1@jesse_saenz Jesse Saenz

Thanks #duolingo I’m sure this phrase will naturally come up in all types of daily interactions. #german #deutschlernen

(A screenshot of Duo lingo) Liebst du Mayo oder liebst du mich?

Do you love mayonnaise or do you love me?

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    1 year ago

    I’m german and this phrase is utterly bs. Tbh, every German You will tell this will treat You like you’re a removed.

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          1 year ago

          that’s sort of the point, you aren’t learning phrases to spit out like a “Chinese room”, but instead vocabulary and grammar

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        1 year ago

        E.g.: Was liebst du mehr, Mayonnaise oder mich?

        What do You like better, Mayonnaise or me?

        The point is, it’s highly improper to not love a person in favor of a thing. Instead You can lighten it up a bit by just asking for what they like better.

        The initial question is only askable among very close friends (Irony/Saracasm), usually not even for couples and definitely not for love interests or lose contacts.