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Jul 01, 2013 - 06:37 PM
Hope I can help you .For basic conversation and verb conjugation: Lui in Italian means "he", lei means "she", and Lei means "you (formal)". "Lei (formal you)" is used when addressing a stranger; a teacher; or just showing respect. Tu is the informal, you in Italian.
I do not speak great Spanish at all; I am on my journey of mastering my Italian and French, but Spanish never clicked for me yet.
Does "Eso", "Esa", "Ese" mean "that" and "those"? If so, these are the words in Italian.
Masculine THAT
That= Quello (Before a word that begins with Z/S + consonant)
That= Quell' (Before a vowel word)
That= Quel (Before remainder of words)
Feminine THAT
That= Quell' (Before a vowel word)
That= Quella (Before remainder of words)
Masculine THOSE
Those= Quegli (Before a word that begins with Z/S + consonant)
Those= Quegli (Before a vowel word)
Those= Quei (Before remainder of words)
Feminine THOSE
Those= Quelle (All cases)
This site can help and provides examples and how to understand better: http://iltavoloitaliano.com/learning_about_Italian_words_for_This_That_T...
I do not speak great Spanish at all; I am on my journey of mastering my Italian and French, but Spanish never clicked for me yet.
Does "Eso", "Esa", "Ese" mean "that" and "those"? If so, these are the words in Italian.
Masculine THAT
That= Quello (Before a word that begins with Z/S + consonant)
That= Quell' (Before a vowel word)
That= Quel (Before remainder of words)
Feminine THAT
That= Quell' (Before a vowel word)
That= Quella (Before remainder of words)
Masculine THOSE
Those= Quegli (Before a word that begins with Z/S + consonant)
Those= Quegli (Before a vowel word)
Those= Quei (Before remainder of words)
Feminine THOSE
Those= Quelle (All cases)
This site can help and provides examples and how to understand better: http://iltavoloitaliano.com/learning_about_Italian_words_for_This_That_T...
Jul 02, 2013 - 10:09 PM
Thanks. I do get all that, but I also came around reading the words for he and she, Egli and Ella. When do we use these?
Jul 02, 2013 - 10:17 PM
I'm not sure what you are asking by "egli" and "ella"... Lui is he and Lei is she. Gli in italian is him and Le in Italian is her. Gli can also mean them and le can mean you depending on the context. Example: Dire = to tell Dirgli = to tell him Dirgli= to tell them Dirle= to tell her DirLe= to tell you
Jul 02, 2013 - 10:30 PM
Thank you so much.. now I really understand it.. Thanks.
Jul 02, 2013 - 10:38 PM
I hope I helped; object pronouns (gli, le) are a tricky part of Italian because of how they can be used. A great explanation about them can be found in Italian Level 4; lesson 12.
Jul 05, 2013 - 12:02 AM
Egli and Ella do mean he and she, but I don't think you'll ever hear anyone say them. It's good to recognize them in case you're reading a book or something, but don't use them unless you're doing some formal writing.
Dec 03, 2013 - 06:08 PM
Aren't "egli" and "ella" archaic forms of he and she? My grandparents used them sometimes, but I never hear Italians using them now.