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How to Say ‘Yes, I bought it on Saturday.’ in Italian

Sì, l'ho comprato sabato.

see l oh kohm-PRAH-toh SAH-bah-toh

[see l oh kohm-PRAH-toh SAH-bah-toh]

Phrase Breakdown

Sì, l'ho comprato

see l oh kohm-PRAH-toh

Yes, I bought it

Pause briefly after 'Sì'. In 'l'ho' the 'h' is silent.

Example

Sì, l'ho comprato online.

Yes, I bought it online.

Words in this phrase

Sì

[see]

yes

A simple affirmative answer, useful in conversation and interviews.

Example

Rispondo "Sì" quando mi chiedono se mi interessa la cultura aziendale.

I answer "Yes" when they ask me if I am interested in the company culture.

[l]

Shortened 'la' (it) before a vowel, as an object pronoun.

Example

La borsa? L'ho comprata ieri.

The bag? I bought it yesterday.

[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.

comprato

[kohm-PRAH-toh]

bought

Past participle of 'comprare', to buy.

Example

Ho comprato un libro.

I bought a book.

sabato.

SAH-bah-toh

on Saturday.

Stress the first syllable: SA-ba-to. Italian needs no word for 'on' before a day.

Example

Ci vediamo sabato.

See you on Saturday.

Words in this phrase

sabato

[SAH-bah-toh]

Saturday

The day of the week after Friday.

Example

Sabato vado al mare.

On Saturday I go to the sea.

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