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How to Say ‘But I like reading in English too.’ in Italian

Ma anche a me piace leggere in inglese.

mah AHN-keh ah meh pee-AH-cheh LEHJ-jeh-reh een een-GLEH-zeh

[mah AHN-keh ah meh pee-AH-cheh LEHJ-jeh-reh een een-GLEH-zeh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ma anche a me piace

mah AHN-keh ah meh pee-AH-cheh

But I also like

'Ma' means 'but' and 'anche a me piace' means 'I like it too'.

Example

Ma anche a me piace il mare.

But I like the sea too.

Words in this phrase

[mah]

But

Used to introduce a contrasting statement or question.

Example

Ma non capisco perché ma allora lei è felice.

But I don't understand why but then she is happy.

anche

[AHN-keh]

also / too

Used to agree or add that the same is true for you as well.

Example

Anche io ho apprezzato molto la conversazione.

I also really appreciated the conversation.

[ah]

"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.

Example

Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.

Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.

[meh]

The stressed pronoun 'me', used after prepositions like 'per'.

Example

Per me è stato molto utile sentirti parlare del progetto.

For me it was very useful to hear you talk about the project.

piace

[pee-AH-cheh]

is pleasing; I like

From piacere; literally means is pleasing to me, used to say I like something.

Example

Mi piace l'idea di fare networking in modo naturale.

I like the idea of networking in a natural way.

leggere in inglese.

LEHJ-jeh-reh een een-GLEH-zeh

reading in English.

After 'piace', use the infinitive 'leggere'. Stress: LÈG-ge-re.

Example

Preferisco leggere in inglese.

I prefer reading in English.

Words in this phrase

leggere

[LEHJ-jeh-reh]

to read

Infinitive verb; after 'piace' it names the activity you like.

Example

Mi piace leggere la sera.

I like reading in the evening.

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

inglese

[een-GLEH-zeh]

English

The English language, or something from England.

Example

Il menù è in inglese?

Is the menu in English?

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