Likes and polite orders
Add the second grammar system and use it in controlled sentences.
Likes and polite orders
Mi piace is singular before one thing or an infinitive. Mi piacciono is plural before plural things. The person who likes something appears as mi, ti, gli, le, ci, vi, or gli.
Vorrei is a fixed polite form that means I would like. Use prendo for a direct but normal choice from a menu.
- Mi piace la pizza.· I like pizza.
- Mi piacciono le olive.· I like olives.
- Non mi piace cucinare.· I do not like cooking.
- Ti piace il caffè?· Do you like coffee?
Controlled practice model
Build each sentence from meaning to form. Select the verb or function first, then check every linked ending and the position of small words.
- Vorrei una pizza margherita.· I would like a margherita pizza.
- Prendo il menù del giorno.· I will have the set menu.
- Per me senza formaggio.· For me, without cheese.
- Il conto, per favore.· The bill, please.
In context
The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.
- Buongiorno, vorrei un caffè.· Good morning, I would like a coffee.Tappa 6 · At the café
- Sì. Vorrei la bruschetta.· Yes. I would like the bruschetta.Tappa 6 · At the restaurant
- Poi prendo il pollo, ma senza limone.· Then I will have the chicken, but without lemon.Tappa 6 · At the restaurant
- Non adesso. Il conto, per favore.· Not now. The bill, please.Tappa 6 · At the restaurant
- Vorrei due etti di prosciutto.· I would like two hundred grams of ham.Tappa 6 · Order a meal
- Senza cipolla, per favore.· Without onion, please.Tappa 6 · Order a meal
- Possiamo avere il conto?· Can we have the bill?Tappa 6 · Order a meal
- Vorrei due etti di formaggio.· I would like two hundred grams of cheese.Tappa 6 · Shopping list and order
- Vorrei della frutta fresca.· I would like some fresh fruit.Tappa 6 · Shopping list and order
- Non mi servono delle olive.· I do not need any olives.Tappa 6 · Shopping list and order