How to Say ‘Saved us’ in Italian
Ci ha salvati
chee ah sahl-VAH-tee
[chee ah sahl-VAH-tee]
💬 Usage Tip: "Ci" = us, "ha salvati" = has saved us. In spoken English we translate it as simple past: "saved us."
🇮🇹 In Italy: Fans often speak as "we": the team is not separate from the supporters. If the team suffers, everyone suffers.
Phrase Breakdown
Ci
[chee]
us
Object pronoun meaning 'us'; in football talk it means the team or supporters were spared from danger.
Ci ha salvati all'ultimo secondo.
He saved us at the very last second.
ha
[ah]
has
Auxiliary verb avere in the third person singular, used here with a past participle.
Ci ha salvati con una grande parata.
He saved us with a great save.
salvati
[sahl-VAH-tee]
saved us
Past participle of salvare agreeing with ci/us in this expression; it means someone rescued the team from conceding.
Ci ha salvati proprio il difensore.
The defender really saved us.
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