2006-08-15 04:13:15 · 13 answers · asked by calios1 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Thanks for your help so far, guys. I have tried the babel translator, and it appears that Desidero che ho conosciuto il vostro nome means "I wish I had known your name", which doesn't seem quite right to me. Any suggestions about re-wording the question would be useful. Thanks again.
2006-08-15 04:29:39 · update #1
"Vorrei sapere il tuo nome" or, even more emphatic, "come vorrei sapere il tuo nome!" or "magari sapessi il tuo nome!". You can also use "come ti chiami" ("what your name is") instead of "il tuo nome" ("your name"). It sounds more colloquial Italian to me.
"Vorrei sapere come ti chiami", "Magari sapessi come ti chiami!". I think "magari sapessi come ti chiami" captures the meaning of "I wish" in English. "Vorrei sapere" is more like "I'd like to know".
2006-08-15 06:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by thecatphotographer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Desidero che ho conosciuto il vostro nome
2006-08-15 04:21:40 · answer #2 · answered by Cam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desidero che abbia saputo il suo nome
2006-08-15 04:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by Nimbus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desidero che abbia saputo il suo nome
2006-08-15 04:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by NAT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
desidero che ho conosciuto il vostro nome
2006-08-15 04:18:19 · answer #5 · answered by jojo78 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu know Italian and English realy do not have same meanings as word per word, you've seen it yourself, you've tried to translate but honestly it doesn't sound good, and it is not the correct translation for it........
The right way for you to say " i wish i knew your name is:
1. MI piacerebbe sapere il tuo nome= I would like to know your name
THE BEST ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION WOULD BE:
" Magari Se Sapessi Il Tuo Nome "
It's like saying God i so wish i knew your name, like really wanting to know it.
2006-08-15 08:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lesley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
desidero che abbia saputo il suo nome
2006-08-15 04:22:40 · answer #7 · answered by kathy_madwoman_bates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
desidero che abbia saputo il suo nome
2006-08-15 04:22:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Fosse vera che io sappia il tuo nome"
2006-08-15 05:38:55 · answer #9 · answered by Atanasia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Vorrei sapere il tuo nome."
seems to me to capture the meaning - it means "I would like to know your name" and is idiomatically correct.
Or what about:
"Se sapessi il tuo nome!" - "If only I knew your name!"
Or:
"Mi direi fortunato sapere il tuo nome" (if you are male, and)
"Mi direi fortunata sapere il tuo nome" (if you are female)
- "I would consider myself fortunate to know your name"
or instead of "...sapere il tuo nome" -> "...se sapessi il tuo nome"
- "I would consider myself fortunate if I knew your name"
Hope this helps, I'm not a native speaker, so no 100% guarantee!
2006-08-15 04:34:17 · answer #10 · answered by s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