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How to Say ‘This is Sara, my girlfriend.’ in Italian

Lei è Sara, la mia ragazza.

lay eh SAH-rah lah mee-ah rah-GAHT-tsah

[lay eh SAH-rah lah mee-ah rah-GAHT-tsah]

Phrase Breakdown

Lei è Sara,

lay eh SAH-rah

This is Sara,

The introduction. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Lei è Sara, piacere.

This is Sara, nice to meet you.

Words in this phrase

Lei

[lay]

she

Third person singular pronoun used for a female.

Example

Lei gioca a calcio.

She plays soccer.

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

Sara

[SAH-rah]

Sara (name)

A common Italian female first name.

Example

Sara è molto simpatica.

Sara is very nice.

la mia ragazza.

lah mee-ah rah-GAHT-tsah

my girlfriend.

This explains who Sara is. Stress 'ra-GAZ-za'.

Example

Ti presento la mia ragazza.

Let me introduce my girlfriend.

Words in this phrase

[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.

mia

[mee-ah]

Belonging to the speaker.

Example

Mia madre è qui.

My mother is here.

ragazza

[rah-GAHT-tsah]

girlfriend

Means 'girl', but with a possessive it means 'girlfriend'.

Example

La mia ragazza è di Roma.

My girlfriend is from Rome.

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