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82: I like it! How to use piace in Italian
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04/26/20 • 15 min
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Today's Italian words
Hai molto in comune con la tua famiglia? = Do you have a lot in common with your family?
Hai = you have
Molto = a lot
In comune = in common
Con = with
La tua famiglia = your family
Dipende = It depends
Per esempio = For example
Ci piace cucinare = we like cooking
Ci = to us
Piace = it pleases
Cucinare = cooking
Ma a mia sorella piace fare i dolci = But my sister likes making desserts
Ma = but
a mia sorella = to my sister
piace = pleases
fare = making
I dolci = the sweets
Mentre a me piace fare la pasta = while I like making pasta
Mentre = while
A me = to me
Piace = pleases
Fare = making
La pasta = the pasta
Ci piacciono i film = we like films
Ci = to us
Piacciono = they please
I film = the films
Ci piace la pizza = We like the pizza (lit. to us, it pleases, the pizza)
Ci piacciono le pizze = we like the pizzas (lit. to us, they please, the pizzas)
A me piacciono i film fantascienza, e a mia sorella piacciono i film Disney = I like sci fi films, while my sister likes Disney films.
A me = to me
Piacciono = they please
I film = the films
Fantascienza = sci fi
E = and
A mia sorella = to my sister
Piacciono = they please
I film Disney = Disney films
E a tua mamma? = And your mom? (lit. And to your mom?)
Le piacciono i film classici, come cantando sotto la pioggia = She likes classic films, like singing in the rain.
Le = to her
Piacciono = they please
I film = the films
Classici = classic
Come = like
Cantando = singing
Sotto = under
La pioggia = the rain
A lei = to her
A me piace = I like it (lit. to me, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Mi piace = I like it (lit. to me, it pleases: short, most common)
A te piace = You like it (lit. to you, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Ti piace = You like it (lit. to you, it pleases: short, most common)
A lei piace = She likes it (lit. to her, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Le piace = She likes it (lit. to her, it pleases: short, most common)
A lui piace = He likes it (lit. to him, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Gli piace = He likes it (lit. to him, it pleases: short, most common)
A loro piace = They like it (lit. to them, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Gli piace = They like it (lit. to them, it pleases: short, most common)
A noi piace = We like it (lit. to us, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Ci piace = We like it (lit. to us, it pleases: short, most common)
A voi piace = You plural like it (lit. to you plural, it pleases: full, for emphasis)
Vi piace = You plural like it (lit. to you plural, it pleases: short, most common)
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4: Excuse me, do you speak English?
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01/15/17 • 7 min
Learn more about the verb "parlare" which means "speak". By the end, you'll be able to say all kinds of useful phrases like "do you speak English?"
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Today's Italian words
Parla = you speak (formal, for people you don't know well); he/she speaks
Parla inglese = you speak English (formal, for people you don't know well)
Scusi, parla inglese? = Excuse me, do you (formal) speak English
Parlate = you all/you both speak (the plural you)
Parlate inglese = you all/both speak English
Parlate inglese? = do you all/both speak English?
Parliamo = we speak
Parliamo italiano = we speak Italian
Parliamo un po' di italiano = we speak a bit of Italian
Parlano = they speak
Parlano italiano = they speak Italian
Parlano inglese? = do they speak English?
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112: 3 Essential Ways to say Please in Italian
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10/17/23 • 8 min
Do Italians say please? Learn the 3 most authentic ways to be polite in Italian.
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Today's Italian words:
Per piacere = Please (lit. to please)
Per favore = Please (lit. for favour)
Sì, grazie! = Yes please! (in Italian, we don’t say "per favore" after "sì")
Due biglietti, per favore = Two tickets, please (lit. for favour)
Un cappuccino, per piacere = A cappuccino, please (lit. to please)
Può portare il conto? = Can you bring the bill?
Potrebbe portare il conto? = Could you bring the bill?
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#18: Making small talk: Where are you from?
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05/29/17 • 7 min
84: Piace in the past - part II
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05/24/20 • 8 min
I liked the pasta, I liked that bread... learn how to talk about things you liked in the past
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Today's Italian words:
Ti è piaciuta la cena? = Did you like dinner?
Sì, molto = Yes, a lot.
Mi è piaciuta la pasta = I liked the pasta.
Mi è piaciuto il pane = I liked the bread.
E mi sono piaciuti i carciofi = And I liked the artichokes.
Mi è piaciutA la pizza = I liked the pizza.
Sono = they are
Mi sono piaciuti = I liked them (i biscotti)
Mi sono piaciute = I liked them (le torte)
85: Piace in the past - part III
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06/07/20 • 6 min
Piacere in Italian: Learn how to talk about things you liked (or didn’t like) when they lasted for a while in the past.
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Today's Italian words:
Ti piace Milano? = Do you like Milan?
Ti = to you
Piace = it pleases
Milano = Milan
Sì, molto = Yes, a lot.
All’inizio non mi piaceva = In the beginning I didn’t like it
All’inizio = in the beginning
Non = not
Mi = to me
Piaceva = it pleased
Mi piaceva il mio lavoro = I liked my job (lit. to me it pleased).
