57: How to use "gli" in Italian (to them, for them)

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