How to Say ‘I like that.’ in German
Das gefällt mir.
dahs geh-FELT meer
[dahs geh-FELT meer]
💬 Usage Tip: Here the thing you like is the subject, and you're mir "to me", literally "That pleases me." For plural things it becomes Die Projekte gefallen mir "I like the projects".
Phrase Breakdown
Das
[dahs]
that; it
Refers back to a previous statement or situation, often translated as 'that' or 'it.'
Das hat einen positiven Eindruck hinterlassen.
That left a positive impression.
gefällt
[geh-FELT]
pleases (I like)
From 'gefallen'; 'X gefällt mir' means 'I like X'.
Das Bild gefällt mir.
I like the picture.
mir
[meer]
to me
Dative pronoun used to show that something matters or happens to the speaker.
Mir ist eine offene Kommunikation besonders wichtig.
Open communication is especially important to me.
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