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How to Say โ€˜I hope you like them.โ€™ in Italian

Spero che vi facciano piacere.

SPEH-roh keh vee FAHT-chah-noh pya-CHEH-reh

[SPEH-roh keh vee FAHT-chah-noh pya-CHEH-reh]

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Tip: [fare piacere] often does the job of "to like" in polite situations. Here [vi facciano piacere] is literally closer to "may they give you pleasure," but in real use it means "I hope you like them."

Phrase Breakdown

Spero

[SPEH-roh]

I hope

Used to express a polite and friendly wish.

Example

Spero in Spero che vi facciano piacere rende il tono gentile.

Spero in I hope you like them makes the tone kind.

Che vi facciano piacere

keh vee FAHT-chah-noh pya-CHEH-reh

That they make you happy / please you

A subordinate clause expressing the hoped-for effect on the listeners.

Example

Spero che ti faccia piacere.

I hope it pleases you.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

that

Introduces the dependent clause after 'I hope'.

Example

Che in Spero che vi facciano piacere unisce le due parti della frase.

Che in I hope you like them joins the two parts of the sentence.

vi

[vee]

to you

Pronoun for 'to you' plural or formal, often used politely.

Example

Vi in Spero che vi facciano piacere parla ai padroni di casa.

Vi in I hope you like them addresses the hosts.

facciano

[FAHT-chah-noh]

may make

Subjunctive plural of 'fare' in the expression 'fare piacere'.

Example

Facciano in Spero che vi facciano piacere dipende da Spero.

Facciano in I hope you like them depends on Spero.

piacere

[pya-CHEH-reh]

pleasure / be pleasing

In this phrase it means that something is pleasing or welcome.

Example

Piacere in Spero che vi facciano piacere indica apprezzamento del dono.

Piacere in I hope you like them indicates appreciation of the gift.

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