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How to Say ‘I have a present for you’ in Italian

Ho un regalo per te

oh oon reh-GAH-loh pehr teh

[oh oon reh-GAH-loh pehr teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ho un regalo

oh oon reh-GAH-loh

I have a gift

The 'h' in 'ho' is silent, so it sounds like 'o'. 'Regalo' is stressed on '-GA-'.

Example

Ho un regalo bellissimo.

I have a beautiful gift.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

[oon]

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

In Un buon equilibrio, Un introduce l'idea di un balance positivo.

In 'Un buon equilibrio,' 'Un' introduces the idea of a positive balance.

regalo

[reh-GAH-loh]

gift, present

Masculine noun for something given to someone.

Example

Il regalo è sotto l'albero.

The gift is under the tree.

per te

pehr teh

for you

'Te' is the informal 'you' used after a preposition. Both words have a clear, short 'e'.

Example

Questo è per te.

This is for you.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

[teh]

you

The stressed form of 'you' used after prepositions like 'con.'

Example

Parlare con te è stato utile, e te indica la persona coinvolta.

Speaking with you was useful, and 'you' indicates the person involved.

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