Talking About Likes and Dislikes in English - Spoken English Lesson Über Vorlieben und Abneigungen auf Englisch sprechen - Spoken English Lesson Hablar de lo que le gusta y lo que no le gusta en inglés - Lección de inglés hablado Parler de ce que l'on aime et de ce que l'on n'aime pas en anglais - Leçon d'anglais parlé Parlare di gusti e preferenze in inglese - Lezione di inglese parlato 好き嫌いを英語で話す-英会話レッスン 영어로 좋아하는 것과 싫어하는 것에 대해 이야기하기 - 영어 회화 수업 Praten over sympathieën en antipathieën in het Engels - Gesproken Engelse les Falar sobre o que gosta e o que não gosta em inglês - Aula de inglês falado Разговор о симпатиях и антипатиях на английском языке - Урок разговорного английского İngilizce Hoşlanılan ve Hoşlanılmayan Şeyler Hakkında Konuşmak - İngilizce Konuşma Dersi 用英语谈论喜欢和不喜欢的事情 - 英语口语课

Hi, I'm Stephanie.

Welcome to Oxford Online English! Willkommen bei Oxford Online Englisch!

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about things you like or dislike in English. In dieser Lektion können Sie lernen, wie Sie auf Englisch über Dinge sprechen, die Sie mögen oder nicht mögen.

What do you like doing most of all? Was machst du am liebsten?

What's your favourite thing to do? Was machst du am liebsten?

What things do you have to do regularly, but you aren't so keen on? Welche Dinge müssen Sie regelmäßig erledigen, haben aber keine Lust darauf?

What about the things you can't stand doing? Was ist mit den Dingen, die Sie nicht ertragen können?

Can you think of something you really hate? Fällt dir etwas ein, das du wirklich hasst?

During this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about things that you like and dislike using

clear, natural English. klares, natürliches Englisch.

Let's go back to a question you heard before: what's your favourite thing to do?

So, what kind of music are you into? Also, auf welche Art von Musik stehst du?

I'm a big fan of blues, classic soul, things like that. Ich bin ein großer Fan von Blues, klassischem Soul und solchen Sachen.

I really love Billie Holliday and a lot of stuff from that era. Ich liebe Billie Holliday und viele Sachen aus dieser Zeit wirklich.

What about you?

I listen to a lot of different stuff, but what I really like is hip-hop.

Do you listen to music a lot at home? Hörst du zu Hause viel Musik?

Oh sure, all the time.

My favourite thing to do at the end of a long day is put on a record and just chill out Meine Lieblingsbeschäftigung am Ende eines langen Tages ist, eine Platte aufzunehmen und einfach abzuhängen

on the sofa with some good tunes. auf dem Sofa mit ein paar guten Melodien.

Record? Aufzeichnung?

You mean vinyl? Du meinst Vinyl?

Of course!

There's no other way to listen. Es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit zuzuhören.

I wouldn't go that far! So weit würde ich nicht gehen!

Music makes me happy wherever I am. Musik macht mich glücklich, wo immer ich bin.

I can listen on my phone, at home, on vinyl, on CD…

I don't care.

I just like it! Ich mag es einfach!

Here, you heard several useful phrases to talk about things you really like.

Can you remember any of them? Kannst du dich an welche erinnern?

If you really like something, you can say:

I really love… Ich liebe wirklich …

I'm a big fan of…

What I really like is…

My favourite thing to do is… … makes me happy

In the gap, you can put a noun, or an -ing verb.

For example:

I really love seafood. Ich liebe Meeresfrüchte.

Or: I really love swimming in the sea.

This is true for all these phrases. Das gilt für alle diese Sätze.

Look at two more: Schau dir noch zwei an:

I'm a big fan of 80s glam rock. Ich bin ein großer Fan des Glam Rock der 80er.

I'm a big fan of listening to music when I go jogging. Ich bin ein großer Fan davon, beim Joggen Musik zu hören.

You can also vary some of these phrases, to make them stronger or weaker, or just to add

variety. Vielfalt.

For example:

What I really enjoy is getting up late on a Sunday and going for coffee with friends.

My absolute favourite food is spicy chicken wings.

Doing yoga in the morning makes me feel good.

Okay, what about you?

Can you make some sentences using these phrases?

You can talk about music, or any other topic you like.

Pause the video and write down two or three sentences, using the language from this section.

Ready?

Let's move on to part two. Kommen wir zu Teil zwei.

Where shall we go?

How about pizza?

Errgh…

I'm not keen on the pizza places around here. Ich mag die Pizzerien hier nicht.

There's a Chinese place nearby which is supposed to be alright. Es gibt einen Chinesen in der Nähe, der in Ordnung sein soll.

Want to check it out? Möchten Sie es überprüfen?

Honestly, I don't like Chinese food so much. Ehrlich gesagt mag ich chinesisches Essen nicht so sehr.

I quite like Japanese food, though. Ich mag japanisches Essen aber sehr.

Are there any Japanese places around here?

No, don't think so.

That doesn't help then. Das hilft dann nicht.

Indian?

Spicy food isn't my thing. Scharfes Essen ist nicht mein Ding.

