How to Say ‘Sorry, Giulia's calling me.’ in Italian
Scusa, Giulia mi chiama.
SKOO-zah JOO-lyah mee KYAH-mah
[SKOO-zah JOO-lyah mee KYAH-mah]
Phrase Breakdown
Scusa,
SKOO-zah
Sorry / Excuse me,
This is the informal 'excuse me'. Stress SCU-sa.
Scusa, dov'è il bagno?
Excuse me, where's the bathroom?
Words in this phrase
Scusa
[SKOO-zah]
sorry
Feeling regret or penitence.
Devo dire scusa per il ritardo.
I must say sorry for the delay.
Giulia mi chiama.
JOO-lyah mee KYAH-mah
Giulia is calling me.
A polite reason to leave a conversation.
Scusa, Marco mi chiama.
Sorry, Marco is calling me.
Words in this phrase
Giulia
[JOO-lyah]
Giulia (name)
Popular Italian female first name.
Giulia ha i capelli biondi.
Giulia has blond hair.
mi
[mee]
me
Reflexive/object pronoun; with 'scusi' forms 'excuse me'.
Mi scusi, signore.
Excuse me, sir.
chiama
[KYAH-mah]
calls (is calling)
From 'chiamare' (to call); here someone is calling for a person.
La mamma chiama Luca per la cena.
Mom calls Luca for dinner.
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