Breakdown of Mi piace la colonna sonora del film.
Questions & Answers about Mi piace la colonna sonora del film.
Mi piace is made up of the indirect object pronoun mi (to me) and the third-person singular form piace of the verb piacere (to please). Literally it means “it pleases me,” but in practice we use it to say “I like [something].”
• To like multiple things you switch to piacciono:
– Mi piacciono i film = “I like films.”
Yes. Italian word order is flexible. Both
• Mi piace la colonna sonora del film
• La colonna sonora del film mi piace
are correct and mean “I like the film’s soundtrack.” The slight shift in emphasis doesn’t change the overall meaning.
Use the passato prossimo of piacere, with agreement:
• Mi è piaciuta la colonna sonora del film. (“The soundtrack pleased me.”)
To add intensity you can say:
• Mi è piaciuta moltissimo la colonna sonora del film.
Or in the present tense for “I really like”:
• Mi piace tantissimo la colonna sonora del film.