How to Say โI 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]
๐ฌ 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.
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.
Spero che ti faccia piacere.
I hope it pleases you.
Words in this phrase
che
[keh]
that
Introduces the dependent clause after 'I hope'.
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.
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'.
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.
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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