are counting on their help, then this conversation should be agreed upon separately (make a term). Your interlocutor should be prepared for such a conversation and will not feel that you are taking up their time.

If you are introduced to someone by their full title (Titel), for example Doctor or Professor, you should address them with this prefix in front of their name: Herr Doctor Schulz or Herr Professor Schmidt. Germans appreciate it very much.

If introductions are informal, you can pay the other person a compliment, for example if he or she looks well or looks relaxed, which makes the conversation more relaxed and is often the first topic of small talk.

The weather, culture, holidays and sports are also suitable subjects for small talk. And it is not customary to talk about money in Germany. This would be seen as an invasion of privacy and is likely to be seen in a negative manner.

If it is a business meeting, it is not customary to discuss personal details. As Germans value their time (and the time of others) they try to get down to the subject at hand and work through the issues one by one.

It is noticeable that many people in Germany may say hello to you or speak to you even if they don't know you. Especially in small towns and cities, on a bench in the park or on a walk in the woods, in shops and even on public transport.

If you are asked about something and your German is not yet good enough to understand it, don't just turn away – say that you don't understand. Such standard phrases should always be in your language arsenal.

📞 As already mentioned, people in Germany value their time and space as much as anyone else's, so long telephone calls are not tolerated here.

Professionally, it is only olay to make phone calls. However, when it comes to calling friends or acquaintances, it is better to exchange messages, for example through Telegram. If you call a friend or an acquaintance and start the conversation by saying "well, how are you, what's new?", you are likely to hear in response that your conversation partner is absolutely not interested in you, he is busy and if you have something urgent, you can quickly tell him about it. It might seem harsh and unfriendly, but to a German it will be a normal response to a call he wasn't expecting.

☎️ Now that phone tariffs across Europe are considered all inklusiv packages, it has become easier with "no special occasion" calls. In the past, when all calls were charged per call, it was hard to imagine a call lasting longer than 3 minutes.

In Germany you get up and go to bed early: You can get a call as early as 7 am and it is considered completely normal. Calls after 9 p.m., on the other hand, are undesirable and rather annoying. It is also considered totally unacceptable to call around 12 to 13 (lunch time) and around 7 p.m. (dinner time).

Do you call or text more often?

🛩️ Going on holiday!
Memorising the construction of preposition + place

🤔 Where we going?:
nach Ägypten - to Egypt
in die Türkei - to Turkey
in den Wald - to the forest
auf die Insel - to an island
to Meer - to the sea
ins Gebirge - into the mountains
ins Ausland - abroad

🏞️ Where we are:
in Ägypten - in Egypt
in der Türkei - in Turkey
in Wald - in the forest
auf der Insel - on an island
am Meer - on the sea
im Gebirge - in the mountains
im Ausland - abroad

🎁 Useful words
der Urlaub - holiday
Urlaub machen - to take a holiday
verbringen - to spend
faulenzen - to loiter
Sehenswürdigkeiten besichtigen - to sightsee
mit der Bahn/dem Auto - by train/car.
unterwegs - on the road
sich ausrühen - to rest

Do you like travelling? 🛳️

🙄🌷 Apologies accepted

😬 I messed up after all. How? I can't imagine! What a situation... Well, don't worry! It happens to everyone. The main thing is to be able to correctly and correctly apologize in any language, including German.

❗️ Yes, yes, today we are speaking just about that. You need to learn the options for apologies at the very, very beginning, because they will definitely be needed in life, at least in order to be polite. You've probably already learned the phrase:
Ich entschuldige mich - I'm sorry.

And you actively use it, but this is not a very correct phrase.
🔥 The most common, generally accepted and neutral apology is with the verb (sich) entschuldigen and the noun die Entschuldigung. They are used without restrictions and in any situation, however, as mentioned above, saying "Ich entschuldige mich" is not entirely correct (although German speakers often say so).

😳The fact is that (sich) entschuldigen is a reflexive verb, which means that we return the action to ourselves. Literally it turns out, I EXCUSE MYSELF - this is incorrect, the interlocutor must excuse you, so we give the correct versions of the apology:

Ich möchte mich bei Ihnen entschuldigen - I must apologize to you (the most polite option)

Entschuldigen Sie mich bitte! - I'm sorry/ Forgive me please

Ich bitte um Entschuldigung! - Pardon me/I ask for forgiveness

Entschuldigung! - Excuse me!

Ich möchte um Entschuldigung bitten! - I apologize to you.

😥Deep apologies for significant actions or deeds are usually expressed with the verb verzeihen and the noun die Verzeihung:

Verzeihung! - Excuse me!

Verzeihen Sie mir bitte! - Excuse me, please!

