Thanks for all these videos. Io sono innamoratissimo dell'Italia. Tanto che dico sempre ai miei amici italiani che pure io sono italiano, solo che dovuto a una carognata del destino sono nato in Messico, lol.
Ciao! Grazie for your feedback!!! Actually, I'm from Florence - some of the translations are not literal but rather "equivalent" to English idioms. I know "scemo" is more like stupid, but I think we intend it more as "are you out of your mind?!". "Puo" is formal speech to ask "could you", where as "puoi" is informal "can you". Please don't hesistate to ask questions or contact me for further clarification. Grazie!!!!! :-D
I am Sicilian American & I can tell you that if you think that learning to speak "main stream Italian" is difficult, try learning to speak Sicilian. It is extremely daunting.This is coming from someone who grew up with the language (it was primarily spoken at home). Example: "Ci vediamo piu tardi!" (in Italian), "Ci vermu piu tardu!" (in Sicilian), "See you later!" (in English). As you can see Italian is very different from Sicilian.
@NadasItaly LoL... it's just like with my students... I'm totally italian and I live in Germany... and germans want to correct my italian, LoL... TUTTO IL MONDO E' PAESE!!!! Nadia, i really appreciate your ENTUSIASMO...I hope you still have it... Little by little, wrapped up in coffee and mambo, far away from our homeland :-)
Awesome...I've been living in the US for 4 years and the I always find myself trying to teach to ppl how to say Bruschetta correctly!!! This is so fun and so true! Is bruschetta not bruscietta!!!!
yes, in italian if a C is followed by an I or E it turns "ch" (and not "s" like in english or spanish) but if you put an h between the c and e or i it sounds K again...
nope you can say "può", it means "you" too, but it's the more formal way, you would say it to some one older than you or your boss at work or something like that. "Posso" is "I can"
I agree that it was a cute little presentation and yes indeed it was obviously a slightly forced response on the part of the Italians that took part in the demonstration. One should not be surprised at that since these individuals are not actors. It's kind of like a native New Yorker being asked to "act like a New Yorker". They can't do it. Well some of us can (I'm from NYC). I agree Siena is beautiful. As for "inference", it is as you know all left up to interpretation & context.
Divertentissimo. Certo per gli italiani risulta un pizzico forzato, ma nei panni di uno straniero è perfetto. E poi Siena è un set che gli stranieri possono solo sognare. Se posso suggerire qualcosina, grazie alle annotazioni si possono sovrapporre informazioni metalinguistiche (es. i diversi significati di "Ma va?" o ancora il fatto che fare il gesto dei soldi dentro un negozio potrebbe apparire poco educato) che l'utente può leggere in pausa o scegliere di non visualizzare.
Nada, I am a true Italian girl, and i would really like to learn to speak Italian (it would be fun to know exactly what my grandparents are yelling about) :) I speak a little but not a lot. Any suggestions? Grazie!!!
e' divertente come video per gli stranieri, ma i gesti fatti non essendo spontanei e dovendoli spiegare sembrano sforzati, comunque capisco l'intenzione di spiegare i nostri gesti e non di farci sembrare dei ritardati!
@b0219u oh sorry, i have seen the video after seeing your comment, puo' is right, cause it is the courtesy form. it means respect and is made by using the "he/she/it" form
@NadasItaly !!!!! grandissimi ragazzi !!! ma secondo me dovreste insegnare dialetto invece l'italiano !! ihih ma sopratutto i vostri video mi piacciono !!!!! il film dov'era girato ?
@dumbbell1231 We do use them, indeed. I'm italian, I live in Italy and I absolutely don't feel offended by this. I do feel a little when I see other stereotypes (such as we italian being all 'mafiosi', or rude and stuff) Ciao dall'Italia!
@ 2:49 I am Palestinian and when I was kid my mom used to make the same gesture, especially when I have done something bad :D :D I guess this gesture is common in many countries? :)
To each their own.... I am content with speaking either "main stream Italian" or Sicilian. And no, it is a separate language and has always been a separate language. Not a "dialect". Anyway... Buona fortuna amico! Viva Italia!
Would be much better without the music in the background. We are adults and beginners. I have to scan these videos until I find one where I can actually hear the people and not the drum pounding in the background. These things must be made for children. I do like what is written on the screen. That is a big help. Without the pounding this would be ideal. Thank you for trying to help.
Good job! And many thanks to all the Italians involved in this!
Thanks for all these videos. Io sono innamoratissimo dell'Italia. Tanto che dico sempre ai miei amici italiani che pure io sono italiano, solo che dovuto a una carognata del destino sono nato in Messico, lol.
Italia 🇮🇹 é nel mio cuore
Thx V.M. Nadia it was really helpful grazie mille
Very good video. Well done, I really enjoyed it and I love to visit Italy when I can.
Molto Grazie, from Ireland
brought back memories from my old neighborhood in NY
Bravissimo !!!
