82: I like it! How to use piace in Italian

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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)