Funny and informative. I grew up in an area with lots of Italian immigrants and already knew most of these. Man, I'm so jealous of bilingual/multilingual folks like yourself, your English is excellent and the accent is lovely. I tried learning Spanish in school, but had a terrible teacher who did the bare minimum and I'm not even sure could speak Spanish herself.
@@depressedkavi7673 Yeah, in India almost everyone knows 2 languages. And if they are from a region with their own regional language, they know 3. And then they can learn 2-3 more if they are really interested. I myself know 4. And one of them isn't even recognised as a real language due to so many dialects and differences in between.
That was I thought immediately: Wow, the Volume off and you watch an Argentinian talking. Sooo Italian, and sooo visible to us fellow South Americans 😂
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Wow! Discovery of the month. Alberto speaking English. The best video about gestures I've seen so far. Guardo tutti i tuoi video in italiano. Adesso inizio a guardare anche in inglese. Molto utile come sempre. Per favore non fermarti. Mi ispiri molto
You’re really good and entertaining. And very funny in your explanations. Especially the whistle. My Italian partner does all of this and I am amused for life!
Great video. By the way, about the second gesture ("perfect") if you ever visit Turkey don't do that one or even sign "OK" like Americans do, as it's an obscene reference in Turkey.
You’d better believe I was copying your hand gestures throughout. I think I’m gonna use some of these the next time I have an argument with my bf 😂 of course he’ll think I’ve gone insane
Credo che quel classico gesto della mano con le dita unite sia nato per dire ai rompiscatole "quanto vuoi per toglierti davanti" perché è lo stesso gesto che usiamo per indicare il denaro frusciante.
Complimenti per la fantasia. Quel classico gesto è nato molto prima, quando giravano solo le monete. È un gesto complicato da spiegare, perché esprime l'aggressività della mano ma anche cerca di reclamare attenzione su un punto ipotetico sopra o dentro la mano attraverso l'unione delle dita, ed infatti serve anche a indicare la persona, soprattutto a livello della bocca, per sottolineare la necessità di chiarezza comunicativa. In un certo senso esprime un valore, un oggetto teorico, ma il gesto delle banconote è totalmente diverso perché non esprime un concetto astratto ma replica il gesto vero, come succede per esempio col gesto delle dita a mo' di telefono. Ciao
after watching some old italian films i've seen some characters make a gesture as so: it's like the "ok" hand gesture but the hand is help about upper chest high, and with the "ok" help over and horizontal, then lift upward quickly like pulling a threaded needle up. what does this mean?
the first (What!) and the (Just if you imagine) we Arabs use them. the first expression means (slow down, wait or wait for the punishment if you do it with angry face). the second expression is exactly as Italians (and sometimes when you try to explain the good days\moments)
I already do a few these naturally like delicious and your crazy or Loco, the confusion for me is the hand to mouth gestures I need to know more. N I think MaMa Mia is something my family has said . But when you roll your fist 👊 n point it ? Does that mean let's go. I saw a Italian musician do this from about 5 feet away from another ?? Thanks let me know ? Please
They have different energy and rhythm. The "andiamo" is more subtle and brief, the "vai via" is more aggressive and wide. The first one is usually with the fingers open and relaxed close to the body (often it serves as secret message), the second one with the fingers stiff and close together with the arm extended (often squinting plus other facial expressions of disapprobation or hungriness)
You are the fifth curest thingy(my way to sarcastically call beautiful humans) that I have witnessed today - just adorable - I am virtually inloved - winkwink
3. Finito! Um yeah. Good time to pack up and leave Italy.🤣😂😅😵 Imagine all the new hand gestures they could invent if they had as much arms as an octopus.
Me gesture the person who being crazy and I learn that gesture from oggey Then don’t wanna be disrespectful , I pretend to be scratching my head hahaha
What's the difference between "go away" and "let's go?" They looked the same to me. Also, to an American, that E finito gesture might look like you're threatening to shoot them. I realize that sounds like a joke, but I'm serious. Of course, most Italians are probably smart and considerate enough not to use these too much to avoid confusing us.
