Episode 53
Direct object pronouns in Italian: Mi, Ti, Lo, La, Ci, Vi, Li, Le.
September 9th, 2018
10 mins 16 secs
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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)