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In Danish, one way to say that you like something or someone involves suffering: jeg kan godt lide<\/strong>, or literally “I can good\/well suffer”. The negative version is jeg kan ikke lide<\/strong> (“I cannot suffer”).<\/p>\n Here are some examples (from bab.la<\/a>):<\/p>\n The English expression I do not suffer fools gladly<\/strong> has a similar structure. A version of this phrase first appeared in the Bible as, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.” (2 Corinthians 11:19 – KJV). It is usually used in the negative these days though [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n Another way to say you like something in Danish is to say that you think about it. For example, jeg synes om sprog<\/strong> = I like languages (“I think about languages”). As well as to like, synes om<\/strong> also means to love or appreciate [source<\/a>], and synes<\/strong> means to think (about), seem or reflect on [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n In English you might say that you think well of someone or something<\/strong>, although this might sound a bit old fashioned.<\/p>\n Similarly in Swedish, saying that you think about something\/someone – tycka om<\/strong>, means that you like, enjoy, appreciate, get off on, relish or are fond of it\/them [source<\/a>]. If you really like or love something or someone, you could say that you think much about them, or tycka mycket om<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here are some examples (from bab.la<\/a>):<\/p>\n Another way to say you like something\/someone in Swedish is gilla<\/strong>, which means to like, approve, favour, go for, hold with or be fond of [source<\/a>]. For example, han gillar choklad<\/strong> – he likes chocolate.<\/p>\n In Spanish the most common way to say you like something is to use the verb gustar<\/strong> (to be pleasing, to taste), e.g. me gusta el t\u00e9<\/strong> = I like tea, or literally “(to) me pleasing the tea” [source<\/a>]. You could say in English that something is to your taste, or if you don’t like it, it’s not your cup of tea.<\/p>\n Here’s an audio version of this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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