Learn Italian: La donna è qui. - The woman is here.

Nouns in Italian have a grammatical gender. Donna (woman) is a feminine noun, which you can usually tell because it ends in -a. Since it is feminine and singular, it uses the feminine singular word for "the", which is la.

Why is there an accent mark on è?

The accent changes the meaning of the word entirely! È with the accent means "is", which comes from the verb essere (to be). If you write it without the accent, e means "and".

Do I need to include the pronoun lei (she) and say La donna lei è qui?

No, you do not need the pronoun here. Just like in English, the noun la donna is the subject for the verb è. Adding lei would be like saying "The woman she is here", which is unnecessary.

How do I pronounce qui?

The Italian qu makes a "kw" sound, and the i sounds like the "ee" in "see". Put them together, and qui is pronounced like "kwee".