53: Direct object pronouns in Italian: Mi, Ti, Lo, La, Ci, Vi, Li, Le.
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🗓️ 9 September 2018
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What are direct object pronouns in Italian? Get a super simple explanation + examples of how to use them in conversation.
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Today's Italian words and phrases
Ti do fastidio a volte? = do I annoy you at times?
Ti = You
Do = I give
Fastidio = annoyance
A volte = sometimes
Certo! = of course!
Quando? = when?
Quando ti chiamo ma non rispondi mai = when I call you but you never answer.
Quando = when
Ti = you
Chiamo = I call
Ma = but
Non = not
Rispondi = respond/answer
Mai = never
E io? = And me?
Ti do fastidio a volte? = Do I annoy you sometimes?
Certo! Per esempio quando qualcuno ci invita a fare qualcosa ma non vuoi andare perchè ti senti un po’ pigro. = Of course, when someone invites us to do something but you don’t want to go because you feel a bit lazy.
certo = of course
per esempio = for example
quando = when
qualcuno = someone
ci = us
invita = invites
a fare = to do
qualcosa = something
ma = but
non vuoi = you don’t want
andare = to go
perchè = because
ti senti = you feel
un po’ = a bit
pigro = lazy
Mi = me
Mi chiami = you call me
Lo = him
Lo chiamo = I call him
La = her
La chiamo = I call her
La chiamo = I call you (formal – male or female)
Ci = us
Ci chiami = you call us
Vi = you plural
Vi chiamo = I call you (both/all)
Le = them (group of girls or women)
Le chiamo (I call them – females)
Li = them (group of men or mixed)
Li chiamo (I call them – males or mixed)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Can you remember how to say I love you in Italian? |
| 0:04.6 | Ti Amo. |
| 0:06.0 | The ti in diamo is a romantic example of a direct object pronoun. |
| 0:12.9 | But in today's episode, we're talking about the darker side of love, |
| 0:16.9 | those annoying habits Matteo and I have that drive each other mad. |
| 0:21.6 | Find out what they are and learn how to use direct object pronouns in episode 53 of Five Minute Italian. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello to all and welcome a Five Minute Italian. I'm Katie. |
| 0:42.7 | And I'm Matteo. Ciao. |
| 0:44.7 | In today's lesson, we're going to continue learning about direct object pronouns in Italian. |
| 0:49.8 | If you miss last week's introduction, you might find it handy to go back and listen before coming back here. |
| 0:55.0 | But for now, let's get started with today's lesson. |
| 0:59.0 | We'll listen to the conversation. |
| 1:03.0 | Let's listen to the conversation. |
| 1:05.0 | Matteo, |
| 1:07.0 | T do a fastidio? CERTO? |
| 1:12.6 | When? |
| 1:13.6 | When? |
| 1:14.6 | When I'm |
| 1:15.6 | but not respond you |
| 1:17.6 | and I, |
| 1:19.6 | do a fastidio at |
| 1:21.6 | sometimes? |
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