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Nov 2013
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CBG 1:28 | Saying what you like to do

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About this episode

In this new lesson in our series you’ll learn to talk about likes and dislikes in German. Coming up in this lesson…


  • how to say what you like and what you don’t like in German;
  • how to talk about what you like doing;
  • how to use the verb gefallen;
  • how to use the word gern to talk about what you like doing;
  • about some famous German language film.


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