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How to Say ‘So, what do you like about Giulia?’ in Italian

Allora, cosa ti piace di Giulia?

ahl-LOH-rah KO-sa tee pee-AH-cheh dee JOO-lyah

[ahl-LOH-rah KO-sa tee pee-AH-cheh dee JOO-lyah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Expect this from your date's friends early on. They're sizing you up warmly, and a specific, sincere answer goes over far better than a generic one.

Phrase Breakdown

Allora,

ahl-LOH-rah

So,

A common conversation starter. Hold the double L: al-LO-ra.

Example

Allora, andiamo?

So, shall we go?

Words in this phrase

Allora

[ahl-LOH-rah]

so; well

Filler word used to open or resume a topic.

Example

Allora, cominciamo.

So, let's begin.

cosa ti piace

KO-sa tee pee-AH-cheh

what do you like

Literally 'what pleases you'.

Example

Cosa ti piace fare?

What do you like to do?

Words in this phrase

cosa

[KO-sa]

What

Used to specify something unknown.

Example

Dire cosa vuoi vedere.

Say what you want to watch.

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

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.

di Giulia?

dee JOO-lyah

about Giulia?

Here 'di' means 'about'. Say JOO-lya.

Example

Parliamo di Giulia.

Let's talk about Giulia.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

about

Here it means 'about' a person, pointing to qualities someone has.

Example

Cosa pensi di Marco?

What do you think about Marco?

Giulia

[JOO-lyah]

Giulia (name)

Popular Italian female first name.

Example

Giulia ha i capelli biondi.

Giulia has blond hair.

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