Ich möchte um Verzeihung bitten! - I want to ask for forgiveness!

Ich bitte um Verzeihung! - Sorry, sorry!

Verzeihen Sie meinen Fehler! - Forgive my mistake!


😉 When something insignificant happened, it is customary to apologize with the word Pardon!
Such an apology is absolutely non-binding and is accepted only in informal communication.

🤓How else can you make amends? There are also "pro" non-standard expressions, for example:

Was habe ich da angerichtet / gemacht / getan! - What have I done!

Wie kann ich das wieder gutmachen? - How can I make amends?

Seien Sie mir nicht böse! - Do not be angry at me!

Es tut mir leid! - I'm sorry!

😉Finally, the incident happened, the apology is accepted, which can be heard in response:

Das macht nichts - that's nothing

Das war doch nicht so schlimm - It's okay / It wasn't that bad

Kein Problem! Keine Frage! Kein Thema! - No problem! No question! No topic!


😎Now you are fully armed. And even if the trouble does happen, you can beautifully apologize. Then your opponent will have nothing to say but “macht nichts”.

🍩☕️ What to order for breakfast?

das Brötchen - bun

belegtes Brötchen - sandwich

der Schinken - ham

die Marmelade - jam

der Joghurt - yoghurt

der Kaffee - coffee

die Butter - butter

die Milch - milk

das Müssli - muesli

der Eierkuchen - omelette

die Pastete - pâté

das Törtchen - cake

das Würstchen - sausages

der Käse - cheese

der Toast - toast

der Saft - juice

das Brot - bread

der Tee - tea

das Frühstücksbüffet - buffet

das Ei - egg

hartgekochtes Ei - hard-boiled egg

weiches Ei - soft egg

das Spiegelei - scrambled eggs (fried eggs).

mit Schinken - with ham

mit Speck - with bacon

🇩🇪 Do you like German food?

☝🏻Words that are always in the singular form

In the dictionary the plural form of these words should be marked "kein Plural".
 
das Fleisch - meat
  das Leder - leather
  das Eisen - iron
  das kupfer - copper
 
  das gold - gold
  der Schnee - snow
  die Nähe - proximity
  die Kindheit - childhood
 
  die Jugend - youth
  der Hass - hate
  der Neid - envy
die Furcht - fear, fear
 
der Fleiß - diligence
  die Kälte - cold
  die Wärme - heat
  die Ruhe - calm
 
  die treue - fidelity
  das Vertrauen - trust
das Bewusstsein - consciousness
das Glück - happiness
 
  die Erziehung - parenting
die Jurisprudenz - jurisprudence
das Geflüster - whispers
  die Begeisterung - inspiration

🚂🚉 About train stations, trains and railways ...

abfahren - to go (to depart)

ankommen - to arrive

das Abteil - coupe

das Fundbüro - lost and found office

das Nichtraucheabteil - non-smoking compartment

der Bahnhof - train station

der Bahnsteig - platform

der Beamte - employee

der Imbiß - buffet (snack bar, takeaway)

der Kurswagen - direct train car

der Liegewagen - carriage with lying places

der Platz - location

der Reisende - traveler (passenger)

der Schlafwagen - sleeper car

der Speisewagen - dining car

der Wartesaal - waiting room

der Zug - train

der Zuschlag - surcharge

die Bahn - railway (tracks)

die Fahrkarte - Ticket

die Klasse - class

die Reise - trip

einfach - one way

erster Klasse - in first class (ride first class)

Gute Reise! - Bon Voyage!

hin und zurück - there and back

umsteigen - make a transfer

Wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? - When is the next train to Berlin?

Welche Station kommt als nächste? - What is the next station?

Wie lange fährt man bis Köln? - How long does the train take to Cologne?

Wie lange hält der Zug hier? - How long does the train cost?

Wo ist der Fahrplan? - Where is the train schedule?

🚈 Reist du lieber mit dem Flugzeug oder dem Zug?

💥 25 useful phrases and expressions with the word "das Glück" = happiness

To unwind this evening, we invite you to learn useful expressions with the well-known (often even for those who do not learn the language 😅) German word - Glück!

📌 Let's go:
Glück auf den Weg! - Bon Voyage! good hour!

Glück ab! - have a good flight! happy landing! (for pilots)
Bon Voyage!

