5 Minute Italian

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 in Italian in episode 51 of 5 Minute Italian. Get the bonus materials for today's episode: http://joyoflanguages.com/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