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How to Say ‘My wife is crazy about it.’ in Italian

Mia moglie ne va matta.

mee-ah MOH-lyeh neh vah MAHT-tah

[mee-ah MOH-lyeh neh vah MAHT-tah]

Phrase Breakdown

Mia moglie

mee-ah MOH-lyeh

My wife

'Gli' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': MO-llie.

Example

Le presento mia moglie.

Let me introduce my wife.

Words in this phrase

Mia

[mee-ah]

Belonging to the speaker.

Example

Mia madre è qui.

My mother is here.

moglie

[MOH-lyeh]

wife

A married woman in relation to her husband.

Example

Mia moglie è italiana.

My wife is Italian.

ne va matta.

neh vah MAHT-tah

is crazy about it.

'Andare matto per' means to love something. 'Ne' replaces the thing loved. Say MAT-ta with a strong double T.

Example

Il cioccolato? Mio figlio ne va matto.

Chocolate? My son is crazy about it.

Words in this phrase

[neh]

about it / for them

Pronoun referring to the thing mentioned, in 'andare matto per'.

Example

Il gelato? Ne vado pazzo.

Ice cream? I'm crazy about it.

[vah]

goes / is going

Verb indicating the heart is functioning at a fast rhythm.

Example

Il mio cuore va forte. Non riesco a stare fermo.

My heart is racing. I can't stay still.

matta

[MAHT-tah]

crazy

'Andare matto per' means to be crazy about.

Example

Lui va matto per il gelato.

He's crazy about ice cream.

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