51: Italian Pronouns: What they are and how to use them

Recently, we've been learning phrases like "mi manchi" (I miss you) and "mi dispiace" (I'm sorry).  But what is the little "mi" at the beginning of these phrases? Learn about Italian pronouns and how to use them. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for today's episode: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/italian-pronouns Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/ Io sono inglese e tu sei italiano = I'm English and you're Italian. Io = I Sono = am Inglese = English E = and Tu = you Sei = are Italiano = Italian Mangio = I eat Mangi = you eat Mangiamo = we eat Beh...io bevo il caffè e tu bevi il tè = Well I drink coffee and you drink tea. Beh = well io = I bevo = I drink il caffè = (the) coffee e = and tu = you bevi = you drink il tè = (the) tea Tu cucini bene la pasta e io cucino bene i dolci = You cook pasta well and I cook desserts well Tu = you Cucini = you cook Bene = well La pasta = (the) pasta e = and io = I cucino = I cook bene = well i dolci = (the) desserts Ma non ci conformiamo sempre agli stereotipi = But we don't always conform to stereotypes. Ma = but Non = not Ci conformiamo = we conform Sempre = always Agli = to the Stereotipi = stereotypes Io arrivo sempre in anticipo, tu sei sempre in ritardo! = I always arrive early and you're always late. Io = I Arrivo = I arrive Sempre = Always In anticipo = early (as in arrive early) Tu = you Sei = you are Sempre = always In ritardo = late io = I tu = you lui = he lei = she noi = we voi = you plural (you all/you both/y'all/yous depending on where you're from!) loro = they Lui beve il caffè e lei beve il tè = He drinks coffee and she drinks tea Noi mangiamo la pasta e loro mangiano la pizza = We eat pasta and they eat pizza