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How to Say ‘I saw that you like hiking.’ in Italian

Ho visto che ti piace il trekking.

oh VEES-toh keh tee pee-AH-cheh eel TREK-king

[oh VEES-toh keh tee pee-AH-cheh eel TREK-king]

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Phrase Breakdown

Ho visto

oh VEES-toh

I saw

This is the passato prossimo of 'vedere'. The 'h' in 'ho' is silent, so say 'o VI-sto'.

Example

Ho visto un film.

I saw a movie.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

visto

[VEES-toh]

seen

The past participle of 'see', meaning to have perceived with the eyes.

Example

Ho visto un film ieri.

I saw a movie yesterday.

che ti piace

keh tee pee-AH-cheh

that you like

'Che' sounds like 'keh' and introduces the clause.

Example

So che ti piace il mare.

I know that you like the sea.

Words in this phrase

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

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 trekking.

eel TREK-king

hiking

Keep the article together with the noun.

Example

Amo il trekking.

I love hiking.

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.

trekking

[TREK-king]

hiking

Borrowed English word used in Italian for hiking or trekking in nature; masculine noun.

Example

Domenica facciamo trekking in collina.

On Sunday we're going hiking in the hills.

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