KFC?

Yeah…

KFC's alright.

Let's go to KFC.

So, we live in a town with all these great restaurants, and we're going to KFC?

Seriously?

What's wrong with KFC?

It's not bad.

Fine, let's go.

In this dialogue, you heard phrases to talk about low-level likes and dislikes. In diesem Dialog haben Sie Sätze gehört, um über Vorlieben und Abneigungen auf niedriger Ebene zu sprechen.

If you like something, but not that much, how can you say that?

Here are the three ways you heard:

I quite like… Ich mag…

It's alright.

It's not bad. Es ist nicht schlecht.

The word alright doesn't mean that something is good by itself. Das Wort in Ordnung bedeutet nicht, dass etwas an sich gut ist.

However, with a positive intonation, it can mean that you like something. Bei einer positiven Intonation kann es jedoch bedeuten, dass Ihnen etwas gefällt.

Again, you can use these phrases with a noun or an -ing verb, like this:

I quite like going for a short walk after lunch. Nach dem Mittagessen mache ich sehr gerne einen kleinen Spaziergang.

The film was alright. Der Film war in Ordnung.

This garlic sauce is not bad!

What if you don't like something? Was, wenn dir etwas nicht gefällt?

What could you say?

Here are the phrases you heard in the dialogue:

I'm not keen on…

I don't like … so much … isn't my thing

Let's see how you could use them:

I'm not keen on horror films.

I don't like going to the gym so much.

Getting up early isn't my thing.

Again, you can use many of these phrases in different ways, by changing or adding words. Auch hier können Sie viele dieser Sätze auf unterschiedliche Weise verwenden, indem Sie Wörter ändern oder hinzufügen.

For example:

I quite enjoy cycling. Ich fahre sehr gerne Fahrrad.

I'm not massively keen on that plan. Ich bin nicht sonderlich begeistert von diesem Plan.

Spending hours sitting on the beach isn't exactly my thing.

What about you?

In our dialogue, we talked about food. In unserem Dialog sprachen wir über Essen.

Can you use the language you've seen to make two or three sentences about yourself?

You can write about food, or any other topic.

For extra practice, say your sentences out loud. Als zusätzliche Übung sprechen Sie Ihre Sätze laut aus.

Say them several times, until the pronunciation is comfortable.

Try to remember them, so that you can say them without reading.

This way, you'll remember the language better.

Pause the video and write your sentences now; start again when you're ready.

Okay, you've seen how to talk about things you like a lot, or things you like a little.

But what if you really don't have an opinion about something?

What a great movie!

What did you think?

It was okay.

You didn't like it?

I didn't mind it. Ich habe nichts dagegen.

I've seen better; I've seen worse. Ich habe besseres gesehen; Ich habe Schlimmeres gesehen.

You're difficult to please, aren't you?

I thought it was amazing! Ich fand es unglaublich!

Don't you think he's a great director? Glaubst du nicht, dass er ein großartiger Regisseur ist?

I really like everything he's made. Ich mag wirklich alles, was er gemacht hat.

I don't have strong opinions about him.

So, what do you like?

Honestly, I haven't seen many movies that have impressed me recently. Ehrlich gesagt habe ich in letzter Zeit nicht viele Filme gesehen, die mich beeindruckt haben.

I saw that new ‘Blade Runner' film.

And, you didn't like it?

Meh…

I could take it or leave it. Ich könnte es nehmen oder es lassen.

You're annoying. Du nervst.

Anyway, what shall we do now? Wie auch immer, was sollen wir jetzt tun?

Get a drink, or something to eat? Etwas trinken oder etwas essen?

I'm not bothered either way, to be honest. Mich stört es sowieso nicht, ehrlich gesagt.

In that dialogue, I did not have a lot of strong feelings about, well, anything really.

Can you remember the words and phrases I used to express this? Können Sie sich an die Wörter und Sätze erinnern, die ich verwendet habe, um dies auszudrücken?

Often, you can express this kind of idea just with a word or a gesture.

Imagine you're watching something on TV, and someone asks you if it's a good show

or not.

You can express that it's neither good nor bad by making a ‘meh' noise and shrugging. Sie können ausdrücken, dass es weder gut noch schlecht ist, indem Sie ein „Meh“-Geräusch machen und mit den Schultern zucken.

However, there are also some useful phrases you can use, such as:

It's okay.

I don't mind…

I don't have strong opinions about… Ich habe keine starke Meinung über …

I can take it or leave it.

I'm not bothered either way about… Es stört mich sowieso nicht…

Like the phrases you've seen in other sections, you can use these with a noun or an -ing verb,

except for I can take it or leave it, which is a fixed phrase, meaning that you can use it außer I can take it or leave it, was ein fester Ausdruck ist, was bedeutet, dass Sie ihn verwenden können

as a response to someone else's question or suggestion. als Antwort auf die Frage oder den Vorschlag einer anderen Person.

Let's see how you could use these phrases to talk about different things:

The modern art museum was okay. Das Museum für moderne Kunst war in Ordnung.

I don't mind doing housework. Ich habe nichts dagegen, Hausarbeit zu tun.

I don't have strong opinions about which curtains we buy.

