How to Say ‘My sister recommended it to me.’ in Italian
Me l'ha consigliata mia sorella.
meh l ah kohn-seel-YAH-tah mee-ah soh-REL-lah
[meh l ah kohn-seel-YAH-tah mee-ah soh-REL-lah]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often puts the person doing the action at the very end for emphasis, so this is like saying "it was my sister who recommended it".
Phrase Breakdown
Me l'ha consigliata
meh l ah kohn-seel-YAH-tah
recommended it to me
'Consigliata' ends in -a because 'it' refers to a feminine noun.
Me l'ha consigliata la commessa.
The shop assistant recommended it to me.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Form of 'mi' used before another pronoun like 'lo'.
Me lo spieghi?
Will you explain it to me?
l'
[l]
it
Shortened 'la' (it) before a vowel, as an object pronoun.
La borsa? L'ho comprata ieri.
The bag? I bought it yesterday.
ha
[ah]
has
Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.
Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.
He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.
consigliata
[kohn-seel-YAH-tah]
recommended
Past participle of consigliare, feminine to agree with a feminine object.
La pizza che mi hai consigliata era ottima.
The pizza you recommended to me was excellent.
mia sorella.
mee-ah soh-REL-lah
my sister.
Italian drops the article before singular family members. Say the double 'l' a little longer: so-REL-la.
Mia sorella vive a Roma.
My sister lives in Rome.
Words in this phrase
mia
[mee-ah]
my
Belonging to the speaker.
Mia madre è qui.
My mother is here.
sorella
[soh-REL-lah]
sister
Feminine singular noun for a female sibling.
Ho una sorella simpatica.
I have a nice sister.
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