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

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
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

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
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.

And finally, get your Italian language dictionary out to translate the best known Italian love phrase of them all:

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