#sicilian dialect

[captaingimpy]

Review: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

“A tiger can’t change its stripes”—but this franchise did. And it’s better for it. Let’s get one thing straight: the original Den of Thieves was solid. Gritty. Functional. A cool watch if you wanted a hard-boiled heist film with some shootouts and a twist ending. But Pantera? This is a different animal. Same world, same DNA, but this time the story actually breathes. The characters move like…

[rochelledelborrello]

The language question in Italy

Hello Friend, As I have mentioned before, I’ve asked everyone to send me any questions they may have about visiting Italy or anything they are curious to know about the culture. This week, I’m continuing to share some of the most interesting questions and my responses with you. If you have any questions, please drop me a line at mail to: sicilyinsideandout@gmail.com and I will get back to you…

[canisalbus]

About the accents: if someone has a very "proper" Italian they are either foreigners or politicians/dignitaries/etc. So that fits perfectly for Machete, but I think it would be so funny if he sometimes slipped up and used a Nepalese word bc he forgot one in "proper" Italian lol

(Funny to me cause Naples has its own language in addition to accent, and most people don't actually know those words)

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[r-0-x-4-s]

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THAT ROMANO CANONICALLY SPEAKS NEAPOLITAN

ITS BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS SINCE HE WAS CREATED AND U REVEAL IT NOW

[francixoxoxo]

How evil would I be if I made the mermaids speak the dialect of an island 🤭

[lucagurino]

i don’t really have any strong opinions on mafia the old country yet but using sicilian for the voice acting instead of italian is so cool honestly

[dreaming-hibi]

Every other day, I find myself wondering, “If Tsuna had been born in Italy, what high school would he go for?”

For anyone who needs a crash course on Italian high schools ft. coming from someone who graduated from one:

In 3rd year of middle school, Italian children are asked to make a very important decision — some teachers and parents will even go as far as saying that your high school determines your future and, considering you spend 5 years in there, it might as well actually be true. Italian high schools, or licei, are of three types: istituti tecnici (technical institutes), istituti professionali (professional institutes) and licei (high school). All three types have common subjects like Italian, math, history, etc. as those are mandatory subjects, but then they differ because they specialize in certain subjects.

For example, I went to a liceo linguistico (or linguistic high school) which, of course, offered the mandatory subjects like Italian, math, history and science but specialized in teaching languages. My cousin went to a liceo scientifico (scientific high school) which offered a more intense approach on the scientific subjects.

I know that many people in my generation were taught to choose a high school that would benefit you in some way. Both parents and teachers said choosing one high school over an another would pretty much decide what you would do in the future. Unfortunately, that is a complete life for many people. My cousin went for the scientific course but then grew disillusioned with it and chose an literature university course, to the great disappointment of her parents. Though it is true that graduating from a certain high school type facilities some university courses and would be more logical to continue following said course (I know of people with scientific backgrounds who failed to keep up with the linguistic side of my university, making the joke “Ah, you’re the science department” all the more true), people are allowed to change their mind.

Soooo, what Italian high school would Tsuna go for? Considering he’s 14, he would be going for his first year. I don’t need sleep, I need answers

[bearyyayay]

From last year and until now it still bothers me how Tommy Angelo cannot speak Italian properly like what is your problem

[sayitaliano]

ciao! i grew up in a very siclian household but i was never taught the language properly, just phrases and what i would use to talk to my nonna. something i've always wondered is a phrase i've used my entire life and so has everyone in my family, but whenever i search it up i cannot find a translation. i've never seen it spelt out, but its pronounced "gatzee"/"gatzi" , and we use it to refer to a small trinket that you don't need and doesn't have any use. any clue if this is a real word or just somethin my family made up? grazie :3

Ciao! I'm not Sicilian so I have no clue about that Regional language (or any of its variations) or sayings. I guess it's spelled "gazzi"? I tried looking up but couldn't find much tbh (aside from a district in Messina).

I cannot help you but maybe someone among this blog's followers here, can :) Please, if anyone can, leave a comment! Thanks!

[banished-away]

That language post made me so sad and angry bc i remember how many people have this idea that Italian dialects should be banned and forgotten. And this wasn't so long ago I had MY HIGH SCHOOL LITERATURE TEACHER tell me that

[groovytimes]

Every time I see or hear the Sicilian dialect, I still wait to hear my dad yell from the other room “Talk Italian with the girls!!”

[alexjcrowley]

Inside of me there are two wolves. One says "Buttana la miseria" and the other says "Boiadè".

[canisalbus]

I just recently started following you so i don't have the full lore of your murderous gay religiously traumatized doggos, BUT, from my understanding, they are Italian and i don't know what part of Italy they are from, yet i can't help headcanoning Vasco as Tuscan, while Machete is probably from some part of Veneto. And as an Italian who has heard Tuscans and Veneto dialet, well it's an hilarious mental image.

Vasco is indeed Tuscan, Florentine to be specific. He comes from a wealthy and influential noble family that has lived in Florence for centuries. He's proud of his roots, and it's usually easy for strangers to tell where he's from. He's a resonably successful politician and has worked as an ambassador and representative of Florence on numerous occasions.

Machete is originally Sicilian (ironically about as far from Veneto as possible), although he was taken to mainland at young age and has lived in several places since then, before ending up in Rome. The way I see it, he exhibits very little local color, his demeanor and (even though Italian hadn't become a standardized language yet) way of speaking are formal, neutral and scarcely give away any hints about his personal history, at least in the 16th century canon.

[breitzbachbea]

Also, had the idea rn that in this scene, Varsani asked Tahir if he understood Hindi/already knows the fact so that she can tell him what is going on, the Sicilians being guaranteed none the wiser.

And he probably should? Have to do a tad more research, but Tahir's native language is Urdu AND he may or may not have distant, Hindi speaking relatives AND got exposed to a lot of Hindi media as he grew up. Navjot knows how to speak it because she learnt it, though her native tongue is Tamil.

And this keeps happening in Irish Problems and it is one detail I don't know if it has any significance with the themes of the story, but it delights me. The Irish speak Irish with each other if they want to keep the rest of the world out. Something Harry and Charlie learnt in school and which Paddy learnt from the people around him. The Sicilians tend to speak Sicilian with each other anyways, because it is all of their native language and it is extra fool-proof against someone who may know Italian.

Everyone is using multilinguality to be secretive, it's a tool in the toolbox and I think that's neat.

[francixoxoxo]

are you italian...

Yes🤭 my dad was born in Palermo and my maternal grandparents in Cinisi

[gelataisa]

He tried to overcompensate SO MUCH for his origin.

Worked so hard to be accepted by his new family. Learned all the rules and manners and speech.

YET HE CANNOT SHAKE HIS PAST

I hate how hard it is to translate Japanese dialect because it tells you sm about the character!!! Xanxus SOUNDS like someone who grew up proper trying to be rough and edgy and it’s so reflective of his character. Do you understand how funny it is to hear something my grandpa might say interlaced with a million insults and swears? 😭 ANYWAY YOURE ALL BEING ROBBED and its 3am so I’m sleeping rant over