When Matteo gets the train from Milan to Naples, he puts something very odd in his bag. Find out what it is and learn more about how to use the word “gli” in this episode.

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Today's Italian words
Che cosa porti a tua mamma e tua sorella quando torni a Napoli? = What do you bring your mum and your sister when you go back to Naples?
Che cosa = what
Porti = “you bring” or “you take” (Italians don’t differentiate)
A = to
Tua mamma = your mum
E = and
Tua sorella = Your sister
Quando = when
Torni = you return
A = to
Napoli = Naples
Gli porto una zucca = I take them a pumpkin.
Gli = To them
Porto = I take
Una Zucca = A pumpkin.

E ai tuoi amici = And to your friends?
Niente, gli compro da bere = Nothing, I buy them something to drink.
Niente = nothing
Gli = for them
Compro = I buy
Da bere = to drink

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57: How to use "gli" in Italian (to them, for them)