52: Direct Object Pronouns in Italian: Lo and La
What are direct object pronouns and when should you use them? Get a super simple explanation in this week's episode
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\n\nToday's Italian words and phrases
\n\nSpesso noto differenze tra la cultura italiana e la cultura inglese =\xa0I often notice differences between Italian and English culture.
\n\nSpesso = often
\n\nNoto = I notice
\n\nDifferenze\xa0= differences
\n\nTra = between
\n\nLa cultura\xa0italiana\xa0= Italian culture
\n\ne = and
\n\nLa cultura\xa0inglese\xa0= English culture
\n\nTipo? = such as?
\n\nPer esempio, il caff\xe8. In Italia, lo bevete pi\xf9 velocemente\xa0=\xa0For example, coffee. In Italy, you drink it more quickly.
\n\nPer esempio\xa0= for example
\n\nil caff\xe8 = (the) coffee.
\n\nin Italia = in Italy
\n\nlo = it
\n\nbevete = you drink (plural you - as in "you all drink")
\n\npi\xf9 = more
\n\nvelocemente = quickly.
\n\nlo bevete\xa0= you drink it
\n\nAnch'io noto\xa0delle\xa0differenze. Per esempio\xa0la birra\xa0= I also notice some differences. For example, the beer.
\n\nAnch'io = Also I
\n\nnoto = notice
\n\ndelle = some
\n\ndifferenze\xa0= differences.
\n\nPer esempio = for example
\n\nla birra = (the) beer.
\n\nLa beviamo pi\xf9 velocemente, e pi\xf9 spesso! = We drink it faster, and more often!
\n\nLa = it
\n\nBeviamo = we drink
\n\nPi\xf9 = more
\n\nVelocemente = quickly
\n\ne = and
\n\nPi\xf9 = more
\n\nSpesso = often
\n\nLa mangiamo = we eat it (la pizza)
\n\nLo mangiamo = we eat it (il pesce)
\n\nLa maglietta\xa0= t-shirt
\n\nVoglio = I want
\n\nLa\xa0voglio = I want it (la maglietta)
\n\nLa compro = I'll buy it (la maglietta)
\n\nLa voglio, la compro = I want it, I'll buy it (la maglietta)
\n\nIl\xa0portafoglio\xa0= wallet
\n\nLo voglio, lo compro = I want it, I'll buy it (the wallet)