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How to Say ‘I like going for walks’ in German

Ich gehe gern spazieren

ikh GAY-uh gehrn shpa-TSEE-ren

[ikh GAY-uh gehrn shpa-TSEE-ren]

💬 Usage Tip: gern after a verb means "like doing it". There's no separate "like" verb: ich lese gern means "I like reading".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich gehe gern

ikh GAY-uh gehrn

I like to go

Adding 'gern' after a verb means you like doing it. The 'ch' in 'ich' is a soft hiss.

Example

Ich gehe gern ins Kino.

I like going to the cinema.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

gehe

[GAY-uh]

go, am going

First-person singular of 'gehen' (to go), often on foot.

Example

Ich gehe nach Hause.

I'm going home.

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.

spazieren

[shpa-TSEE-ren]

(for) a walk

Infinitive 'to stroll'; 'spazieren gehen' means to go for a walk.

Example

Wir gehen im Park spazieren.

We go for a walk in the park.

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