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How to say “I like it” in Russian

Three levels of liking, and the grammar flips on the first one.

Quick answer

Мне нра́вится!

mne nrávitsya — literally “it is pleasing to me”

The options

Мне нра́вится.I like it.
Мне о́чень нра́вится!I really like it!
Я люблю́ э́то.I love this. — stronger, more lasting
Здо́рово!Great!
Не о́чень.Not really.

The flip

With нра́виться the thing you like is the subject and you are in the dative. With люби́ть it works like English: you are the subject. That is why Я нра́влюсь means “people like *me*”.

Singular or plural

The verb agrees with the thing liked: Мне нра́вится пе́сня but Мне нра́вятся пе́сни.

What you hear back

Я рад(а), что тебе́ нра́вится.Glad you like it.
Мне то́же.Me too.
Пра́вда?Really?

Typical mistakes

Я нра́влюсь э́ту пе́сню.

Мне нра́вится э́та пе́сня.

The song is the subject, you are the dative.

Мне нра́вится э́ти пе́сни.

Мне нра́вятся э́ти пе́сни.

Plural subject, plural verb.

Check yourself

How do you say “I like these books”?

Plural subject: нра́вятся.

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