"I prefer English."

Translation: Ich mag Englisch lieber.

[VaterGut]

is it really wrong to say, "ich mag lieber Englisch."?

[myra]

That's accepted now too. Thanks!

[aself69]

"Ich habe Englisch lieber" ought also to be accepted. Nicht wahr?

[Daalianer]

Yes.

[Raisinnoir]

7/9/16 That's what I was taught in school and what I put. Not accepted. I'm reporting it.

[deactivated user]

Still not accepted 09/05/2017.

[Cricket4213]

Still not accepted, 28.08.17

[Eloise23]

I put "Ich ziehe Englisch vor" and got dinged. Is that an acceptable translation? Dec 14, 2015

[Daalianer]

Yes, "Ich ziehe Englisch vor." is correct.

[maripositalinda]

I've put this on July 12th, 2016. Still not accepted. Will report.

[Oleg427345]

Now it's accepted

[Bekir978479]

Ich spreche lieber Englisch. Can this be accepted?

[Bekir978479]

Ich würde eher Englisch sprechen. Passt das?

[Lukis9922]

Ich mag Englisch besser is not acceptable. Anyone knows why? Also the word suggestions are bad.

[-Copernicus-]

In German, you don't "mögen (something) besser"; you "mögen (it) lieber." "Mögen besser" would mean, I believe, that you're doing a better job of liking it (in the sense that "I cook better" means you're doing a better job of cooking)-- and that is not a very useful sentence.

[SimonPuchtler]

I vaguely remember using 'Ich liebe gern' to express a preference. Is that right, and could it be used here (it wasn't accepted)?

[AnneMaxwel4]

I tried that, unsuccessfully, too. I would appreciate feedback. Thanks.

[Sickfluffs]

Couldn't you also say "ich ziehe Englisch vor"?

[Daalianer]

"Ich ziehe Englisch vor." is correct.

[FreekVerkerk]

Ich mag Englisch am Besten?

[Raisinnoir]

Your sentence translates to "I like English best ( am besten )".

[paul03datura]

Es akzeptiert "Ich präferiere Englisch." nicht. Da stimmt was nicht

[maripositalinda]

It should be accepted. 3.April 2018

[bob690]

"Ich gerne Englisch" not acceptable?

[Eloise23]

Apr 2, 2018 - I think gerne is an adverb. At any rate, "Ich gerne Englisch" has no verb, and definitely not the way it's said in German.

[Wonderboy6]

Can you say 'ich mag gerne...' for 'I prefer'?

[-Copernicus-]

No, that would mean "I like liking English" (i.e., liking English is somehow enjoyable), which doesn't make much sense.

[NattyNatNatIII]

"Ich lieber english." Does that also not mean "I prefer english"?

ich lieber - I prefer

"ich trinke lieber Wein als Bier" — "I prefer wine to beer"

[-Copernicus-]

"Ich lieber Englisch" (note spelling) is not a full sentence; it doesn't have a verb.

"Lieber" is an adverb; it doesn't have a very good direct translation, but I'd say "preferably" works pretty well. Your example sentence "Ich trinke lieber Wein als Bier" has that verb "trinke" ("I drink wine preferably to beer"), and likewise you're going to need a verb for this exercise: "Ich mag Englisch lieber" -> "I like English preferably," which we say more naturally as "I prefer English."

[NattyNatNatIII]

Ich mag Englisch lieber

• Literal: "I like english preferably"
• ...I guess its one of those sentances that will aways feel a bit weird ;]

Thanks that helps! A lingot! :)