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Italian Phrase: Ho bisogno di te. (I need you.)

This week’s Italian phrase can sound romantic, sweet or desperate depending on how it is said, and to whom it is directed! Ho bisogno di te! I need you! Ho bisogno di In Italian, needs are expressed using the construction avere bisogno di which literally translates as to have need of. It can be followed …

One of the most useful words you’ll come across in the Italian language is bisogno (masculine, plural: bisogni). On its own, it translates as need or desire but when combined with the verb avere (to have) and the preposition di (of ) or the conjunction che (that), it corresponds to the verb to need. The …