Passport
What do you like to do?
You can show that you enjoy doing something by adding the word gern after the verb. Don’t like it? Use nicht gern instead!
| Ich lerne. I learn. | Ich lerne gern. I like to learn. |
| Ich lese die Zeitung. I read the newspaper. | Ich lese nicht gern die Zeitung. I don’t like to read the newspaper. |
If it’s not too much...
To indicate an extreme, add the word zu before an adjective!
Der Saft ist zu süß.
The juice is too sweet.
The juice is too sweet.
I’m already pretty tired...
An umlaut can make quite a difference! The word schon means already, but schön means pretty!
Ich schlafe schon.
I am already sleeping.
I am already sleeping.
Der Ring ist schön.
The ring is pretty.
The ring is pretty.
Practice the difference so you don’t say the wrong word!
schon
schon
as in “home”
as in “home”
schön
schön
similar to “hurt”
similar to “hurt”
For the ö sound, try saying a (as in father), then round your lips like you’re drinking from a straw!