Italian for English speakers School · Lesson 2

What you like + don't like

Likes in Italian with piacere — Mi piace il latte (I like milk) — and the reverse-style verb structure.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    Cosa ti piace?

    What do you like?

    Tip: <cosa> = Thing/ what <piace> = Pleases

  2. Pishi Pishi

    Mi piace il latte

    I like milk

    Tip: Nouns are either masculine or feminine. To tell what gender a noun is, look at the words before them, called articles. <Il> or < lo> are masculine, <la> is feminine

  3. Lindo Lindo

    E cosa non ti piace?

    What don't you like?

  4. Pishi Pishi

    Non mi piace la pasta

    I don't like pasta

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How does piacere work?

Backwards: mi piace il latte = 'milk pleases me' = 'I like milk'. Use mi/ti/gli/le/ci/vi/gli + piace/piacciono.

Piace vs piacciono?

Piace with singular subjects: mi piace il caffè. Piacciono with plural: mi piacciono i gatti.

How do you say 'I don't like'?

Non mi piace + singular / non mi piacciono + plural: non mi piace il formaggio.

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