Mi piaceva andare al pub = I liked going to the pub (lit. to me it pleased).
Mi è piaciuto il film = I liked the film (short, one time event)
Perché? = Why?
Mi piacevano le città meno moderne come Roma. = I liked cities that were less modern like Rome.
Mi piacevano le città. = I liked the cities.
Mi = to me
Piacevano = they pleased
La città = the city
Non mi piaceva il freddo in inverno. = I didn’t like the cold in winter.
Non = not
Mi = to me
Piaceva = it pleased, this time in the singular again because it refers to...
Il freddo = the cold
In inverno = in the winter
Ma ora mi piace molto lo stile di vita qui = But now I like the lifestyle here a lot.
Ma = but
Ora = now
Mi = to me
Piace = it pleases (this time in the present)
Molto = a lot
Lo stile = the style
Di vita = of life
78: What does “magari” mean?
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02/23/20 • 8 min
Ever heard “magari” in Italian and wondered what it meant? It actually has 2 very different meanings. Once you know them, it’s easy!
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Today's Italian words
Cosa fai stasera? = what are you doing tonight?
Magari esco con le amiche = maybe I’ll go out with my friends
Cosa = what
Fai = you do
Stasera = this evening
Magari = maybe
Esco = I go out
Con = with
80: How to say "have a coffee" in Italian (and avoid a really common mistake)
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03/22/20 • 8 min
In English, you can “have” a coffee or “have” lunch. But Italians don’t say it that way. Find out how to talk about having food and drink.
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Today's Italian words
Prendere un caffè = have a coffee (lit. to take a coffee)
Prendere = to take
Un = a
Caffè = coffee.
Cosa prendi? = What are you having? (lit. what are you taking?)
Cosa = what
Prendi = you take
Prendo il pesce = I’m having the fish.
Prendo = I take
Il = the
Pesce = fish
Mangio un panino = I have a sandwich (lit. I eat a sandwich)
Mangio = I eat
Un panino = a sandwich
Bevo una birra alle sei = I have a beer at 6 (lit. I drink a beer)
Bevo = I drink
Una birra = A beer
Alle sei = at six o clock
Prendo il caffè a casa = I have coffee at home (lit. I take coffee at home)
Prendo = I take
Il caffè = the coffee
A casa = at home
Bevo il caffè a casa = I drink coffee at home
Prendo una birra = I take a beer
Prendo il pesce = I take the fish
Mangio un panino = I eat a sandwich
Bevo una beer = I drink a beer
76: How to say "it makes sense" in Italian - and avoid saying "it's gross" by accident
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12/22/19 • 5 min
Learn how to say “it makes sense” in Italian and avoid an easily made (but kind of embarrassing!) mistake.
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Today's Italian words
Ma non ha senso! = But it doesn’t make sense!
Non = make a sentence negative
Ha = it has
Senso = sense
Ha senso = it makes sense (lit. it has sense)
Fare = to do or to make
Fa = it makes
Fa senso = it makes me cringe/it’s disgusting
Il sangue fa senso = blood is disgusting/makes me cringe
La carne fa senso = meat is disgusting/makes me cringe
La tua idea ha senso = your idea makes sense
Sono d’accordo = I agree
Hai ragione = you’re right (lit. you have reason)
86: PIACERE in Italian: the ultimate guide to talking about things you like
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06/28/20 • 26 min
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Today's Italian words:
Mi piace = I like it (lit. to me, it pleases)
Ci piace cucinare = We like cooking. (lit. to us, it pleases)
Ci = to us
Piace = it pleases
Cucinare = cooking
Mi piace = I like it (lit. to me, it pleases)
Ci piace = we like it (lit. to us, it pleases)
Ti piace = you like it (lit. to you, it pleases)
Gli piace = He likes it, they like it (to him/them, it pleases)
Le piace = She likes it, you formal like it (to her, you formal, it pleases)
Ci piace = We like it (to us, it pleases)
Vi piace = You plural like it (to you plural, it pleases)
Mi piacciono = I like them (to me, they please)
Ti piacciono = You like them (to you, they please)
Gli piacciono = He/they likes them (To him/them, they please)
Le piacciono = She likes them, you formal like them (To her/you formal, they please)
Ci piacciono = We like them (To us, they please).
Vi piacciono = You plural like them (To you plural, they please).
Mangi = you eat
Piaci = you please
Mi piaci = I like you (lit. to me, you please)
Piacete = you plural please
Mi piacete = I like you guys (lit. to me, you plural please)
Mangio = I eat
Piaccio = I please
Ti piaccio = You like me (lit. to you, I please)
Piacciamo = we please
Ti piacciamo = you like us (lit. to you, we please)
Mi sta simpatico = I like him (clearly platonic)
Mi sta simpatica = I like her (clearly platonic)
Mi piace cucinare = I like cooking (lit. to me, it pleases, cooking)
Mi piace andare al cinema = I like going to the cinema (lit. to me it pleases, going..)
Mi piace mangiare = I like eating (to me, it pleases, eating).
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