Glück auf! - I wish you good luck!, happy return!, happy to the mountain! (miners' greeting)

Glück zu! - I wish you good luck!, More luck!

das Glück im Winkel - humble happiness

ein Schoßkind ein Kind des Glücks sein - to be a darling of fate

das Glück ist ihm hold gnädig, gewogen, ihm lacht das Glück - happiness smiles at him

das Glück hat ihn verlassen im Stich gelassen, das Glück hat ihm den Rücken gekehrt - happiness left him, happiness turned away from him

er hat Glück - he's lucky

er hat kein Glück, er hat weder Glück noch Stern - he's unlucky

damit hast du bei mir kein Glück - you won't get anything from me

sein Glück machen - to achieve happiness success

sein Glück versäumen - miss your happiness; miss a lucky break

sein Glück verscherzen - (frivolously) miss your happiness

j-m Glück wünschen - to wish smb. happiness; congratulate smb.

j-s Glück im Wege stehen - to interfere with smb. fortunately

etw. auf gut Glück versuchen - to try smth. at random

in Glück und Unglück zusammenhalten - to share joy and sorrow

du kannst von Glück sagen - you're in luck; you got off easy

vom Glück begünstigt sein - to be a darling of fate

zum Glück - fortunately

er hat mehr Glück als Verstand, dumm hat's meiste Glück ≈ talk. fools are lucky

Glück im Unglück haben - successfully get out of trouble (cf. there would be no happiness, but misfortune helped)

Glück und Unglück wandern auf einem Steig ≈ last. happiness with misfortune
some sleigh ride

Glück und Unglück sind zwei Nachbarn, Glück und Unglück wohnen unter einem Dach - happiness and unhappiness live under one roof

🥨 Oktoberfest: the most important things about the festival

🍺 In the capital of the glorious Bavaria, the Oktoberfest (only in a non-standard format), a festival of beer and joy, is in full swing. Strange, isn't it, September isn't over yet and the festival is called October? However, with Germans, as we know, everything is logical, including holidays.

👰🤵 It is October that is listed in the name, as the very first festival took place on October 12, 1810 at the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig (future King Ludwig I) and Princess Theresa of Saxony-Hildburghaus.

🎉 What is a fest? It is commonly believed (and any dictionary will confirm it) that das Fest is a holiday. But we remember that the German language is variegated and multifaceted. Fest is not just a celebration, but a feast to which all are invited. Different regions of Germany have such events, they are also called Volksfeste, which means folk festivals.

👇 More interesting facts about Oktoberfest and how beer fest traditionally takes place in Munich in our article!

😍 I like... The use of "gern(e)", "mögen" and "schmecken"

🤔Today we will deal with the rules of use and the main meanings of these verbs, as well as learn useful info

🐧 We all love to do something!

In order to emphasize your passion for action, you must use the construction: verb + gern(e). In this case, the verb, of course, is conjugated, and gern(e) is placed at the end of the sentence. Gern(e) is translated into English as "gladly", "with pleasure".

× Ich schwimme gern - I like to swim / I swim with pleasure

× Er reist gerne - He likes to travel / He travels with pleasure

× Lesen Sie gerne? - Do you like to read / Do you read with pleasure?

🍔 We all like to eat something!

If we say that we love some kind of food, then in most cases the verb mögen is used. Actually, this is a modal verb and it has a lot of different meanings, but we need to remember: we use it with food and drink!

× Ich mag Pizza - I like pizza

× Magst du Kaffee? - Do you like coffee?

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🐶🐈 Our little brothers

📌Today let's talk about pets! Not everyone has them, so immediately the phrase for those who prefer not to have cats or dogs or anything else at home: 'Keine Haustiere haben (not having pets)':
Ich habe keine Haustiere, da ich allergisch bin - I have no pets as I am allergic 🤷

📍 What kind of pets are there? In Germany, for example, for 2020 the most popular pet was the cat (die Katze), followed by the dog (der Hund), then the so-called Kleintiere - hamsters (der Hamster), rabbits (das Kaninchen), chinchillas (der Chinchilla) and mice (die Maus). In addition to these, they are popular in Germany:
Ziervögel - ornamental birds (parrots, canaries, etc.)
Aquarien - aquarium animals (fish (der Fisch) and turtles (die Schildkröte))
Terrarien - various reptiles, e.g. die Schlange - snake

🧐What do we need for our pets?

🔺Die Haustiere brauchen viel Aufmerksamkeit - Pets need a lot of attention
🔺Jedes Haustier hat unterschiedliche Ansprüche - Every pet has different needs
🔺Die Fütterung - Feeding
🔺Die Pflege - care
🔺Einen Hund ausführen - to take a dog out for a walk
🔺Das Gehege zwei oder dreimal pro Woche reinigen - to clean the cage (aviary) 2-3 times a week
🔺Das Katzenklo säubern - clean (clean) the cat litter box
🔺Fress- und Wassernäpfe - food and water containers

Do you have any pets? 😄