Never mind,you will always be welcome .We,(Italians) just love English tourists and their "exotic" accents....;) lots of love from Italy
qui a napoli e dintorni l' espressione "oh !!! " è usatissima .la sento almeno 15 volte al giorno !!!
Simple and great! I think by learning these simple gestures you will far if you are traveling to Italy!
grazie mille!
this was very fun for me, especially as an Italian student.
TANTO GRAZIE!
What great fun to watch! Grazie mille from New York !
Ciao! Grazie for your feedback!!! Actually, I'm from Florence - some of the translations are not literal but rather "equivalent" to English idioms. I know "scemo" is more like stupid, but I think we intend it more as "are you out of your mind?!". "Puo" is formal speech to ask "could you", where as "puoi" is informal "can you". Please don't hesistate to ask questions or contact me for further clarification. Grazie!!!!! :-D
ADORO l'Italia, l'italiano e sopratutto gli Italiani!!! E mi è molto molto piacuta questa(o?) video! Bravissimo =D
!Nat!!
Super! Great Job Nada! I'm studying italian, and it's very funny to see all these words in gestures! lol!
bravisimo!!!!!
viva italia....
your videos are actually the best x
on visiting Italy have to learn all that
Very nice video. You guys are all adorable! Thank you!
That's awosem, and really funny :D I will teach these things to my group in Italy :D
I LOVE this!
Lovin It !!!! Sooo good!
this is useful.. thanks for sharing!
video divertente!!omg certo che è vero che gesticoliamo tantissimo!
I am Sicilian American & I can tell you that if you think that learning to speak "main stream Italian" is difficult, try learning to speak Sicilian. It is extremely daunting.This is coming from someone who grew up with the language (it was primarily spoken at home).
Example: "Ci vediamo piu tardi!" (in Italian), "Ci vermu piu tardu!" (in Sicilian), "See you later!" (in English).
As you can see Italian is very different from Sicilian.
nice video i like tha way you teaching italian practically great work please make more videos i want to speak fluently italian
hola yo vivo en la citta de México y me a servido molto tu video molta gratzie, espero que sigas sacando tus videos con subtitulos
I love these videos. so fun !
i liked it very much! thank you for your video!
great work
this was helpful thanks =)
You are so nice and funny. Can't wait to go again to Italia :*
@NadasItaly LoL... it's just like with my students... I'm totally italian and I live in Germany... and germans want to correct my italian, LoL... TUTTO IL MONDO E' PAESE!!!! Nadia, i really appreciate your ENTUSIASMO...I hope you still have it... Little by little, wrapped up in coffee and mambo, far away from our homeland :-)
Awesome...I've been living in the US for 4 years and the I always find myself trying to teach to ppl how to say Bruschetta correctly!!! This is so fun and so true! Is bruschetta not bruscietta!!!!
bello, divertente.
very helpful and easy to remember. :)
i moved to Spain, Barcelona now! way way better food now :)
I love it so much.. so funny. 😄
This made me smile :)
yes, in italian if a C is followed by an I or E it turns "ch" (and not "s" like in english or spanish) but if you put an h between the c and e or i it sounds K again...
That's Siena!!
Nada, tuo accento italiano e' autentico. Ma sei proprio d'italia ? You sound American when you speak English ! Greeeeaaaat videos !!! ciao ciao !
nope you can say "può", it means "you" too, but it's the more formal way, you would say it to some one older than you or your boss at work or something like that. "Posso" is "I can"
i wont go to Italy anytime soon but ill try to use these when i meet some Italian people.
oh yeah is latin still used, spoken?
Next part please
I agree that it was a cute little presentation and yes indeed it was obviously a slightly forced response on the part of the Italians that took part in the demonstration. One should not be surprised at that since these individuals are not actors. It's kind of like a native New Yorker being asked to "act like a New Yorker". They can't do it. Well some of us can (I'm from NYC). I agree Siena is beautiful. As for "inference", it is as you know all left up to interpretation & context.
Only,can say grazie,muito bono.
Awesome video ahah!!! :)
Pretty girl !!!!
hahahah a Siena!! grande Papei! :D
che ghignate... Dai adesso basta... studio!!!
Sono rimasta a casa apposta! Mannaggia a voi! Ho perso minuti preziosissimi!!!
Xò che ghignate! ahahah
Love it From Kurdistan❤️
this is so funny!!!
Divertentissimo. Certo per gli italiani risulta un pizzico forzato, ma nei panni di uno straniero è perfetto. E poi Siena è un set che gli stranieri possono solo sognare.
Se posso suggerire qualcosina, grazie alle annotazioni si possono sovrapporre informazioni metalinguistiche (es. i diversi significati di "Ma va?" o ancora il fatto che fare il gesto dei soldi dentro un negozio potrebbe apparire poco educato) che l'utente può leggere in pausa o scegliere di non visualizzare.
Sooooo Cute
yes
così però si rischia di confondere le idee.. però come video è divertente!
