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How to Say ‘I don't like brown.’ in German

Ich mag Braun nicht.

ikh mahg brown nicht

[ikh mahg brown nicht]

💬 Usage Tip: nicht goes at the very end here, after the thing you dislike. Same pattern: Ich mag Kaffee nicht "I don't like coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich mag

ikh mahg

I like

'Ich' (I) plus 'mag', a form of 'mögen' (to like). The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hiss, like a whispered 'h' with your tongue near the roof of your mouth. The final 'g' in 'mag' sounds like a 'k': 'mahk'.

Example

Ich mag Kaffee.

I like coffee.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

mag

[mahg]

To have a preference for or enjoy something.

Example

Ich mag Schokolade.

I like chocolate.

Braun nicht.

brown nicht

brown not (= don't like brown)

'Braun' (brown) sounds almost like English 'brown', but with a German throaty 'r'. In German, 'nicht' (not) comes after the object, so it goes at the end. Its 'ch' is the same soft hiss as in 'ich'.

Example

Ich trinke Tee nicht.

I don't drink tea.

Words in this phrase

Braun

[brown]

brown

The color brown used as a noun, so it is capitalized; as an adjective it is 'braun'.

Example

Braun passt gut zum Herbst.

Brown goes well with autumn.

nicht

[nicht]

not

Used to negate a sentence.

Example

Dieses Angebot gibt's nicht mehr.

This offer no longer exists.

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