Translation
she, her; you (formal)
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Examples
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She is my best friend.
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What is your name, sir?
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I am happy to talk with her.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(12)Buongiorno a tutti
2 min read · Core 5000
Il cane del vicino
2 min read · Core 1000
Gentili genitori
2 min read · Core 1000
Un cappuccino e un cornetto
2 min read · Core 1000
Cinque giri
2 min read · Core 5000
La strada per il museo
2 min read · Core 1000
La verifica di matematica
2 min read · Core 5000
C'è ancora?
3 min read · Core 1000
Partiremo alle cinque
3 min read · Core 1000
Benvenuta
3 min read · Core 1000
Il telecomando di papà
5 min read · Core 5000
Non davanti ai clienti
7 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(24)Italian Conditional: Would, Should and the Polite Request
Essere and Avere: Italian Conjugation and Which to Use
Italian Filler Words: allora, cioè, insomma, boh, dai
Italian Future Tense: One Set of Endings for Every Verb
The Italian Gerund: Forming and Using -ando and -endo
Italian Greetings: Ciao, Buongiorno, Arrivederci and Survival Phrases
Dimmi or Mi dica: Pronouns With the Italian Imperative
Italian Imperative: Commands, Informal and Polite
Italian Imperfetto: The Past Tense for What Was Going On
Italian Object Pronouns: Direct and Indirect, lo, la, gli, le
Ordering in Italian: Vorrei, Quanto costa? and Il conto, per favore
Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto: How to Pick the Right Past
Italian Passato Prossimo: How to Form and Use the Everyday Past
Italian Past Participles: -ato, -uto, -ito and the Irregulars
Italian Perfect Infinitive and Past Subjunctive: dopo aver mangiato
Mi piace and mi piacciono: How to Say You Like Something in Italian
Italian Plural Spelling: amiche, amici, figli and the Hard C
Italian Possessive Adjectives: il mio, la mia and the Article
Italian Reflexive Verbs: When the Action Loops Back
Italian School and Town Words: a scuola, in piazza, Scusi, dov'è...?
Italian Subject Pronouns: The Ones You Are Meant to Drop
Italian Subjunctive: The Congiuntivo and When to Use It
Tu vs Lei in Italian: When to Use the Formal You
Italian Verb Conjugation: -are, -ere, -ire and Irregulars
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lei: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 7: lei, qui, solo and 11 more words.