45: How to say "I love you" in Italian (and avoid an embarrassing mistake)

Did you know that in Italian, there are two different ways to say “I love you”?

But they’re not interchangeable. If you use the wrong one with the wrong person, you might end up saying something embarrassing by accident!

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Today's Italian words

Come si dice “I love you” in Italiano = How do you say “I love you” in Italian?

Dipende = it depends

Ti amo = I love you (romantic love) lit. “you I love”

Il fidanzato = the boyfriend

La fidanzata = the girlfriend

Il marito = the husband

La moglie = the wife

Ti voglio bene = I love you (between family or close friends) lit. “you I want well”

TVB = acronym of ti voglio bene