German Liking: What's the difference between using "gern" and "mögen"? Working on "comparatives" now. Namely: forms of "gern" which I take to mean "like", "prefer" (lieber), and "favorite" (liebste/liebsten). In double-checking "Ich Bier gern" though, I also get offered the sentence "Ich mag Bier." Recalling my experience with all other instances of gern and mögen sentences, both get translated as ways to state that you or someone else "like/s" something. I can't tell the difference though! For example, when would I use "Ich Bier gern" rather than "Ich mag Bier"? And vice versa, when would I use "Ich mag..." rather than "Ich .... gern"? On top of this, I'm running into trouble with liebste/n versus Lieblings-. When attempting a sentence that uses liebste/n I'm always told that it would be better to combine the favorite thing with "Lieblings-". Can anyone give me a sentence showing how or when to use liebste/n?