In English, we often use the phrase “I wish…” to convey a strong desire or hope for something that is unlikely to happen or is impossible. In Italian, there isn’t a single direct translation for “I wish,” so we have to use a variety of alternative expressions that convey a similar meaning. Below you will …
If you wish something were true, you would like it to be true, even though you know that it is impossible or unlikely. To express this sentiment in Italian, you can use the following phrase: Magari fosse vero! I wish it were true! Magari is an extremely versatile word but it isn’t the easiest to …
The English expression “as you wish” has a number of possible translations in Italian, but we’ve decided to share the easiest for learners to remember which is Come vuole. Come vuole. As you wish. The literal translation of come vuole is “as you want“. Come means like/as whereas vuole is the second-person formal conjugation of …
Voglia is a frequently used Italian noun that has various translations depending on the context, including desire, craving, longing or wish. Fewer people know that it also means birthmark, as we’ll discover further down. The word comes from the verb volere (to want). Voglia is a feminine noun. The plural is voglie. la vogliauna voglia …
If you want to express a desire for someone’s well-being in Italian, you can use the phrase Ti auguro ogni bene which means I wish you well or I wish you the best. Let’s break this phrase down into bitesized chunks! ti An indirect object pronoun in Italian that can translate as either you or …
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 …