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How to Say ‘I like pasta.’ in Italian

Mi piace la pasta.

mee pee-AH-cheh lah PAHS-tah

[mee pee-AH-cheh lah PAHS-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Mi piace

mee pee-AH-cheh

I like

Literally 'it pleases me'. Say 'mee PYAH-cheh'. The 'ce' sounds like 'cheh'.

Example

Mi piace la musica.

I like music.

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.

la pasta.

lah PAHS-tah

pasta.

Say 'lah PAH-stah', with open 'a' sounds. Italian uses the article 'la' even for general things.

Example

La pasta è buona.

The pasta is good.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

pasta

[PAHS-tah]

pasta

Feminine noun for Italy's famous dough food, like spaghetti or penne.

Example

Mangio la pasta ogni giorno.

I eat pasta every day.

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