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How do you say "What do you like?" in Italian?
Cosa ti piace?
In Italian, "What do you like?" is Cosa ti piace?.
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Pronunciation
Cosa sounds like 'KOH-zah'. Ti piace like 'tee PYAH-cheh'.
Grammar notes
Cosa means 'what'. Ti piace uses the indirect form, literally 'pleases to you'.
Example sentence
Cosa ti piace fare nel tempo libero?
What do you like to do in your free time?
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How to remember Cosa ti piace?
Piace means 'pleases'. Cosa ti piace literally asks 'what pleases you'.
Related words
- What can you do? Cosa sai fare?
- What do you hate? Cosa odi?
- What do you love? Cosa ami?
- What do you want? Cosa vuoi?
- What don't you want? Cosa non vuoi?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? Qual è la temperatura giovedì?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? Qual è la temperatura martedì?
- What is the weather on Sunday? Che tempo fa domenica?
- Who is your best friend? Chi è il tuo migliore amico?
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Questions about Cosa ti piace?
How do you say "What do you like?" in Italian?
In Italian, "What do you like?" is Cosa ti piace?. It is a noun.
How is Cosa ti piace? written in Italian?
Cosa ti piace? is written using the standard Italian script.
How is Cosa ti piace? used in a sentence?
Use Cosa ti piace? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Cosa ti piace fare nel tempo libero? (What do you like to do in your free time?).
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"What do you like?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が好きですか？ (nani ga suki desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 좋아해요? (mueoseul joahaeyo?)
- Chinese 你喜欢什么? (nǐ xǐ huān shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué te gusta?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué te gusta?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu aimes ?
- German Was magst du?
- Russian Что тебе нравится? (čto tebe nravitsja?)
- Greek Τι σου αρέσει; (ti su aresi)
- Arabic أنت بتحب إيه؟ (inta bithibb 'ieeh)
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