Easy Learning Italian Conversation

Can I…?

You can use Si può…? to ask if something is okay, or possible.

Is it okay to…?

Do you mind if…?

If you want to ask someone if you may do something, you can also use È permesso..?(Am I allowed to…?) followed by the infinitive.

Am I allowed to…?

SAYING WHAT YOU LIKE, DISLIKE, PREFER (#ulink_89bc83e7-40ff-5987-970b-538bd8a01abb)

When talking about what you like, use mi piace(I like) with singular nouns and mi piacciono with plural nouns. To say what you don’t like, use non mi piace or non mi piacciono. These come from the verb piacere.

I like…

I don’t like…

I hate…

If you want to say what you prefer, use preferisco (I prefer) or preferirei (I’d prefer). These come from the verb preferire. For more information on -ire verbs like preferire, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

I prefer…

I’d rather…

EXPRESSING OPINIONS (#ulink_4d9b6cb6-71bf-5ffb-93be-fa377fb0bd3d)

You may well be asked what you think of your accommodation. Whether it’s perfect or not up to scratch, to say what you think you can use penso che (I think) or trovo che (I find) followed by the subjunctive. These come from the verbs pensare (to think) and trovare (to find). For more information on -are verbs, see here (#litres_trial_promo), and for the use of the subjunctive, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

I think…

In my opinion…

MAKING SUGGESTIONS (#ulink_2ae61396-f987-55b2-a1ee-db595c4dc9b4)

If you would like to suggest that you do something, use posso (I can) followed by the infinitive and se vuole (if You like) – or se vuoi for a person you know well – at the end. posso comes from the verb potere (to be able). For more information on potere, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

I can…, if you like.

If you wish to ask what someone would like you to do, you can use Vuole che…?(Would You like me to…?) or, more informally, Vuoi che…?, followed by a verb in the subjunctive, which you can find out more about on here (#litres_trial_promo).

Would you like me to…?

ASKING FOR SUGGESTIONS (#ulink_0f07e0b6-a490-565d-a8b9-4ba8dae51620)

You may want to ask for advice or a recommendation concerning your accommodation. To ask for advice, use Mi consiglia…? (Would You advise me to…?). This comes from the verb consigliare (to advise).

Would you advise me to…?

Would you recommend…?

SAYING WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO (#ulink_4f16139d-f067-53d5-b105-e84862751bde)

If you want to say that you have to do something with regard to your accommodation in Italian, you use devo (I have to) or dovrei (I ought to), from the verb dovere (to have to). For more information on dovere, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

I have to…

BUONO A SAPERSI!

The word domattina is a contraction of domani (tomorrow) and mattina (morning).

I ought to…

In Italian you can tell somebody what you need by using ho bisogno di (I need).

I need…

You can use Devo …? (Do I have to…?) followed by the infinitive, or Bisogna che…? (Do I need to…?) followed by the verb in the subjunctive to ask about what you have to do. For more information about the subjunctive, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

Do I have to…?

Do I need to…?

TALKING ABOUT YOUR PLANS (#ulink_216613e8-75bc-5adc-bfa2-f876080ffd8b)

When you are talking about your plans to stay somewhere, you can use the future tense or the present tense in Italian. For more information on the future and present tenses, see here (#litres_trial_promo).

I’ll…

I’m going to…

I’m staying…

If you want to say that you intend to do something, you can use ho intenzione di or conto di (I intend to).

I intend to…

COMPLAINING (#ulink_8368dc69-67aa-5445-9094-eb342a673d0c)

Unfortunately the service you get in your accommodation may not always be perfect. A very simple way of complaining is to say what the problem is using c’è (there is) and ci sono (there are), or non c’è (there isn’t) and non ci sono (there aren’t).

There’s…

There isn’t…

You can also use the verb essere (to be) to describe what the problem is.