Collins Dictionaries - Easy Learning Italian Conversation

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.

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

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 -ireverbs like preferire, see here.

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 -areverbs, see here, and for the use of the subjunctive, see here.

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 vuoifor a person you know well – at the end. possocomes from the verb potere( to be able ). For more information on potere, see here.

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.