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fglorca
February 05, 2014, 01:19 AM
Is there any other way of saying
‘I want to do well in German’ apart from ‘Quiero llevar bien en alemán’.

Thank you.

AngelicaDeAlquezar
February 05, 2014, 09:38 PM
The expression "to do well" needs another kind of construction. :thinking:

Your sentence doesn't make much sense, because we don't use "llevar bien" like that. We can say "llevarse bien con alguien", which means that you get along with someone.
- Mi amigo Roberto y yo nos llevamos muy bien.
- Nunca me llevé bien con mi hermano y por eso ahora ya no nos vemos.


Now, for the case of expecting a good result on an activity one is carrying out, we may say things like:

- Quiero que me vaya bien en el alemán.
- Quiero salir bien en Alemán. (Notice the capital letter, because I'm talking about a school subject, not the language.)
- Quiero sacar/obtener buenos resultados en Alemán.
...

I hope this helps.

ROBINDESBOIS
February 06, 2014, 05:31 AM
I agree.