Coffee Break Italian

CBI 1-13 | Visiting an Italian restaurant

May 11, 2015
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INSIGHT

Infinitives Are Building Blocks

  • Italian infinitives (dictionary forms) end in -are and carry 'to' meaning like to eat, to speak, to help.
  • Use infinitives as building blocks to create many sentences by combining known words.
ADVICE

Say What You Like Doing

  • Use mi piace + infinitive to say you like doing something (e.g., mi piace mangiare una pizza).
  • Look up verbs in the dictionary and combine mi piace with the infinitive to practise hobbies or actions.
INSIGHT

Mi Piace Means 'It Pleases Me'

  • Mi piace literally means 'to me pleases' so the verb agrees with the thing liked, not the person.
  • Use mi piace for singular and mi piacciono for plural nouns (e.g., mi piacciono i funghi).
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