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How to Say ‘And what else do you like doing?’ in German

Und was machst du sonst gern?

oont vas MAKHST doo zonst gehrn

[oont vas MAKHST doo zonst gehrn]

Phrase Breakdown

Und was machst du

oont vas MAKHST doo

And what do you

'Und' ends in a 't' sound. Link the words smoothly: 'unt-vass-machst-du'.

Example

Und was machst du beruflich?

And what do you do for work?

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.

was

[vas]

what

Question word asking about a thing.

Example

Was machst du?

What are you doing?

machst

[MAKHST]

do (you)

Du-form of 'machen', to do or make.

Example

Was machst du heute?

What are you doing today?

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

sonst gern?

zonst gehrn

else like to do?

'sonst' means 'otherwise' or 'else'. The 's' at the start sounds like a 'z'.

Example

Was isst du sonst gern?

What else do you like to eat?

Words in this phrase

sonst

[zonst]

otherwise / else

As an alternative.

Example

Was kann ich sonst tun?

What else can I do?

gern

[gehrn]

like to (do), enjoy

Used after a verb to say someone likes doing something; 'gern spielen' means to like playing.

Example

Sie malt gern mit Farben.

She likes painting with colors.

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