Salvo's Sicilian Words

Learn a Sicilian word from Salvo and ask what it means, with the pronoun before the past: l'ho sentito, l'ho detto.

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THE STORY

The kitchen of the Hotel Hilde in the quiet afternoon, Salvo at the stove with a pan of his pasta.

Ask what a word means with cosa vuol dire, vuol dire molto buono, in siciliano
Say you heard or said something with l'ho gia sentito, l'ho detto a Walter, non ha capito
Say what people say somewhere with da noi si dice cosi, lo dico anch'io

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Laura, assaggia! Com'è?LOW-rah, ahs-SAHJ-jah, koh-MEHLaura, taste! How is it? To a friend.

Buonissimo! Cosa c'è dentro?bwoh-NEES-see-moh, KOH-zah cheh DEHN-trohDelicious! What's inside?

Pesce e finocchio. Bonu assai, no?PEH-sheh eh fee-NOHK-kyoh, BOH-noo ahs-SYE, nohFish and fennel. Bonu assai, no?

Bonu assai? Cosa vuol dire?BOH-noo ahs-SYE, KOH-zah vwohl DEE-rehBonu assai? What does it mean?

Vuol dire molto buono, in siciliano.vwohl DEE-reh MOHL-toh BWOH-noh, een see-chee-LYAH-nohIt means very good, in Sicilian.

In siciliano.een see-chee-LYAH-nohIn Sicilian.

Da noi si dice così.dah noy see DEE-cheh koh-ZEEWhere we come from, that's what we say.

Ho capito! L'ho già sentito in cucina.oh kah-PEE-toh, loh jah sehn-TEE-toh een koo-CHEE-nahI see! I've already heard it in the kitchen.

Non ho capito.nohn oh kah-PEE-tohI didn't understand.

L'ho detto a Walter, e non ha capito!loh DEHT-toh ah VAHL-tehr, eh nohn ah kah-PEE-tohI said it to Walter, and he didn't understand!

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