Giving a date compliments: Telling them you enjoy their company
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Key Phrases
Sto proprio bene con te.
I really feel good with you.
Con te il tempo vola.
With you time flies.
Sei sempre così simpatica.
You're always so nice.
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing affection and enjoyment of someone's company
Esprimere affetto e piacere nello stare con qualcuno
Giving compliments and responding modestly
Fare complimenti e rispondere con modestia
Proposing and confirming a future meeting
Proporre e confermare un futuro incontro
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're meeting your friend Giulia, someone you really like. You want to tell her you enjoy her company and ask to see her again on Saturday.
Ciao Giulia! Che bello vederti.
Hi Giulia! It's so nice to see you.
Ciao Emily ! Anche per me. Come stai?
Hi Emily! Same here. How are you?
Benissimo, grazie. Sai, sto proprio bene con te.
Really well, thanks. You know, I really enjoy being with you.
Davvero? Che carino!
Really? That's so sweet!
Sì, con te il tempo vola.
Yes, time flies when I'm with you.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Che bello vederti.
keh BEL-loh veh-DEHR-tee
It's so nice to see you.
💬 te "you" attaches to the end of vedere, which drops its final e: vederti. Same with sentirti "to hear you" in Che bello sentirti.
See breakdown →Anche per me.
AHN-keh pehr meh
For me too.
Come stai?
KOH-meh STAH-ee
How are you?
💬 stai is the friendly form for someone you call tu. With someone you'd address formally, it becomes Come sta?.
See breakdown →Benissimo, grazie.
beh-NEES-see-moh GRAHT-syeh
Really well, thanks.
💬 Adding -issimo to a word turns it up to "very": bene becomes benissimo. Same with bello to bellissimo "really beautiful".
See breakdown →Sai
sigh
You know
🇮🇹 Opening with Sai, softens what follows and signals you're about to share something personal. It sounds warm rather than lecturing.
See breakdown →Sto proprio bene
stoh proh-pryoh BEH-neh
I feel really good
💬 Italian uses stare, not essere, for how you feel: sto bene "I'm well", sto male "I feel bad". proprio slips in before bene to mean "really".
See breakdown →Con te
kohn teh
With you
💬 After words like con, per and a, "you" is te, not tu: per te "for you". Likewise "me" is me: con me "with me".
See breakdown →Sai, sto proprio bene con te.
sigh stoh proh-pryoh BEH-neh kohn teh
You know, I really feel good with you.
🇮🇹 This is a gentle, sincere compliment, warm without being a declaration of love. It fits a second or third date well.
See breakdown →Davvero?
dahv-VEH-roh
Really?
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