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Italian love phrases :
your Italian language guide to romance.
Learn to speak Italian bit by bit : your personal Italian language dictionary and guide to the commonest Italian love phrases.
There is a very good reason why Italian is called a 'Romance' language. If you've ever listened to it or tried to learn to speak Italian you'll know it's the most romantic language in the world. The words, the sounds, the tone all come together in a beautiful melody.
Think of the love songs of Enrico Caruso, Andrea Bocelli, and the greatest tenor of them all, Luciano Pavarotti.
Think of the lovely melodic voices of the great Italian actors - Claudia Cardinale, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni (think 'La Dolce Vita').
Remember Italian love phrases of those wonderful films set in the romance of Italy - 'Summertime', 'Three Coins in the Fountain', 'La Dolce Vita'.
How to use these Italian love phrases.
If you're thinking of giving
homemade Valentine gifts
this year, you won't necessarily need to learn to speak Italian but this basic Italian language guide will help you write a card, or even a letter.
If you'd like to learn to speak Italian love phrases, whether for
Valentine's Day
itself, for a romantic night out or just to use to your Valentine every day, here's our basic Italian language guide to help you get started.
And if you want to take your learning of everyday Italian words and phrases further, our
online Italian store
has a variety of tried and tested (by us!) books and CDs for you to buy, each individually reviewed so you know exactly which will be best for you.
Learn to speak Italian - basic Italian love phrases.
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| English
| Italian
| How it's pronounced
| Love
| Amore
| Ah-more-ay
| My love
| Amore mio
| Ah-more-ay mee-oh
| My darling / sweetheart
| Tesoro mio | Tay-saw-roh mee-oh | | I love you (NB only used between partners, never with family or friends). | Ti amo
| Tee ah-moh
| | I adore you | Ti adoro | Tee a-door-oh
| Hello, gorgeous! (to a woman)
| Ciao, bella!
| Chow, bell-a
| Hello, handsome! (to a man)
| Ciao, bello!
| Chow, bell-oh
| Kiss me!
| Baciami!
| Ba-ch-yamee
| I'd like to kiss you
| Voglio baciarti
| Vol-yo batch-yar-tee
| Shall we dance?
| Balliamo?
| Ba-ly-a-moh
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| I'll always love you
| Ti amerò per sempre
| Tee amer-oh pair sem-pray
| A hundred years! (of happiness - a toast)
| Cent'anni! | Chen-tanny
| I miss you
| Ti manchi
| Tee man-key
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Learn to speak Italian - advanced Italian love phrases.
English
| Italian
| How it's pronounced
| | You are my life | Sei la mia vita | Say-ee la mee-a vee-ta | You are the love of my life
| Sei l'amore della mia vita
| Say-ee la-more-ay day-la mee-a veeta
| You are always in my heart
| Sei sempre nel mio cuore
| Say-ee sem-pray nel mee-oh quor-ay
| | My one true love | Il mio unico vero amore | Eel mee-oh vay-roh oon-ee-coh ah-more-ay | She / he loves me, she / he loves me not
| M'ama, non m'ama
| Mamma, non mamma
| I'd like to kiss you by the light of the moon
| Voglio baciarti al chiaro di luna
| Vol-yo batch-yar-tee al key-a-row dee loona
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| You are more beautiful than an angel
| Sei più bella di un angelo
| Say-ee pee-oo bell-a dee oon anjel-oh
| | We're made for each other | Siamo fatti l'uno all'altra
| See-arm-oh fatty loono a laltra
| Your smile is the sunshine of my life
| Il tuo sorriso è'il sole della mia vita
| Eel too-oh sor-rees-oh ay eel sol-ay dela mee-a vee-ta
| I want to spend the rest of my life with you
| Voglio passare il resto della mia vita con te
| Vol-yo passare-eh eel resto-oh day-la mee-a vee-ta con tay.
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And finally, get your Italian language dictionary out to translate the best known Italian love phrase of them all :
Le rose sono rosse
Le viole sono blu
Lo zucchero è dolce
E così sei tu.
If you're serious about wanting to learn to speak Italian, the Rosetta Stone programme is probably the most comprehensive Italian language guide, although also the most expensive.
It's an intuitive programme which uses a variety of learning styles - pictures, sound and the written word - to mimic the way we learn language as a child.
Too expensive if you just want 'tourist Italian' but good if you want a comprehensive guide to help you learn to speak Italian properly.
We carry this little Italian language dictionary everywhere when we're in Italy.
Comprehensive in its content but small enough to fit into a handbag and light enough not to add much to your luggage allowance, we think it's the best of all the smaller dictionaries.
Whether you're a tourist, more fluent in Italian - or just wanting some more Italian love phrases, this dictionary won't let you down.
The daddy of them all! This large Italian language dictionary is our bible.
It includes sections on verbs, common phrases, weights and measurements and pronunciation. It's well laid out and each word is cross-referenced to others like it. Different meanings of the same word are described clearly and in detail, and examples of their use are given. Each word is accompanied by its phonetic pronunciation.
If you're serious about learning Italian, or studying it academically, this dictionary is the one for you.
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