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DISPENSA PIACERE n.2

See dispensa piacere n. 1 for explanation

 

Part 1

Do you (pl) like the* Italian cars?

Do you like to cook for your friends and your family?

Do you like the* Chinese cuisine?

Do you (pl) like to eat out at a restaurant?  

Do you like to eat in the cafeteria of our college?

Do you like your house?

Do you like to go shopping (fare lo shopping)?

Do Americans like the* Italian wine?

Do Italians like the* American cars?

Do Republicans like Obama?

Does your father like the* Italian soccer?

Does your mother like the* Italian opera?

Does your boy/girl friend ike to go to the cinema*?

Do you and your boy/girl friend like the same things?

Do you and your classmates like my quizzes?

Don't you like to watch old movies?

Don't you (pl) like to look at the stars at night?

Don't you like the* mountains?

Don't you (pl) like the* adventures?


* In order to ensure that you use the correct Italian structure I added articles in places where English would normally omit them. 

PIACERE
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MI PIACE = IT APPEALS TO ME

MI PIACCIONO = THEY APPEAL TO ME

CI PIACE = IT APPEALS TO US

CI PIACCIONO = THEY APPEAL TO US

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TI PIACE = IT APPEALS TO YOU

TI PIACCIONO = THEY APPEAL TO YOU

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TI PIACE? = DOES IT APPEAL TO YOU

TI
PIACCIONO? = DO THEY APPEAL TO YOU

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VI PIACE? = DOES IT APPEAL TO YOU (pl)?

VI
PIACCIONO? = DO THEY APPEAL TO YOU (pl)

 

 

Review and exercises

PIACERE
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To me => a me => mi

To you => a te => ti

To him => a lui => gli

To her => a lei => le

To us => a noi => ci

To you => a voi => vi

To them => a loro

 

 

IN ORDER TO TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES YOU MUST FIRST STUDY PART 2
of the grammatical explanation of piacere

Part 2

Do Americans like the* Italian wine?

Do Italians like the* American cars?

Do Republicans like Obama?

Does your father like the* Italian soccer?

Does your mother like the* Italian opera?

Does your boy/girl friend ike to go to the cinema*?

Do you and your boy/girl friend like the same things?

Do you and your classmates like my quizzes?

Don't you like to watch old movies?

Don't you (pl) like to look at the stars at night?

Don't you like the* mountains?

Don't you (pl) like the* adventures?
 

A + IL  = AL
A + LO  = ALLO
A + LA  = ALLA

A + I  = AI
A + GLI  = AGLI
A + LE  = ALLE

 

 

 

 

 

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