Learn how to use the verbs "like" and "love"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Italian Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about your likes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question ‘do you like?’ affirmatively in Italian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Do you like chocolate?' in Italian. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Ti piace la cioccolata? |
| Becky: First is a phrase literally meaning 'it’s pleasing to you' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] ti piace [Slow] ti piace |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'chocolate' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] cioccolata [Slow] cioccolata |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like chocolate?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Ti piace la cioccolata? [Normal] Ti piace la cioccolata? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you want to refer to a group of things. Here's the way to ask, 'Do you like sweets?' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Ti piacciono i dolci? |
| Becky: First is a phrase literally meaning ‘they’re pleasing to you' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] ti piacciono [Slow] ti piacciono |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] i [Slow] i |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'sweets' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] dolci [Slow] dolci |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'Do you like sweets?' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Ti piacciono i dolci? [Normal] Ti piacciono i dolci? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Yes, I like it.' referring to a single thing |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Sì, mi piace. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] sì [Slow] sì |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'it’s pleasing to me' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] mi piace [Slow] mi piace |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I like it.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Sì, mi piace. [Normal] Sì, mi piace. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Yes, I like them.' referring to a group of things. |
| Ofelia: [Normal] Sì, mi piacciono. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'yes' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] sì [Slow] sì |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase meaning 'they’re pleasing to me' |
| Ofelia: [Normal] mi piacciono [Slow] mi piacciono |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Yes, I like them.' |
| Ofelia: [Slow] Sì, mi piacciono. [Normal] Sì, mi piacciono. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Ofelia: Knowing how to ask and talk about someone's likes and dislikes is necessary when you’re learning a new language. And it will help you to make small talk with people you don’t know well! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Ofelia: Ciao! |
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