Italian hand gestures and Sicilian dialect (WITH EXAMPLES!)

You've heard in the movies you love like the Godfather. Hopefully now you know some of what they were saying. Thanks for watching! Make sure to subscribe because I have videos coming out every week on different topics that will help you learn Italian or learn about Italy. Let me know what topics you'd like me cover in the comments below! CIAO!

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MUSIC:
- Money Heist's BELLA CIAO Ska version
- Italian music instrumental classic

[mariatamburro]

I love that you did this video. It was hard for me to follow the sicilian. I grew up in America and my family didn't want me to learn italian and to assimilate. I've struggled my whole life and really want to learn more. Some of your words brought back great memories of my grandparents. Thanks.

[palermotrapani]

A lot these sayings were carried over to the USA by my Great grandparents and grandparents. Wonderful

[jonathanstranovsky]

My family emigrated to Australia from the East coast of Sicily 121 years ago. Now 5th generation, I still know what your saying.
''Don't lose this romance language.''...

[eileencampos]

Hi I am Portuguese and I heard that the Sicilian dialect has a lot Portuguese words and gestures. I love it !!! In Portuguese, we say “Anda Cá “ or “Vem Cá “ meaning to come here! Also, the word doe referring a thing, Portuguese will say “Isto” and in Sicilian is “kisto.” In Portuguese to go downstairs you say, “baixo” and I think in Sicilian Is “bassio “ same pronunciation in Portuguese “baixo” ( bi-shu) how you pronounce it. Then, to say you in a polite form, Sicilian will say “Vossia” and Portuguese is “Você” pronounce (vo-se). These are Portuguese expressions that are uniquely Portuguese and not Spanish. This is why I would love to learn more about the Sicilian dialect!

[paullisanti]

I have an Italian Heritage from Sicily; HOWEVER, my entire family migrated to Argentina in the 1860s; And my mother is Cuban, although she studied in Italy as a teenager, she was a Ballerina, and learned to speak Standard Italian. For me, from Spanish--two mutually comprehensible Latin Languages--there is truly NO more beautiful language on earth as Italian. AND these Sicilian Terms are Great! I remember my Argentine Grandparents using terms like, "Acura-" "Taliarsi-" "Adina" for a Gallina, and Comu si? or Comu Siti--(Plural I guess) and good by, ni videmu(?) Argentina is very Italianized! oh, and CMQ lei e bellissima Donna! per questo video, Signorinella Bella

[sebastienlopezmassoni]

Sicilia has got a great mix of many different culture ( greek, viking, spanish, arabic) Great cooking, dessert like cassata, granita and ice cream ( il mio preferito "cannolli") and gorgeous women. Ti ringrazio molto per questa video.

[sealaviebeachhouse]

This is exactly what I remember when I was in Sicily on a trip! thanks for the memories.

[alichevez]

My Nonna used to say that to me when I was a kid she used to say staring at the pot won't make the water boil, I was hungry lol

[marestellavmc]

Merci pour ce petit retour en enfance. Grazie mille.

[decluesviews]

My Sicilian great-grandparents were from Termini Imerese, east of Palermo. Sadly, I’ve never been to Sicily.

[robertferraro]

I grew up with an Italian father and Sicilian mother. In school and in later years I learned proper Italian - but not very well. I just realized that I can understand Sicilian and Calabrian better than I can understand proper Italian because it was ingrained in my head before I was 6 or 7 years old. So now I know why I have a hard time understanding Italian movies and have to use English subtitles. if they were in Sicilian or Calabrian I know I could understand about twice as much and probably wouldn't need subtitles.

[biker]

What a great video . My grandparents were from Vallelunga Pratameno. I was in Sciilia Oct. Nov 2019. Bella...

[ErosPalombini-jovi]

Sicilianu is a language and my dialect in Palermù is Sicigghia our language has survived for over a thousand years.

[lucia]

Grazie! LOVE THIS CHANNEL... I spent 6 months learning Italian before my trip to Sicily. (It was a hard switch from Spanish)Let me tell you I didn't expect the huge language barrier due to the dialect. I think my italian would have been understood in the mainland. However they did appreciate my effort. My family has Sicilian roots so I did recognize the inflections and knew some typical phrases ...Google translate was key lol. With the older generation it was tough. I hope to live there in the next few years...the only way is immersion!

[Hewhogreetswithfjre]

What happened if they are talking over the phone. do they still use the hand gestures?

[ArmandoBellagio]

She reminds me of an Italian actress. Also an Italian language teacher from Napoli I once had. So had to subscribe 😊

[mohamedsuleiman]

i konw many gesture and i used to use because am from zanzibar island and i have been working several time wit italians restaurant...we have many guest from italy.

[nicoloantonioingo]

Bravissima Valeria interpretazione buona 👍😘

[linoruggero]

E brava Valeria - grazie per il tuo video, molto divertente ascoltarti. I più distinti saluti dalla Germania

[daveedel]

So Lovely 😍 ❤️Valeria..Viva la Sicilia