"Er mag Französisch lieber als Deutsch."

Translation: He likes French more than German.

[Jammybrowner]

Can someone explain how: "He prefers French more than German" is wrong?

[AllenBouch]

In English, "prefers" would be accompanued by "to", not by "more than".

[Buddha_Bunny]

You do not need to use "to". If one were to like German more than French, they could say, "I prefer French less than German." Swap "less" with "more", and the sentence is still correct with the opposite meaning.

[JoCarmichael1]

My exact question! I wrote : He prefers French more than German" also and got it wrong.

[RosaGomes]

Maybe in English it would be he prefers French to German rather than "more than"

[25carpe]

Isn't it redundant to have both mag and lieber in the same sentence?

[Vabelie]

It is not redundant at all.

"Mögen", conjugated to "mag", means "like".
"Lieber" means something like "more fond of".
So the two together mean "like more, like more fondly", or "prefer".

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[Buddha_Bunny]

I believe it's a matter of emphasis. Like versus really like or love.

[LucasPereira2003]

What about " He prefers French over German"

[iriomk]

Es ist auch richtig.

[JasonVBlack]

'Er mag lieber Französisch als Deutsch?' When I translate this, those two words are swapped. Can some explain what's going on here? Are both acceptable? Why?
'Er mag Französisch mehr als Deutsch' means "He likes French more than German"
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[bogg22]

Thought lieber would be prefer?

[master1hd]

"He likes French better than German" was incorrect.

[WillCWC]

If the English says "more than", then can the German says "mehr als", because "lieber" means rather.