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How to Say ‘Do you feel like...?’ in German

Hast du Lust auf...?

hahst doo loost owf

[hahst doo loost owf]

💬 Usage Tip: Put any thing after auf to make an offer: Hast du Lust auf einen Kaffee? "Fancy a coffee?". For an activity, use zu: Hast du Lust, ins Kino zu gehen? "Fancy going to the cinema?".

🇩🇪 In Germany: A relaxed, no-pressure way to suggest something. It's easy for the other person to say no without awkwardness.

Phrase Breakdown

Hast du

hahst doo

Do you have

The informal 'do you have'. In speech the two words blend together: 'HAST-du'.

Example

Hast du Zeit?

Do you have time?

Words in this phrase

Hast

[hahst]

have

The verb 'haben' in second person singular form.

Example

Hast du Hunger?

Are you hungry?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

Lust auf...?

loost owf

a desire for...?

'Lust auf' plus a thing means 'to fancy something'. A noun follows 'auf' in the accusative case.

Example

Hast du Lust auf Pizza?

Do you fancy pizza?

Words in this phrase

Lust

[loost]

desire / feel like

Noun; 'Lust haben' means to feel like doing something.

Example

Hast du Lust auf Kino?

Do you feel like going to the cinema?

auf

[owf]

to / for

With 'sich freuen', it means looking forward to.

Example

Ich freue mich auf das Essen.

I'm looking forward to the meal.

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