How to Say ‘Giulia was telling me’ in Italian
Giulia mi diceva
JOO-lyah mee dee-CHEH-vah
[JOO-lyah mee dee-CHEH-vah]
💬 Usage Tip: The -eva ending describes something ongoing in the past: diceva "was telling". Same pattern: parlava "was talking", faceva "was doing".
Phrase Breakdown
Giulia
[JOO-lyah]
Julia
A common Italian female first name.
Giulia ha dieci anni.
Giulia is ten years old.
mi
[mee]
to me
Indirect object pronoun meaning to me; used to express personal reaction.
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.
diceva
[dee-CHEH-vah]
was telling
Imperfect of 'dire', to say or tell.
Mia madre diceva sempre così.
My mother always said that.
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