A1 Collocation ニュートラル

Mi piace il cinema

I like cinema

意味

Expressing an interest in movies.

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文化的背景

The Venice Film Festival (Mostra del Cinema di Venezia) is the oldest film festival in the world and a point of immense national pride. Cinecittà, located in Rome, is known as 'Hollywood on the Tiber' and was the filming location for classics like Ben-Hur and La Dolce Vita. Many iconic films, like 'Cinema Paradiso,' celebrate the rural and social life of Sicily, showing how cinema brought communities together. Italians often prefer dubbed movies over subtitled ones, leading to a very high-quality industry of voice acting.

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The Plural Rule

If you like more than one thing, change 'piace' to 'piacciono'. Example: Mi piacciono i film.

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Avoid 'Io'

Never start this sentence with 'Io'. It's the most common mistake for English speakers.

意味

Expressing an interest in movies.

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The Plural Rule

If you like more than one thing, change 'piace' to 'piacciono'. Example: Mi piacciono i film.

⚠️

Avoid 'Io'

Never start this sentence with 'Io'. It's the most common mistake for English speakers.

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Add Emphasis

Use 'A me piace' instead of 'Mi piace' if you want to sound more passionate or contrast your opinion with someone else's.

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Dubbing Culture

Don't be surprised if Italians talk about the 'voice' of an actor. Dubbing is a huge part of the Italian cinema experience.

自分をテスト

Fill in the missing word to say 'I like the cinema'.

Mi ______ il cinema.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: piace

Since 'il cinema' is singular, we use 'piace'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Choose the correct way to say 'I like movies'.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Mi piacciono i film.

'I film' is plural, so the verb must be 'piacciono'.

Match the Italian pronoun with its English meaning in the context of 'piacere'.

Match the following:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Mi - To me

These are indirect object pronouns.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Ti piace il cinema? B: Sì, ____ ______ molto.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: mi piace

The speaker is answering for themselves about 'il cinema' (singular).

🎉 スコア: /4

ビジュアル学習ツール

English vs Italian

English
I (Subject) Like (Verb)
Movies (Object)
Italian
Il Cinema (Subject) Piace (Verb)
Mi (Indirect Object)

Movie Genres

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Generi

  • Horror
  • Commedia
  • Azione
  • Documentario

練習問題バンク

4 問題
Fill in the missing word to say 'I like the cinema'. Fill Blank A1

Mi ______ il cinema.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: piace

Since 'il cinema' is singular, we use 'piace'.

Which sentence is grammatically correct? Choose A2

Choose the correct way to say 'I like movies'.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Mi piacciono i film.

'I film' is plural, so the verb must be 'piacciono'.

Match the Italian pronoun with its English meaning in the context of 'piacere'. Match A1

左の各項目を右のペアと一致させてください:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Mi - To me

These are indirect object pronouns.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A1

A: Ti piace il cinema? B: Sì, ____ ______ molto.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: mi piace

The speaker is answering for themselves about 'il cinema' (singular).

🎉 スコア: /4

よくある質問

14 問

In Italian, the thing you like is the subject. So 'The cinema pleases me' is the literal logic.

Yes, when talking about cinema as a general concept or hobby, the definite article is required.

'Cinema' refers to the art form or the theater. 'Film' refers to the specific movie.

You can say 'Mi piace molto il cinema' or 'Mi piacciono moltissimo i film'.

It is masculine (il cinema).

Yes, but be careful! 'Mi piace Marco' usually means you are romantically attracted to him.

Simply say 'Ti piace il cinema?' with a rising intonation.

The word is invariable, so it stays 'cinema'. The plural is 'i cinema'.

It is neutral. You can use it with friends or in a professional setting.

Just add 'non': 'Non mi piace il cinema'.

Grammatically, it's redundant (like saying 'To me, to me it pleases'), but you will hear it often in very informal spoken Italian.

It refers to films where the director has complete creative control, often more artistic or 'indie'.

Use the imperfetto: 'Mi piaceva il cinema'.

Yes, 'Vado al cinema' means 'I am going to the movie theater'.

関連フレーズ

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Amo il cinema

similar

I love the cinema

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Mi piacciono i film

similar

I like movies

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Vado al cinema

builds on

I go to the cinema

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Cinema d'autore

specialized form

Arthouse/Auteur cinema

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