I'm not bothered either way about where we go. Es ist mir egal, wohin wir gehen.

When you use okay, like the word alright, a lot depends on your intonation. Wenn Sie okay verwenden, wie das Wort in Ordnung, hängt viel von Ihrer Intonation ab.

The word okay literally means ‘not good and not bad'.

However, with positive intonation, it can have a positive meaning, like quite good.

With negative intonation, it can mean something like not very good.

Listen to the difference: It's okay!

It's okay.

It's okay.

In this way, okay can mean different things.

Also, the phrase I'm not bothered either way is more informal, and could sound rude

or dismissive if you use it in the wrong situation, so think about where you are and who you're

talking to before you say it.

So, it's your turn to practice again!

Can you think of a movie or TV show that was just okay—not that good, and not that bad?

Your job is to write three sentences about yourself using the language from this

section.

If you can't think of a movie or TV show to talk about, you can choose a different

topic.

Pause the video and write your sentences now.

Okay?

Finally, let's see how you can talk about things you hate.

That's IT!

I'm finished with that place. Ich bin fertig mit diesem Ort.

I'm definitely quitting this time!

I can't work there another day. Ich kann dort nicht noch einen Tag arbeiten.

What happened now?

He is the worst manager ever! Er ist der schlechteste Manager aller Zeiten!

I can't stand working with him. Ich kann es nicht ertragen, mit ihm zu arbeiten.

I used to like going to work, but now I absolutely hate it! Früher bin ich gerne zur Arbeit gegangen, aber jetzt hasse ich es absolut!

I have to find another job. Ich muss mir einen anderen Job suchen.

You know you've been saying that for…

Ooh…

Since I met you?

Yeah, but this time I mean it.

Even the little things are starting to drive me crazy, like the way he fidgets with his Sogar die kleinen Dinge fangen an, mich verrückt zu machen, wie die Art, wie er mit seinem herumzappelt

coffee cup when he talks.

So, have you started looking for a new job? Haben Sie also begonnen, sich nach einem neuen Job umzusehen?

Not yet, but I will.

I need a change.

What about your colleagues?

I thought you got on well with them. Ich dachte, du verstehst dich gut mit ihnen.

Some of them are alright, but I have no time for that woman in the accounts department. Einige davon sind in Ordnung, aber ich habe keine Zeit für diese Frau in der Buchhaltung.

I really dislike the HR guy, too, whatever his name is. Ich mag den HR-Typen auch nicht, egal wie er heißt.

You know, maybe you should be less negative. Weißt du, vielleicht solltest du weniger negativ sein.

If you go to work with that kind of attitude, I'm not surprised you clash with people.

What do you mean, negative?

I can't stand people telling me what to do! Ich kann es nicht ertragen, wenn Leute mir sagen, was ich tun soll!

What are you even talking about? Wovon redest du überhaupt?

I have no time for people like you and your stupid advice… Ich habe keine Zeit für Leute wie dich und deine dummen Ratschläge…

Okay, here you heard a lot of phrases to talk about something—or someone—you strongly

dislike.

Can you remember any of them? Kannst du dich an welche erinnern?

If you really dislike something, you can say: Wenn dir etwas wirklich nicht gefällt, kannst du sagen:

I can't stand… Ich kann es nicht ertragen …

I absolutely hate… … drives me crazy. Ich hasse… … macht mich wahnsinnig.

I have no time for… Ich habe keine Zeit für …

I really dislike… Ich mag wirklich nicht …

As before, you use these phrases with a noun or an -ing verb. Wie zuvor verwenden Sie diese Phrasen mit einem Substantiv oder einem Verb auf -ing.

For example:

I can't stand people who cut in line. Ich kann Leute nicht ausstehen, die sich anstellen.

I absolutely hate every song he's ever made. Ich hasse absolut jeden Song, den er je gemacht hat.

Walking behind someone who walks really slowly drives me crazy! Hinter jemandem zu gehen, der wirklich langsam geht, macht mich verrückt!

Some of these phrases are more general. Einige dieser Sätze sind allgemeiner.

You can use I can't stand…, I absolutely hate…, or I really dislike… to talk about Sie können mit Ich kann es nicht ertragen …, Ich hasse … oder Ich mag es wirklich nicht … um darüber zu sprechen

anything: people, things, or activities.

However, with the other two phrases, you would use them to talk about people and

their habits.

For example:

She's always late, which drives me crazy. Sie kommt immer zu spät, was mich verrückt macht.

I have no time for people who say nice things to your face, then gossip behind your back. Ich habe keine Zeit für Leute, die dir nette Dinge ins Gesicht sagen und dann hinter deinem Rücken lästern.

Okay, what about you?

It's your last practice: pause the video, and write three sentences about things you

strongly dislike.

Use the language from this section, and start again when you're ready.

How was that? Wie war das?

Could you use the language easily? Konnten Sie die Sprache leicht verwenden?

Did you check to make sure you didn't make any mistakes? Haben Sie überprüft, ob Sie keine Fehler gemacht haben?

Finally, we have a question for you: what do you like or dislike most about studying

English?

Please tell us in the comments!

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English.com.

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