thank you both for the explanations! @ Domasla: I need to learn German because I want to change my job .. on September I'll start a course (again *sigh*-- I'm a desperate case!!) @ Eliot: thank you for the explanation :)

mochten = liked moechten = would like (ich moechte, du moechtest, er moechte,...) It comes from the verb "moegen" and is an imperfect subjunctive tense. But don't worry about that in these beginning stages. Just learn it as is.

Warum? Italienisch ist doch auch schön!

I definitely need to attend a German course! :(

mögen = to like /to be fond of /to feel for /to want (something /someone) ich mag = I like du magst = you like (singular) (formal: Sie mögen) er/sie/es mag = he/she/it likes wir mögen = we like ihr mögt = you like (plural) (formal: Sie mögen) sie mögen = they like wir mochten = we liked