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How do you say "What do you like?" in German?
Was magst du?
In German, "What do you like?" is Was magst du?.
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Pronunciation
Vahs MAHKST doo. Magst rhymes with 'best', du sounds like 'doo'.
Grammar notes
Magst is the second-person singular present tense of moegen. Du is informal you.
Example sentence
Was magst du essen?
What do you like to eat?
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How to remember Was magst du?
Mag means to like. Magst is the you form. Do you like something?
Related words
- What do you want? Was wünschst du dir?
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- What is the weather on Tuesday? Wie ist das Wetter am Dienstag?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? Wie ist das Wetter am Mittwoch?
- What is your personality? Was ist deine Persönlichkeit?
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- Where are you from? Woher kommst du?
- Who is your best friend? Wer ist dein bester Freund?
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Questions about Was magst du?
How do you say "What do you like?" in German?
In German, "What do you like?" is Was magst du?. It is a noun.
How is Was magst du? written in German?
Was magst du? is written using the standard German script.
How is Was magst du? used in a sentence?
Use Was magst du? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Was magst du essen? (What do you like to eat?).
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"What do you like?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が好きですか？ (nani ga suki desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 좋아해요? (mueoseul joahaeyo?)
- Chinese 你喜欢什么? (nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué te gusta?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué te gusta?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu aimes ?
- Italian Cosa ti piace?
- Russian Что тебе нравится? (čto tebe nravitsja?)
- Greek Τι σου αρέσει; (ti su aresi)
- Arabic أنت بتحب إيه؟ (inta bithibb 'ieeh)
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