What is 'living the sweet life' when translated from English to Italian?

Answer 1

Vivere la dolce vita in the singular/plural, Vivi la dolce vita in the singular, and Vivete la dolce vita in the plural are Italian equivalents of the English phrase "Live the sweet life!" Context makes clear whether one "you" (cases 1, 2) or two or more "you all" (examples 1, 3) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "VEE-vey-rey la DOL-tchey VEE-ta" in the singular/plural, "VEE-vee la DOL-tchey VEE-ta" in the singular, and "vee-VEY-tey la DOL-tchey VEE-ta" in the plural in Italian.

Answer 2

Vivendo la dolce vita is a literal Italian equivalent of the English phrase "living the sweet life." The first word in the above-mentioned example functions as a present participle and may be replaced by the present infinitive ("to live") -- for the phrase Vivere la dolce vita -- in colloquial, conversational, informal Italian. The pronunciation will be "VEE-vey-rey la DOL-tchey VEE-ta" in Italian.