How to Say ‘Seems to me’ in Italian
Mi sembra
mee SEM-brah
[mee SEM-brah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Mi sembra] literally means "it seems to me," and Italian uses this a lot to soften an opinion. You can reuse it with many adjectives: [mi sembra giusto] or [mi sembra strano].
Phrase Breakdown
Mi
[mee]
to me / me
Pronoun used with sembra to mean to me, as in it seems to me.
Mi sembra che il tassista abbia sbagliato strada.
It seems to me that the taxi driver took the wrong road.
sembra
[SEM-brah]
it seems
From sembrare, used to express an impression or opinion like it seems.
Mi sembra un prezzo eccessivo.
It seems like an excessive price to me.
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