...although winter will last for another 40+ days, the sun is shining here in California (currently a Spring-like 61 F in the afternoons) and it makes everyone in the mood for love...just in time for Valentine's Day!
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fu morto il 14 febbraio 273
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The Italians (and most Europeans for that matter) have come to celebrate [St.] Valentine's Day like we do here in America. This LOVE-ly holiday is a great excuse for love-centric Italian vocabulary words and images!
Now let's get to the good part.
In Italy, the term I LOVE YOU is commonly asserted as:
I WANT THE BEST FOR YOU: ti voglio bene
but also,
I LOVE YOU: ti amo
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Ti voglio bene assai (I love you so much)
Amore mio (my love)
Tesoro ([my] treasure)
innamorarsi (reflexive verb: to fall in love)
fidanzarsi (reflexive verb: to get engaged)sposarsi (reflexive verb: to marry)
la fede (wedding band/ring)
"ti voglio bene assai" by Lucio dalla Caruso
ti do il mio cuore (I give you my heart)
sei un angelo (you're an angel)
un mazzo di fiori ( a bouquet of flowers)