EPISODE · Nov 11, 2018 · 8 MIN
56: How to use "gli" in Italian (to him, for him)
from Learn Italian with Joy of Languages · host Joy of Languages
What do you do when a friend forgets his wallet? Find out what Matteo does and learn how to use "gli" in Italian. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for today's lesson: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/gli-italian Join our Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/ Todays Italian words and phrases Che cosa fai quando un amico ha bisogno di aiuto? = What do you do when a friend needs help? Che cosa = what Fai = you do Quando = when Un amico = a friend Ha bisogno di = needs (literally “has need of”) Aiuto = help Gli do una mano = I give him a hand. Gli = To him Do = I give Una mano = A hand Gli dico = I say to him (Literally: to him, I say) Che cosa gli dico? = What shall I say to him? (literally: What, to him, I say?) Gli cucino = I cook for him (For him, I cook) Quando dimentica il portafoglio? = When he forgets his wallet? Quando = when Dimentica = he forgets il portafoglio = the wallet? Gli dico che non c’è problema e gli pago la cena = I tell him it’s not a problem and I pay for his dinner. Gli = to him Dico = I say Che = that Non c’è = there isn’t Problema = a problem Non c’è problema = no problem/no worries e = and Gli = for him Pago = I pay La cena = the dinner Quando ha fame? = When he’s hungry? Quando = when Ha = he has Fame = hunger Gli cucino qualcosa = I cook something for him Gli = for him Cucino = I cook Qualcosa = something Quando è stanco? When he’s tired? Quando = when È = he is Stanco = tired Gli offro un caffè = I offer him a coffee. Gli = to him Offro = I offer Un caffè = a coffee Tu si che sei un buon amico! = You’re such a good friend! I give to him = Gli do Gli dico = I say to him
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What do you do when a friend forgets his wallet? Find out what Matteo does and learn how to use "gli" in Italian. Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://joyoflanguages.online/italian-school Subscribe to our new Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joyoflanguages.italian?sub_confirmation=1 Get the bonus materials for today's lesson: https://italian.joyoflanguages.com/podcast/gli-italian Join our Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian/ Todays Italian words and phrases Che cosa fai quando un amico ha bisogno di aiuto? = What do you do when a friend needs help? Che cosa = what Fai = you do Quando = when Un amico = a friend Ha bisogno di = needs (literally “has need of”) Aiuto = help Gli do una mano = I give him a hand. Gli = To him Do = I give Una mano = A hand Gli dico = I say to him (Literally: to him, I say) Che cosa gli dico? = What shall I say to him? (literally: What, to him, I say?) Gli cucino = I cook for him (For him, I cook) Quando dimentica il portafoglio? = When he forgets his wallet? Quando = when Dimentica = he forgets il portafoglio = the wallet? Gli dico che non c’è problema e gli pago la cena = I tell him it’s not a problem and I pay for his dinner. Gli = to him Dico = I say Che = that Non c’è = there isn’t Problema = a problem Non c’è problema = no problem/no worries e = and Gli = for him Pago = I pay La cena = the dinner Quando ha fame? = When he’s hungry? Quando = when Ha = he has Fame = hunger Gli cucino qualcosa = I cook something for him Gli = for him Cucino = I cook Qualcosa = something Quando è stanco? When he’s tired? Quando = when È = he is Stanco = tired Gli offro un caffè = I offer him a coffee. Gli = to him Offro = I offer Un caffè = a coffee Tu si che sei un buon amico! = You’re such a good friend! I give to him = Gli do Gli dico = I say to him
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