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Illustration of the A1 German word “gern”, which translates to “gladly, with pleasure”. A cheerful green worm with a wide smile, happily munching on a fresh leaf in a g
A cheerful green worm with a wide smile, happily munching on a fresh leaf in a g

gern

A1 · adverb

gladly, with pleasure

[ɡɛʁn]

gern in a sentence

Examples

Ich esse gern Pizza.

I like to eat pizza.

Wir trinken gern Kaffee.

We like to drink coffee.

How to remember it

A happy GERN-y worm *gladly* wriggles, saying 'With pleasure!' to a tasty leaf. 'GERN' sounds like 'gerny'.

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