Learn How to use the Italian Verb PIACERE.

Today I want to talk about a verb that for sure you use quite commonly also in your own language! What am I talking about? Well it's the verb that you will use to express preferences…so what you like and dislike.

In this video I want to show you the Italian verb PIACERE.

I think that this is an important verb that you might immediately use if you are learning a language from scratch!

Towards the end of the video you will also find a quick exercise to practice immediately what you learn here… and after the exercise I will reveal a fun fact about this verb! Don't miss out!

The verb PIACERE means to like and it is a conjugated like this:

• a me / piace // Mi piace
• a te piace // ti piace
• a lui / lei piace // gli piace , le piace
• a noi piace // ci piace
• a voi piace // vi piace
• a loro piace // gli piace

So if I want to say that "I like pizza"… I will say "Mi piace la pizza"

If I want to say that "you like to swim"... I will say "Ti piace nuotare"  

Or if I want to say that "we like going to the cinema".... I will say "Ci piace andare al cinema"

A very important thing that you have to remember when you are using this verb is that you need to double check the noun that comes after it. 

If you have a singular noun after it or a verb in the infinitive form…. the verb will be PIACE 

For example 

• Mi piace la pasta (pasta is a singular noun… so I used PIACE)
• Mi piace leggere (leggere is a verb in the infinitive form… so I use PIACE)

If you have a plural noun after it…. the verb will become PIACCIONO

For example:

• Mi piacciono i film romantici (I film romantici is a plural nouns… so I will not use PIACE but I will use PIACCIONO).

If you want to practice with this verb you have to check out the YouTube video! There is a little fun exercise!

Extra Fact with this verb:

As you know in Italian the word order is usually SVO so Subject Verb and Object… and usually the subject is a person a thing or an animal… with the verb PIACERE the subject is not the person or thing or animal BUT it is the object or action that you like or dislike

• A Nina piace la pasta — the subject is NOT Nina but the object “la pasta”
• A me piace correre — the subject is NOT “me - first person singular” but the object “correre”
• A noi piace il cioccolato — the subject is NOT “noi - first person plural” but the object “il cioccolato”

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