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• Thread starter Thread starter biancateresa
• Start date Start date Mar 19, 2006

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biancateresa

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Sydney English Tesoro mio or mio tesoro? Thankyou.

systema encephale

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Italia Italian You can say it both ways. Post context so we can help you better. M

mrgodber

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Rome England, living in Italy Putting mio second gives some emphasis to the the fact that the treasure is yours. This would be used if, for example you were saying it to a loved one. B

biancateresa

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Sydney English Bacio grande per mio tesoro Bacio grande per tesoro mio is 'per' even the right form to be used? I also was under the impression that you would put 'mio' afterwards only if the word began with a vowel. Eg, Il mio amore vs. Amore mio

victoria luz

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lecce Italian

biancateresa said: Bacio grande per mio tesoro Bacio grande per tesoro mio is 'per' even the right form to be used? I also was under the impression that you would put 'mio' afterwards only if the word began with a vowel. Eg, Il mio amore vs. Amore mio Click to expand...

Un bacione al mio tesoro / per il mio tesoro The position of the possessive adjective is in no way influenced by the phonetic sequence. As already said above, the afterwards position in innatural, and it is therefore intentionally used in order to emphasize this ownership It is mainly used in exclamations, when addressing the "owned" one: Mamma mia Figlio mio Gesù mio / Dio mio Amore mio Tesoro mio Amico mio Bello mio E

**ellie**

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Italy, Forlì Italian-Italy And when you say that in the exclamation way you should make the sentence in a different way like: tesoro mio, mi manchi..is different from: Il mio tesoro mi manca! Tesoro mio stands for: YOU, il mio tesoro, for S/HE ! Got it?? A

Alxmrphi

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NW England UK English So Pirate out at sea who finds a treasure chest says : Yarrghghhh me maties, è mio tesoro! But when he's having dinner with his mermaid wife he says " AArrgghhh, sei tesoro mio! ? E

**ellie**

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Italy, Forlì Italian-Italy

Alex_Murphy said: So Pirate out at sea who finds a treasure chest says : Yarrghghhh me maties, è mio tesoro! But when he's having dinner with his mermaid wife he says " AArrgghhh, sei tesoro mio! ? Click to expand...

1: è il MIO tesoro 2: sei il mio tesoro, or : tesoro mio!!! Or: sei un tesoro. A

Alxmrphi

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NW England UK English ho dimenticato mettere "il" prima di "Mio". perchè si può dire "sei il mio tesoro" e "tesoro mio" o "sei un tesoro" e si non dire "sei tesoro mio" ? E

**ellie**

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Italy, Forlì Italian-Italy tesoro mio! è un'esclamazione quindi non vuole l'articolo; I.e. :Amore mio! sei un tesoro e sei il mio tesoro invece lo vogliono; I.e. : Sei il mio amore, o: Sei l'amore mio (dipende se vuoi sottolineare la parola "amore" o "mio" come già hanno detto sopra). Dio mio! Ch'è successo! Oppure: Il mio Dio mi assiste (very random sentences) A

Alxmrphi

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NW England UK English D'accordo penso che capisco adesso. E

**ellie**

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Italy, Forlì Italian-Italy

Alex_Murphy said: D'accordo penso di capire adesso. Click to expand...

Wow forse è la prima volta che riesco ad essere chiara. Comunque parli un ottimo italiano già!

TrentinaNE

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USA English (American) Si dice sempre tesoro, anche per una donna/ragazza? Or si la cambia a tesora? Elisabetta P

pimpiepooh

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Italian - Italy No, si usa tesoro sia al maschile che al femminile

TrentinaNE

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USA English (American) Grazie mille, pimpiepooh! Elisabetta A

april23

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English My male friend from Italy left me a message and concluded it with I love you... Tesoro Mio. Is tesoro mio an Italian word for lets say.. dear, or honey?

Paul in Oz

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Perth, Western Australia English, Australia Literally it is Treasure of mine, but means My darling PS: Welcome to the forum A

april23

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English Thank you!! A

april23

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English Is tesoro mio a phrase usually used amongst friends, or more than friends... or maybe both?

Cloudy-aw

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Milano Italy, Italian Hello, it's an expression of affectionate love, which is used between lovers, husband/wife and parents/children and can be used also between very very good friends. Ciao

JB

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Santa Monica, CA, EEUU English (AE) Would cara mia and tesoro mio be about the same intensity? N

Nrique

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Italian and Spanish, living in Chile yes... it's just a way to be nice to others you love (friends, parents, familiars... ) grandmas and grandpas usually say that... tesoro mio... my love, darling, honey.... sweety... etc... not necessary between lovers... just friends... it depends on the context, on how you say it. Spero sia di aiuto... Complimenti, bel foro. Ciao R

riccio

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Italia italiano

jbruceismay said: Would (mia) cara and tesoro (mio) be about the same intensity? Click to expand...

'Cara' is not very common: lovers prefer to call each other 'amore (mio)', 'tesoro (mio)' and so on. Note that both could sound a bit ironic in spoken language, especially 'cara mia'. 'Eh, cara mia, sapessi quanto lavoro! (= tu invece non fai niente)'... It depends on the voice pitch, anyway. Also note that men generally don't tell 'caro' (and of course not 'tesoro'!) to same-sex friends, while women may do. 'Amore', instead, is only used by lovers or from parent to child (but rarely from father to son).

JB

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Santa Monica, CA, EEUU English (AE) Grazie a tutti. L

Lorellapo

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Portuguese - Brazil

Annalà said: The term "caro/a" isn't really used in spoken Italian anymore, if not with the connotations already explained... I wouldn't call the person I love that way (it sounds really odd to me...and I would start laughing if my boyfriend called me so...but maybe that's just preference) and never heard someone actually calling their lover that way (maybe older people... but I'm not sure). More common ways to call the person you love are amore (mio)/ tesoro (mio). Click to expand...

Annalà, can I use "tesoro mio" for men?

curiosone

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Romagna, Italy AmE - hillbilly ;) Ciao Lorellapo, and welcome to the Forum! I'm not a native Italian speaker, but I've lived in Italy long enough to hear "Tesoro mio" used frequently, and I'd say it's perfectly okay for a woman or a man to use, with a lover or husband, or child (in fact, it's frequently used with adorable children - even when not related). I'm surprised this entire discussion doesn't discuss the possible translations into English (since this is a translation forum - not the "Italian Only" forum). The only mention of a translation I have seen is "My darling" which is okay (the important thing is to avoid any Italian attempt to translate it literally to "My treasure" - which really sounds contrived). But I'd more likely translate it to "Sweetheart" or "Darling" (without the possessive form) - which (in English) can be used both for lover/spouses and children (and in the same way as I've heard the Italian "Tesoro" or "Tesoro mio" used. Personally I think the possessive form of "My Darling!" sounds contrived - or something I might expect to find in a melodramma or in a romantic novel (and not used as frequently as "Darling" or "Sweetheart" or "Tesoro"/"Tesoro mio" might be). You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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