Partly from the context and as he says in the video maybe from the position of the hand, lower for let’s go but for go away I would use another all hand fingers straight and the thumb folded in and a quick rotation counter clockwise along the middle finger axis… a bit complicated to describe in words 😂
They have different energy and rhythm. The "andiamo" is more subtle and brief, the "vai via" is more aggressive and wide. The first one is usually with the fingers open and relaxed close to the body (often it serves as secret message), the second one with the fingers stiff and close together with the arm extended (often squinting plus other facial expressions of disapprobation or hungriness)
At 1'42" number three, which you said means "È finito", does it also mean that a guy's jewels doesn't work with ladies? I'm being euphemistic in this description....
Well, what's the point to learn bad words? The point is recognize them at least. But those gesture are welcome in funny moment with friends, like bad words!
Hey so in America, there's sign language, obviously for people who can't hear/speak... If Italians can hear and speak why do they use gestures so much? 🤌
My man looks like every roman emperor statue I have seen
😂😂😂 for real
OH SHIT!! Yeah you right
All hail YOUTUBIUS
Hell🤣🤣🤣
bro got those 100 BC genes
😂...yep
Funny and informative. I grew up in an area with lots of Italian immigrants and already knew most of these. Man, I'm so jealous of bilingual/multilingual folks like yourself, your English is excellent and the accent is lovely. I tried learning Spanish in school, but had a terrible teacher who did the bare minimum and I'm not even sure could speak Spanish herself.
Come to India my friend in India we have to speak atleast two language ,
Even I speak 6 languages
@@depressedkavi7673 Yeah, in India almost everyone knows 2 languages. And if they are from a region with their own regional language, they know 3. And then they can learn 2-3 more if they are really interested. I myself know 4. And one of them isn't even recognised as a real language due to so many dialects and differences in between.
😊😊😊
It's not too late to learn
Exactly the same meaning to almost all of them in Argentina.
El ultimo es: se te frunció el culo
That was I thought immediately: Wow, the Volume off and you watch an Argentinian talking. Sooo Italian, and sooo visible to us fellow South Americans 😂
Very accurate my dear compatriot, good job
Very good video. I loved that you put the subtitles in english and italian. Thank You! Oh, and you do look like a Roman Emperor.
I would definitely pay you for tutoring in learning Italian
Thank you, Alec. I appreciate it.
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As a Canadian/ Italian I truly love ' Ma.. Ti Scanno'
( Thumb to the throat, slicing from Left to Right)
Bravo 😅
Great information. Thanks for the video. I want to learn to speak italian. You are an excellent teacher.
Thank you very much! We are glad to help you! =)
love ITALY and Italian gestures ❤❤❤
Wonderful! It’s a very expressive, poetic language. 👏👏👏👏
I love your channel friend, just barely trying to learn. Your videos are warm and easy to learn from.
Wow! Discovery of the month. Alberto speaking English. The best video about gestures I've seen so far.
Guardo tutti i tuoi video in italiano. Adesso inizio a guardare anche in inglese. Molto utile come sempre. Per favore non fermarti. Mi ispiri molto
Grazie mille Elena!
Questo video è perfetto! 👌
Thank you! I was looking for a vid like that but couldn't find any! Yours is it! 👏🏼Very nice!
What an adorable video!
I see Non mi interessa gesture in movie and I dont know what it is. Thank you very much 😂❤
I really enjoyed the video
You’re really good and entertaining. And very funny in your explanations. Especially the whistle.
My Italian partner does all of this and I am amused for life!
SOOOOOOO Adorable!!! 0:46 am subscribed! could listen to you all day!!! U R sooooo cute!
Very good
Excellent 👌
That was great! I love the have gestures but, there have to me more, no?
Grazie mille!
Molto simpatico...!!
