If you suddenly find yourself longing to see someone, such as a friend or relative who lives in Italy, one way of expressing how much you miss them is with the phrase Vorrei che tu fossi qui which is the Italian equivalent of I wish you were here. Vorrei che tu fossi qui! I wish you were here! Let's break this phrase down into its component parts: Vorrei >> The first-person … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Vorrei che tu fossi qui. (I wish you were here.)
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Italian Phrase: Voglio stare con te! (I want to be / to stay with you!)
The literal translation for the phrase I want to be with you is Io voglio essere con te but it is more common for Italians to say Io voglio stare con te (literally: I want to stay with you) instead. It is made up of the following components: Io (I) + voglio (first person present indicative of volere 'to want') + stare (infinitive of 'to stay') + con (with) + te (you). Note that the … [Read more...] about Italian Phrase: Voglio stare con te! (I want to be / to stay with you!)