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How to Say ‘I'd like to live here and learn better German.’ in German

Ich möchte hier leben und besser Deutsch lernen.

ikh MURKHT-uh heer LAY-ben oont BES-ser doytch LEHR-nen

[ikh MURKHT-uh heer LAY-ben oont BES-ser doytch LEHR-nen]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Showing you want to improve your German comes across well. Employers often see it as a sign you plan to stay.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich möchte hier leben

ikh MURKHT-uh heer LAY-ben

I would like to live here

'Möchte' plus an infinitive at the end. Pause briefly after 'leben'.

Example

Ich möchte hier leben und arbeiten.

I would like to live and work here.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

möchte

[MURKHT-uh]

would like

Polite way to express a wish or intention; from the verb 'mögen'.

Example

Ich möchte mehr über Ihr Unternehmen erfahren.

I would like to learn more about your company.

hier

[heer]

here

Refers to this place, such as the current event or location.

Example

Es ist gut, hier neue Leute kennenzulernen.

It is good to meet new people here.

leben

[LAY-ben]

to live

Verb meaning to reside somewhere or to be alive.

Example

Wir leben in Berlin.

We live in Berlin.

und besser Deutsch lernen.

oont BES-ser doytch LEHR-nen

and learn German better

'Und' connects the second wish. Say 'unt' with a 't' sound at the end.

Example

Ich lese und lerne besser Deutsch.

I read and learn German better.

Words in this phrase

und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

besser

[BES-ser]

better

Comparative form of 'gut' (good); used to say something is improving.

Example

Das Wetter ist heute besser.

The weather is better today.

Deutsch

[doytch]

German

The German language; written with a capital letter as a noun.

Example

Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache.

German is a beautiful language.

lernen

[LEHR-nen]

to learn

Infinitive verb meaning to acquire knowledge or skills.

Example

Ich will neue Programmiersprachen lernen.

I want to learn new programming languages.

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