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How to Say ‘I trust you.’ in Italian

Mi fido di Lei.

mee FEE-doh dee LAY

[mee FEE-doh dee LAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian trusts "of" someone: fidarsi di. You'd say mi fido di te "I trust you" to a friend.

Phrase Breakdown

Mi fido

mee FEE-doh

I trust

'Fidarsi' is reflexive: 'mi fido' means 'I trust'. Stress falls on 'fi': mi FI-do.

Example

Mi fido del tuo consiglio.

I trust your advice.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

myself

Reflexive pronoun 'myself', used with chiamarsi (to be called).

Example

Mi chiamo Anna.

My name is Anna.

fido

[FEE-doh]

I trust

From 'fidarsi' (to trust); used with 'di'.

Example

Mi fido di te.

I trust you.

di Lei.

dee LAY

you (formal).

'Fidarsi di' takes 'di'. 'Lei' is the formal 'you', pronounced LAY.

Example

Ho sentito parlare di Lei.

I've heard about you.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

(of) — used after 'fidarsi'

Preposition required by 'fidarsi'.

Example

Non mi fido di lui.

I don't trust him.

Lei

[LAY]

you (formal)

Polite form of addressing someone directly.

Example

Questo regalo è per Lei.

This gift is for you.

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