"Although she does not eat sugar, she likes my cake."

Translation: Nonostante non mangia zucchero, a lei piace la mia torta.

[ericalridley]

I used "anche se" instead of "nonostante" and got denied.

[Mazzorano]

What is the role of "le" before "piace"?

[jbrener]

It is the 3rd person indirect feminine pronoun and, in this context, it means "a lei".

[KlaraB]

"le" is plural, but "la torta" is singular - should not be it "la piace"?

[dnovinc]

In this case "le" is not plural feminine article, but rather, like jbrener said, an indirect feminine pronoun.

check this: http://italian.about.com/od/verbs/a/italian-verb-piacere.htm I think it will help you understand how the verb "piacere" is used in Italian.

[JennaHO]

I can't believe I got this right. Too long of a sentence with the whole "like" part that I usually get wrong. I'm so proud of myself =)

[jbrener]

Can one use "benché" instead of "nonostante" and can "le piace" substitute for "a lei piace"?

[dnovinc]

For "le piace" I am sure it can be used to substitute for "a lei piace" ,

According to my dictionary benché = although , so I guess so.

[kllyprry]

I used "le piace" and it was accepted

[isaitalusa]

this is so wrong! Translated the way it did, in Italian that preposition requires the Congiuntivo which is a verb not yet introduced.

[Sofiadcs]

Does it matter if it's "a lei piace la mia torta" or "la mia torta piace a lei"?

[AudraSimps]

Why doesn't vuole work?

[prwh]

"Vuole" would mean "wants" rather than "likes"; it is not quite the same thing.

[AudraSimps]

Ah, I remember now. Thanks so much :)

[Vinvas]

Perché non posso dire "Sebbene"?

[ericlearnital]

Why is it mangi instead of mangia. Mangi is for you, and mangia is for she!

[Mazzorano]

Indeed, it's "mangia". If it said "mangi", report it.

[rjhunter]

I think it's the same either way, but Duolingo always uses the person first. Maybe a more advanced speaker could tell us?

[chooksu]

Why is it "a lei piace" -> why not just "lei piace la mia torta?" (take out a)

[jbrener]

Because the way one says "she likes my cake" in Italian translates into English as something like " my cake is pleasing to her": "to her" = "a lei".

[passionfruit12]

why is it "a lei piace la mia torta" instead of just "lei piace la mia torta"?

[babasbiki]

I had: " benchè non lei mangia zucchero, le piace la mia torta." I got both Benchè and lei wrong. I don't understand why.