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Renting & living with flatmates. flatmates

Day 4 helped you find a flat. Now you're living in one — and that means talking ABOUT people. Today's grammar is the indirect object pronoun: 'gli scrivo' (I write to him), 'le telefono' (I phone her), 'ti do le chiavi' (I give you the keys). You'll pair it with the words you actually need as a tenant — il contratto, la caparra, il canone, le spese — learn how to report a problem with the flat, and finish with a real phone call to the landlord.

Estimated time25 minutesGoalUse indirect object pronouns and rental vocabulary to manage your flat and landlord
Day 21 · 4 focused lessons

Your four lessons today

  1. Indirect pronouns — to whom

    Use the indirect object pronoun — the word for the PERSON you give to, tell to, write to, or phone.

    Start lesson 18–10 min
    Indirect pronouns — to whom
  2. The contratto d'affitto8–10 min
  3. Problems with the flat8–10 min
  4. Calling the landlord8–10 min
India bridge

Hindi's 'usko' already carries the 'to'

The indirect pronoun feels natural to Hindi speakers: 'usko likhta hoon' (I write to him) and 'usko phone karta hoon' (I phone him) both carry the same 'to' that Italian marks with 'a'. English hides it — 'I phone him', no 'to' — which is exactly why students slip into 'lo telefono'. Lean on the Hindi 'ko' and you'll reach for 'gli' / 'le' correctly. And the feared 'gli' sound is just Hindi 'ल्य' as in 'kalyaan' — a soft glide, 'lyee', not a hard 'glee'.

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