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58: How to use "le" in Italian (to her, for her)

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🗓️ 2 December 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Learn how to use the Italian pronoun "le", which means "to her" or "for her".

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Today's Italian words and phrases
Che cosa fai quando finisci il latte di soia di tua sorella? = What do you do when you finish your sister’s soy milk?
Che cosa = what
Fai = you do
Quando = when
Finisci = you finish
Il latte = the milk
Di soia = of soia
Di tua sorella = of your sister?
Le compro un’altra bottiglia = I buy another bottle for her.
Le = for her
Compro = I buy
Un’altra = another
Bottiglia = bottle
Quando lascia le cose in giro? = When she leaves things hanging around?Quando = when
Lascia = she leaves
Le cose = the things
In giro = around
Le dico di mettere in ordine! = I tell her to tidy up!
Le = to her
Dico = I say
di = to (literally of)
Mettere = put
In = in
Ordine = order
Le dico = I tell her/say to her
Gli dico = I tell him/say to him
Quando è raffreddata? = when she has a cold?
Le faccio un tè con miele = I make a tea with honey for her.
Le = for her
Faccio = I make
Un tè = a tea
Con miele = with honey.
Le do il mio passaporto = I give you my passport (formal)
Le do = I give her OR I give you (formal)
Le offro un caffè = I offer you a coffee (formal)
Le offro = I offer her OR I offer you (formal)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Recently, Mateo's sister, La Sorrella di Matteo, has just moved to Milan and is living with us while she looks for a flat.

0:09.6

And like most brothers and sisters, they have a love-hate relationship.

0:14.1

Find out more and learn how to use the word le, which means to her or for her in episode 58 of Five Minute Italian.

0:22.6

Ciao all, and Benvenuptu a Five Minute Italian.

0:36.6

And I'm Mateo. Chiao.

0:39.3

In today's episode, you'll be learning how to use the word le, which means to her or for her.

0:46.5

And remember, you can see these words written down and get bonus materials for this episode,

0:50.7

including a quiz and flashcards by going to our website jove languages.com

0:56.0

forward slash italian podcast and scrolling down to episode 58

1:01.0

we'll listen to the conversation.

1:08.0

Mattieo, what do you do what do you

1:11.6

when finish the

1:12.6

latte of Soya,

1:13.6

the

1:14.6

Sorella

1:15.6

I'm

1:16.6

I'm

1:18.6

When I

1:19.6

When it

1:20.6

I do

1:21.6

I think

1:23.6

to make

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