85: Piace in the past - part III
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Summary
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 cittĂ meno moderne come Roma. = I liked cities that were less modern like Rome.
Mi piacevano le cittĂ . = I liked the cities.
Mi = to me
Piacevano = they pleased
La cittĂ = 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
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Think about something you used to really like in the past, maybe a place you lived in or something tasty you used to eat. |
| 0:08.9 | In today's episode, you'll learn how to talk about things you liked or didn't like when they lasted for a while in the past. Ciao to all |
| 0:26.6 | and welcome to 5 Minutes Italian. |
| 0:29.6 | And I'm Mattieo, |
| 0:30.6 | Ciao! |
| 0:31.6 | Let's continue our series on how to talk about stuff we like in Italian. |
| 0:36.6 | We'll listen to the conversation first. |
| 0:38.3 | Do you like in Milan? |
| 0:41.3 | Yes, very. |
| 0:43.3 | But at the initial, not I didn't like. |
| 0:47.3 | Why? |
| 0:49.3 | I like the cities very modern, |
| 0:53.3 | like Rome, and not me |
| 0:55.9 | piaceva in winter, but now, me |
| 1:00.5 | my piace much the style of life here. |
| 1:04.6 | So you first heard, |
| 1:06.4 | Do you like Milan? |
| 1:10.4 | And as we know, this phrase follows a different structure in Italian. |
| 1:13.6 | It's literally |
| 1:15.6 | To you |
| 1:17.6 | Piace |
| 1:18.6 | It pleases |
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