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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)

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?

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?

Where are you from? It's the most popular conversation starter of all time and an essential topic to master if you want to make small talk with Italians. In today's lesson, you'll learn how to ask people where they're from and tell them about your nationality. By the end, you'll know: 1. Three different ways to ask someone where they're from 2. How to talk about different nationalities 3. One very simple way to ask questions Remember what you learnt in today's episode! To get free bonus materials, including a quiz and flashcards, visit our website: http://joyoflanguages.com/where-are-you-from-italian/ Today's words Di dove sei? = Where are you from? (informal) Di = from Dove = where Sei = you are (informal) è = you are (formal) Di dov'è? = where are you from? (formal) Siete = you both/all are Sono = I am Inglese = English Americano/a = American Australiano/a = Australian Italiano/a = Italian E tu? = And you? (informal) E lei? = And you? (formal) Subscribe here: courses.joyoflanguages.com/5-minute-italian/ Find out more about the difference between the formal and informal you: https://soundcloud.com/5-minute-italian/episode-17 A list of how to say different nationalities in Italian: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_di_etnici_nazionali Intro: Ciao by Lee Maddeford(Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License).

You need Italian possessive adjectives in most everyday conversations. You’ll see how they work, when to use them and mistakes to avoid.

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Today's Italian words:
Noi italiani non condividiamo la nostra pizza = We Italians don’t share our pizza
Noi inglesi non condividiamo la nostra birra = We English don’t share our beer
È la mia pizza = It’s my pizza
È la mia birra = It’s my beer