es gibt, man and gern

es gibt, man, gern

A1German grammar, level A1 · topic 19 of 19Free

There is, one/people, and how to say you like doing something.

Three small things you will use every day.

Three useful patterns

patternmeaningexample
es gibt + Akkusativthere is, there areEs gibt einen Markt.
man + verb (like er)one, people, you in generalWas macht man an Diwali?
verb + gernlike doingIch lese gern.
verb + nicht gerndon't like doingIch koche nicht gern.
lieber · am liebstenprefer · like most of allIch trinke lieber Chai. Am liebsten trinke ich Chai mit Zucker.
Ich hätte gern …I would like … (ordering)Ich hätte gern einen Chai.

Examples from the stories

See also

Practise it with stories

Every example comes from a DeutschKatha story. On DeutschKatha you can hear each sentence and see which case every word is in.