82: I like it! How to use piace in Italian
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🗓️ 26 April 2020
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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)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that mi piace doesn't really mean I like? |
| 0:05.0 | This mistranslation is one of the reasons that learning this expression can be so tricky in Italian. |
| 0:11.0 | But once you clear it up and learn the true meaning, everything becomes easier. |
| 0:15.0 | Learn how to use piace in episode 82 of 5 Minutes Italian. Ciao all all, and Benvenuptu Italian. |
| 0:33.6 | And I'm Katie. |
| 0:34.6 | And I'm Matteo. |
| 0:35.6 | Ciao. |
| 0:36.6 | In today's lesson, we're going to learn about a word that can be tricky for Italian learners |
| 0:41.3 | because it works in a very different way compared to in English. |
| 0:44.3 | And that word is piace. |
| 0:47.3 | One of the main reasons that it can be tricky is that piace doesn't really mean what we're often taught it does. |
| 0:53.3 | It doesn't mean like. Once you know the real meaning, |
| 0:56.9 | it all becomes a lot easier to understand and use correctly. You'll find out more soon. Let's start by |
| 1:02.3 | listening to the conversation. Mattio, have very in common with your family. |
| 1:10.2 | Depend. |
| 1:11.6 | For example, we like |
| 1:13.6 | to cookinary, |
| 1:15.4 | but a my |
| 1:16.5 | sister like |
| 1:18.5 | the dole |
| 1:19.9 | and I |
| 1:22.3 | like to me |
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