Grazie Julie! =)
Great video. By the way, about the second gesture ("perfect") if you ever visit Turkey don't do that one or even sign "OK" like Americans do, as it's an obscene reference in Turkey.
You’d better believe I was copying your hand gestures throughout. I think I’m gonna use some of these the next time I have an argument with my bf 😂 of course he’ll think I’ve gone insane
Ottimo video! 👌
Grazie Mia!
Fun fact: most people watching this video are Italians
So fucking true! I'm Italian and I watching it now 😂
2:40
Not me crying bc my Italian grandpa does that to me when he's disappointed
Molto grazie!
Credo che quel classico gesto della mano con le dita unite sia nato per dire ai rompiscatole "quanto vuoi per toglierti davanti" perché è lo stesso gesto che usiamo per indicare il denaro frusciante.
Complimenti per la fantasia.
Quel classico gesto è nato molto prima, quando giravano solo le monete. È un gesto complicato da spiegare, perché esprime l'aggressività della mano ma anche cerca di reclamare attenzione su un punto ipotetico sopra o dentro la mano attraverso l'unione delle dita, ed infatti serve anche a indicare la persona, soprattutto a livello della bocca, per sottolineare la necessità di chiarezza comunicativa. In un certo senso esprime un valore, un oggetto teorico, ma il gesto delle banconote è totalmente diverso perché non esprime un concetto astratto ma replica il gesto vero, come succede per esempio col gesto delle dita a mo' di telefono.
Ciao
My god why have I been secretly doing all these gestures through my life?
Is there a good gesture for when a street scammer begins to approach you? something that says "stay away" or "don't bother me"?
You can do this 2:16. But place your hand just at the level of your chest. Better if you point the fingers towards the guy
You can do this:
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after watching some old italian films i've seen some characters make a gesture as so: it's like the "ok" hand gesture but the hand is help about upper chest high, and with the "ok" help over and horizontal, then lift upward quickly like pulling a threaded needle up. what does this mean?
it means white supremacy go with your guts lol
It's a little bit difficult without the context, because can be a couple of meanings, both positive or negative, and it's a little bit regional.
Fila il discorso, gesto di un filo teso.
It means straight like a perfect line (actually like a taut thread)
Lol that was funny! Grazie!
So good!
the first (What!) and the (Just if you imagine) we Arabs use them. the first expression means (slow down, wait or wait for the punishment if you do it with angry face). the second expression is exactly as Italians (and sometimes when you try to explain the good days\moments)
Awesome how italian is a better version of portuguese
I can literally understand everything he's saying without looking at the subtitles
I'm with C/o Subho on this
Have you heard of mt vesuvius
Thankyou so much 💙
Thank you for sharing. I should know this hahah. Thanks a lot sir. God bless po
The "pazzo" gesture is understood in the U.S. Often you make a small circle with your index finger close to your head.
I already do a few these naturally like delicious and your crazy or Loco, the confusion for me is the hand to mouth gestures I need to know more. N I think MaMa Mia is something my family has said . But when you roll your fist 👊 n point it ? Does that mean let's go. I saw a Italian musician do this from about 5 feet away from another ?? Thanks let me know ? Please
Mi preocupato! Ho paura! Ho cagatto sotto! Ho cagatto sotto! Mama mia!🇮🇹🙏🏻🇺🇸
vai via and andiamo look similar to me. What's the difference?
They have different energy and rhythm. The "andiamo" is more subtle and brief, the "vai via" is more aggressive and wide. The first one is usually with the fingers open and relaxed close to the body (often it serves as secret message), the second one with the fingers stiff and close together with the arm extended (often squinting plus other facial expressions of disapprobation or hungriness)
You are the fifth curest thingy(my way to sarcastically call beautiful humans) that I have witnessed today - just adorable - I am virtually inloved - winkwink
Ciao
Molto divertente 😄
Grazie! =)
Cute ☺️
We "Italianos" are very expressive that's for sure Alberto lol.
Yes, we are!
👏👏👏
I missed the one with the backs of the hands and fingers under the chin..
