Mi piaci
Mi piaci is how you say I like you in Italian when you want to say that you fancy a person you know well.
Mi piaci.
I like you.
Piacere is a verb of the second -ERE group. Its present tense conjugation is as follows.
Piacere
To like
It’s a special verb because it works very differently from English. It doesn’t have a subject, and this is why it’s called an impersonal verb. Instead, there’s an indirect pronoun mi, “to me”, and the object that is pleasing to the person.
| (tu) | mi | piaci |
| you | to me | like |
If we had to translate this sentence literally into English, we could say “You are pleasing to me”. I know, it sounds atrocious.
For example, you can say…
Mi piace questo film.
I like this movie.
(This movie is pleasing to me.)
Mi piacciono i libri gialli.
I like mystery books.
(Mystery books are pleasing to me.)
Other ways to say I like you in Italian
If you want to address a group, use mi piacete. This will translate to I like you all.
Mi piacete.
I like you (all).
And if you want to say that you like a person in more creative ways, you can say…
Sei interessante.
You are interesting.
Sto bene insieme a te.
I feel good when I’m with you.
Ti trovo molto carino/carina.
I think you are very cute.
(Masculine/feminine)
Mi sei simpatico/simpatica.
I like you.
(You are likeable to me.)
Mi piace passare del tempo con te.
I like spending time with you.
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