How to Say ‘What do you like to do?’ in German
Was machst du gern?
vas MAKHST doo gehrn
[vas MAKHST doo gehrn]
Phrase Breakdown
Was machst
vas MAKHST
What do
'Was' sounds like 'vass'. In 'machst', the 'ch' is a throaty sound after 'a'.
Was machst du heute?
What are you doing today?
Words in this phrase
Was
[vas]
what
Question word asking about a thing.
Was machst du?
What are you doing?
machst
[MAKHST]
do (you)
Du-form of 'machen', to do or make.
Was machst du heute?
What are you doing today?
du gern?
doo gehrn
you like to do?
'gern' turns the question into 'what do you like doing'. Let your voice rise slightly at the end.
Liest du gern?
Do you like reading?
Words in this phrase
du
[doo]
you
The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.
Du bist schön.
You are beautiful.
gern
[gehrn]
like to (do), enjoy
Used after a verb to say someone likes doing something; 'gern spielen' means to like playing.
Sie malt gern mit Farben.
She likes painting with colors.
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