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How to Say ‘Giulia asked me to bring you the groceries.’ in Italian

Giulia mi ha chiesto di portarle la spesa.

JOO-lyah mee ah KEE-ehs-toh dee por-TAR-leh lah SPEH-zah

[JOO-lyah mee ah KEE-ehs-toh dee por-TAR-leh lah SPEH-zah]

💬 Usage Tip: le means "to her" but also the polite "to you", which is why it's "you" here. Context tells you which one is meant.

Phrase Breakdown

Giulia mi ha chiesto

JOO-lyah mee ah KEE-ehs-toh

Giulia asked me

'Chiesto' is the past participle of 'chiedere'. Pronounce it KYEH-stoh, and run 'mi ha' together.

Example

Giulia mi ha chiesto un favore.

Giulia asked me a favor.

Words in this phrase

Giulia

[JOO-lyah]

Julia

A common Italian female first name.

Example

Giulia ha dieci anni.

Giulia is ten years old.

[mee]

to me

Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.

Example

Nella frase Mi fa piacere, Mi indica la persona che prova la sensazione.

In the phrase 'Mi fa piacere,' 'Mi' indicates the person feeling the emotion.

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

chiesto

[KEE-ehs-toh]

asked

To put a question to someone.

Example

Mi sono chiesto se arriva.

I asked myself if he is coming.

di portarle la spesa.

dee por-TAR-leh lah SPEH-zah

to bring her the groceries.

'Chiedere di' + infinitive means 'to ask to do something'. 'Le' is attached to the end of the verb.

Example

Mi ha detto di portarle la spesa.

She told me to bring her the groceries.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Preposition introducing an infinitive after verbs like 'chiedere'.

Example

Ti chiedo di aspettare.

I ask you to wait.

portarle

[por-TAR-leh]

to bring her

Infinitive 'portare' (to bring) with attached pronoun 'le' (to her).

Example

Devo portarle un regalo.

I have to bring her a gift.

[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.

spesa

[SPEH-zah]

groceries / shopping

Food shopping; 'fare la spesa' means to do the grocery shopping.

Example

Faccio la spesa al mercato.

I do the shopping at the market.

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