Nada, I am a true Italian girl, and i would really like to learn to speak Italian (it would be fun to know exactly what my grandparents are yelling about) :) I speak a little but not a lot. Any suggestions? Grazie!!!
weird to play perez prado que rico mambo for this italian lesson ,lol
what is the gesture when you stroke your teeth with your thumb?
Si trovano a Siena!
Nada, you look like Apollonia from the Godfather. Molto bella!
was this clip shoot in toscany?
+badman3355 It seems so, telling from the people's accent. Have you ever been there? There is no way to exaggerate how beautiful Tuscany is!
Yes i have and this is like heven on earth
Actually, here are the correct translations:
Posso? (Can I?)
Puoi? (Can you?) informal
Puo? (Can you?) formal
Potrei? (Could I?)
Potresti? (Could you?) informal
Potrebbe (Could you?) formal
@talissin ...true,ironicly i am getting alittle rusty from speaking english for half of my life.But i still know my native language.
@b0219u im italian ;) your correction is almost right but, puo means can "he/she/it" repeat it.
im sorry for this, anyway thank you for the correction
e' divertente come video per gli stranieri, ma i gesti fatti non essendo spontanei e dovendoli spiegare sembrano sforzati, comunque capisco l'intenzione di spiegare i nostri gesti e non di farci sembrare dei ritardati!
Siena! Vicino a casa mia dear!
its not restricted to Italian only
Bella..
mi piace molto questo video e molto funny.. mi dispiace solo ho imparo italiano per 3 mesi e solo capisco un po
04:25 what does that gesture mean, I usually see chefs doing that
it means "ok".
used mainly to give a confirmation.
It means also "precision", "accuracy"
Anthony Nguyen "It's just like this"
ahahahah che toscanacci!!! :D
@b0219u oh sorry, i have seen the video after seeing your comment, puo' is right,
cause it is the courtesy form.
it means respect and is made by using the "he/she/it" form
I came for the girl. I stayed for the epic hang gestures.
Bravi, carino! :-)
mi piace
La piazza del video è a Siena, invece quella del film è ad Arezzo.
@Neve1505 Now; that's quite a relief! Thank you so much for your answer! :) I'll definitely try using them.
Thank you! Please do more 🙏🏻 Grazie!
ahahhah bel video =)
@NadasItaly !!!!! grandissimi ragazzi !!! ma secondo me dovreste insegnare dialetto invece l'italiano !! ihih ma sopratutto i vostri video mi piacciono !!!!! il film dov'era girato ?
@dumbbell1231 We do use them, indeed. I'm italian, I live in Italy and I absolutely don't feel offended by this.
I do feel a little when I see other stereotypes (such as we italian being all 'mafiosi', or rude and stuff)
Ciao dall'Italia!
right:)
Que bella Machina.....Fiat..... Fix it Again Tony!
Gli italiani sempre mangiano perciò la signora chiedeva dove il ristorante 🤣
si xò è bn vero... sl gesticolando capisco qll k vogliono dire hahaha...
It's true what they say about Italians: Much like their Arab/Jewish/Turkish/Gypsy brothers, Italians do talk with their hands.
sereno353 LMAO!!! Why, for telling the truth? Calm down, zingaro.
ltaliansAreNotWhite You're nobody. yo're only a little insignificant mediocre space stolen to th air.
sereno353 Calm down before you get a heart attack, zingaro LMAO!!! I know the truth hurts you.
ltaliansAreNotWhite You're just less than shit
ahahaha how much ignorance in only one irrilevant person!
I wish the music wasn't so loud, in my opinion it takes away from the learning...
@milly8389 Your tempo?
@ 2:49 I am Palestinian and when I was kid my mom used to make the same gesture, especially when I have done something bad :D :D I guess this gesture is common in many countries? :)
Italians (specifically Sicilians) have at least some middle eastern heritage.
haha questo è carino!!
😊😊
CIAO?
@iknusa147 Hey how come its says that your profile is unavaliable? che cosa
@bennyc333 lol i work in a italian restaurant in Dublin and i try to teach that to everyone.
To each their own.... I am content with speaking either "main stream Italian" or Sicilian. And no, it is a separate language and has always been a separate language. Not a "dialect". Anyway... Buona fortuna amico! Viva Italia!
terrificante (parte terza)....-.-'' no via UN S'AFFRONTA. XD
@BeautyDoll1000 it reminds me of home...*starts to cry* lol
@b0219u she's right, I'm italian, puo is like being gentle to someone you don't know, and scemo is intended like stupid/crazy
she is cute and nice and polite...If you are an expat it is a pleasure to watch!
Brava Nada,non ascoltare i cafoni che comentanoda ...burini ;)))
Would be much better without the music in the background. We are adults and beginners. I have to scan these videos until I find one where I can actually hear the people and not the drum pounding in the background. These things must be made for children. I do like what is written on the screen. That is a big help. Without the pounding this would be ideal. Thank you for trying to help.