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How to Say ‘I like your style.’ in German

Mir gefällt Ihr Stil.

meer geh-FEH-lt eer shteel

[meer geh-FEH-lt eer shteel]

💬 Usage Tip: With gefallen, the thing you like is the subject, and the person who likes it becomes mir: literally "your style pleases me". Swap in Mir gefällt die Jacke "I like the jacket".

Phrase Breakdown

Mir gefällt

meer geh-FEH-lt

I like (literally: to me pleases)

'gefallen' means 'to please', so the person who likes something is put in the dative case: 'mir'. Stress the 'fällt' in 'ge-FÄLLT'.

Example

Mir gefällt das Buch.

I like the book.

Words in this phrase

Mir

[meer]

to me

Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.

Example

Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.

Open communication is especially important to me.

gefällt

[geh-FEH-lt]

pleases

Is enjoyable or agreeable to someone.

Example

Der Film gefällt mir.

I like the movie.

Ihr Stil.

eer shteel

your style.

'Stil' means 'style'. The 'St' at the start of a word is said 'sht', so 'Stil' sounds like 'shteel'.

Example

Ihr Stil ist elegant.

Your style is elegant.

Words in this phrase

Ihr

[eer]

your

A formal possessive word used when speaking politely to one person.

Example

Ist das Ihr Name auf dem Klingelschild?

Is that your name on the doorbell sign?

Stil

[shteel]

style

The visual or creative character of a project, film, or campaign.

Example

Der Stil aus dem Pitch wirkt sehr klar.

The style from the pitch seems very clear.

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