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How to Say ‘I like ice cream.’ in Italian

Mi piace il gelato.

mee pee-AH-cheh eel jeh-lah-toh

[mee pee-AH-cheh eel jeh-lah-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi piace

mee pee-AH-cheh

I like

Say 'mee PYAH-cheh'. Use it with singular things.

Example

Mi piace il caffè.

I like coffee.

Words in this phrase

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

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.

il gelato.

eel jeh-lah-toh

ice cream.

The 'g' before 'e' is soft, like 'j': 'eel jeh-LAH-toh'. Stress 'LA'.

Example

Il gelato al cioccolato è buonissimo.

Chocolate ice cream is very good.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

gelato

[jeh-lah-toh]

ice cream

A frozen dessert made from cream.

Example

Voglio il gelato alla fragola.

I want strawberry ice cream.

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