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How to Say ‘Now the left hand.’ in Italian

Ora la mano sinistra.

OH-rah lah MAH-noh see-NEE-strah

[OH-rah lah MAH-noh see-NEE-strah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ora la mano

OH-rah lah MAH-noh

Now the hand

'Ora' means 'now' and is stressed on O-ra. Keep 'la mano' together as one unit.

Example

Ora la mano, per favore.

Now your hand, please.

Words in this phrase

Ora

[OH-rah]

now

At the present moment.

Example

Ora vado al lavoro.

Now I go to work.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

mano

[MAH-noh]

hand

Feminine noun despite ending in -o; plural 'mani'.

Example

Dammi la mano.

Give me your hand.

sinistra.

see-NEE-strah

left.

The adjective comes after the noun in Italian. Stress the middle syllable: si-NI-stra.

Example

Giri a sinistra.

Turn left.

Words in this phrase

sinistra

[see-NEE-strah]

left

The left side or direction; 'a sinistra' means to the left.

Example

Gira a sinistra.

Turn left.

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