I recommend not to use that gesture 1:30 in Germany!
Good to know! Grazie. =)
What does it mean there?
What about molto bene ? this phrase just came out of me when I was practicing out loud your phrases . . .
Grazie, btw the final gesture in Greek means a lot, too many objects, like a lot of money.
Good to know!
❤❤
only i noticed that he looks a lot like michelangelo's david 😲
You're hilarious!
Grazie!!
Tu molto bello
3. Finito! Um yeah. Good time to pack up and leave Italy.🤣😂😅😵 Imagine all the new hand gestures they could invent if they had as much arms as an octopus.
Me gesture the person who being crazy and I learn that gesture from oggey
Then don’t wanna be disrespectful , I pretend to be scratching my head hahaha
With that "go away" gesture, especially with the whistle, it looks more like beckoning someone.
What's the difference between "go away" and "let's go?" They looked the same to me.
Also, to an American, that E finito gesture might look like you're threatening to shoot them.
I realize that sounds like a joke, but I'm serious.
Of course, most Italians are probably smart and considerate enough not to use these too much to avoid confusing us.
Partly from the context and as he says in the video maybe from the position of the hand, lower for let’s go but for go away I would use another all hand fingers straight and the thumb folded in and a quick rotation counter clockwise along the middle finger axis… a bit complicated to describe in words 😂
They have different energy and rhythm. The "andiamo" is more subtle and brief, the "vai via" is more aggressive and wide. The first one is usually with the fingers open and relaxed close to the body (often it serves as secret message), the second one with the fingers stiff and close together with the arm extended (often squinting plus other facial expressions of disapprobation or hungriness)
The "è finito" mimics the counting fingers ending to one (but no more one with the other finger). No weapons intended, LOL
i study latin and it's so jarring hearing italian. they're so similar
Sono le stesse anche in morocco
Is it weird that I’m Italian and that I don’t know half of them?
Definitely weird, there are plenty of italian gestures, and these are very common
6 is real ok ok
Well, sometimes the hand gestures are “You are getting on my nerves!“ lol
Does the the pinch finger mean wtf?
Tra gli altri manca il gesto dell'ombrello però
Sarebbe stato meglio se avessi spiegato loro che usare il primo gesto a caso può far scattare una rissa in 02
😆😆👌👌
Pistol gesture to express the finish. I guess mafia style
Italian sign language
At 1'42" number three, which you said means "È finito", does it also mean that a guy's jewels doesn't work with ladies? I'm being euphemistic in this description....
Yes. 😏
Is that Valentino Rossi
MAMMA MIA!! XD The hand gesture for you can "f**k o*f" :D you can just say. "You can BRUSCHETTA F**K OUT OF HERE" :D:D
🤌🏽
Italian for Americans? Not for me then-arrivederci!
what about flicking your thumb across your teeth? that is suppose to be rude as well correct?
dude looks half valentino rossi and pecco bagnaia
You shit your pants can also mean you are scared, right
Aha
Explains alot! LOL
6 rise hellllllllllllllllllllll
L'italiano è come la lingua dei segni, capisci anche se non capisci la nostra lingua
Blue eyes. Turino?
You guys are such drama queens! 😀
Lol what's the point of learning rude gestures
Well, what's the point to learn bad words? The point is recognize them at least. But those gesture are welcome in funny moment with friends, like bad words!
@giovannimoriggi5833 what's the point to learn bad words? to break the ice. i dont know why i asked that. and idk if there is an answer
The "im not interested " one, in argentina means "no idea"
C'è da aggiungere il famoso "pugno in bocca" come a dire "fermatemi sennò lo ammazzo" 😅😅
In Abruzzo mettiamo le dita orizzontali e ci mordiamo l'indice. 🙂
It's very close to Armenian gestures. Eee-eeeeeeee
Hey so in America, there's sign language, obviously for people who can't hear/speak... If Italians can hear and speak why do they use gestures so much? 🤌