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How to Say ‘I enjoy working with people.’ in German

Ich arbeite gern mit Menschen.

ikh AR-by-teh gearn mit MEN-shen

[ikh AR-by-teh gearn mit MEN-shen]

Phrase Breakdown

Ich arbeite gern

ikh AR-by-teh gearn

I like working

'gern' after the verb means you enjoy the activity.

Example

Ich arbeite gern allein.

I like working alone.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

arbeite

[AR-by-teh]

work

'I' form of the verb 'arbeiten' (to work).

Example

Ich arbeite als Entwickler.

I work as a developer.

gern

[gearn]

gladly

Used with 'hätte' to sound natural and polite, like 'would gladly like' meaning 'would like'.

Example

An der Kasse sage ich: Ich hätte gern einen Cappuccino.

At the register I say: I would like a cappuccino.

mit Menschen.

mit MEN-shen

with people.

'mit' means with. In 'Menschen', 'sch' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Sie spricht gern mit Menschen.

She likes talking with people.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with

A preposition often used to talk about a condition or issue together with something else.

Example

Mit Bewegung geht es mir besser.

With exercise, I feel better.

Menschen

[MEN-shen]

people

Plural of 'Mensch', human beings.

Example

Viele Menschen arbeiten online.

Many people work online.

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