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How to Say ‘I like to eat pretzels.’ in German

Ich esse gern Brezeln.

ikh ESS-eh ghearn BRAY-tsuln

[ikh ESS-eh ghearn BRAY-tsuln]

💬 Usage Tip: Use the plural without die to talk about liking something in general. Ich esse gern Brezeln means pretzels in general, not specific ones.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich esse gern

ikh ESS-eh ghearn

I like to eat

Verb plus 'gern' expresses liking an activity. Keep it smooth: ish ESS-eh gern.

Example

Ich esse gern Obst.

I like to eat fruit.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

esse

[ESS-eh]

eat

First-person singular form of 'essen' (to eat).

Example

Ich esse gern Kuchen.

I like eating cake.

gern

[ghearn]

gladly

Used to say willingly or with pleasure; Sehr gern means you're very welcome.

Example

Sehr gern, wir finden einen anderen Termin.

With pleasure, we will find another appointment.

Brezeln.

BRAY-tsuln

pretzels

Plural of 'Brezel'. Say BRAY-tseln. The 'z' sounds like 'ts'.

Example

Die Brezeln sind frisch.

The pretzels are fresh.

Words in this phrase

Brezeln

[BRAY-tsuln]

pretzels

Plural of 'Brezel', a twisted baked bread with salt, typical of southern Germany.

Example

In Bayern gibt es frische Brezeln.

In Bavaria there are fresh pretzels.

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