How to Say ‘Guys, this is Emily, the new colleague.’ in Italian
Ragazzi, lui è Emily , il nuovo collega.
rah-GAHT-tsee LOO-ee eh eel NWOH-voh kol-LEH-gah
[rah-GAHT-tsee LOO-ee eh eel NWOH-voh kol-LEH-gah]
Phrase Breakdown
il nuovo collega.
eel NWOH-voh kol-LEH-gah
the new colleague.
This tells the group who he is. Hold the double L: kol-LEH-gah.
Conosci il nuovo collega?
Do you know the new colleague?
Words in this phrase
il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.
In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.
nuovo
[NWOH-voh]
new
Masculine adjective; feminine is nuova.
Ho un telefono nuovo.
I have a new phone.
collega
[kol-LEH-gah]
colleague
Female colleague or coworker; can also mean colleague generally in context.
Una collega mi ha parlato di te.
A colleague told me about you.
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