I LIKE - Mi piace

In Italian the verb “to like” is called PIACERE and its conjugation is slightly different from the other verbs.

If we want to say that we like doing something, we use the verb PIACERE followed by the infinitive of another verb, in this way:

MI PIACE               I like

TI PIACE               you like

GLI PIACE              he likes

LE PIACE               she likes  +  infinitive form

CI PIACE               we like       (LEGGERE, CANTARE...)

VI PIACE               you like       to read   to sing

A LORO PIACE           they like

If we want to say that we like something, as for example in “I like Italian food” we say MI PIACE IL CIBO ITALIANO, or MI PIACE IL TUO VESTITO (I like your dress),  TI PIACE QUESTO LIBRO? (Do you like this book?).

BUT if  the noun following the verb PIACERE is in the plural we have to say: MI PIACCIONO.

For example: “I like your trousers” becomes MI PIACCIONO I TUOI PANTALONI, “We like dogs” CI PIACCIONO I CANI, “We like parties” CI PIACCIONO LE FESTE, as all the nouns are in the plural form.

So the full conjugation of the verb, when followed by a plural noun is:

MI PIACCIONO                
TI PIACCIONO

GLI PIACCIONO     + plural noun (GLI ANIMALI, LE FESTE...)
LE PIACCIONO                      animals      parties

CI PIACCIONO                                             

VI PIACCIONO
A LORO PIACCIONO

If we want to say for example “Sara likes reading”, we say: A SARA PIACE LEGGERE, so instead of the pronoun, we put A followed by the name of the person:

A SARA         PIACE/PIACCIONO

A MARCO        PIACE/PIACCIONO

A SARA E MARCO PIACE /PIACCIONO

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