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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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[–] N0N0 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] Shialac 9 points 1 year ago

fr... I am german, of course I love mayonnaise

[–] Arbiter 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What would be the proper phrasing for this question?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s grammatically correct but every sane German will obviously pick mayo.

[–] orrk 2 points 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

[–] N0N0 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.