57: How to use "gli" in Italian (to them, for them)
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🗓️ 18 November 2018
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Summary
When Matteo gets the train from Milan to Naples, he puts something very odd in his bag. Find out what it is and learn more about how to use the word “gli” in this episode.
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Today's Italian words
Che cosa porti a tua mamma e tua sorella quando torni a Napoli? = What do you bring your mum and your sister when you go back to Naples?
Che cosa = what
Porti = “you bring” or “you take” (Italians don’t differentiate)
A = to
Tua mamma = your mum
E = and
Tua sorella = Your sister
Quando = when
Torni = you return
A = to
Napoli = Naples
Gli porto una zucca = I take them a pumpkin.
Gli = To them
Porto = I take
Una Zucca = A pumpkin.
E ai tuoi amici = And to your friends?
Niente, gli compro da bere = Nothing, I buy them something to drink.
Niente = nothing
Gli = for them
Compro = I buy
Da bere = to drink
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| 0:00.0 | When Matteo gets the train from Milan to Naples, he puts something very odd in his bag. |
| 0:06.2 | Find out what it is and learn more about how to use the word Yi in episode 57 of 5 Minutes Italian. Ciao to all and beauntunutti and |
| 0:25.6 | I'm Katie and I'm Matteo, |
| 0:28.6 | Ciao! |
| 0:29.6 | Last week we learned how to use yi to mean to him or for him. |
| 0:34.6 | For example, to say I cook something for him, we say, |
| 0:39.3 | Yikucino, |
| 0:41.3 | Qalcosa. |
| 0:43.3 | For him, I cook, |
| 0:48.3 | something. |
| 0:50.3 | And we know that Li comes first in the sentence, literally for him I cook something. |
| 0:57.0 | Today we're going to learn the other meaning of Li to them or for them. |
| 1:04.0 | And remember you can find all the bonus materials for today's episode, including flashcards, a quiz, |
| 1:10.0 | and more example sentences over at our website |
| 1:12.8 | jove languages.com forward slash italian podcast and scrolling down to episode 57 |
| 1:19.3 | we'll listen to the conversation. Matteo, what you |
| 1:29.3 | what you bring to your mom and your |
| 1:31.3 | sister when you return to Naples? |
| 1:34.3 | Um, |
| 1:35.3 | I'm, I porto a zucca. |
| 1:38.3 | And to your friends? |
| 1:40.3 | Nient. |
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