Learning Sicilian with Montalbano...

Il linguaggio del giovane Montalbano è decisamente più colorito....

ecco alcune espressioni della puntata di ieri sera, giovedì

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The language used by the youn Montalbano is really very colourful

here some expression I heard in the last episode, yesterday evening

sicilian-italian-English

Che scantu! - che spavento ! I was scared

che talìa chissu? - che sta guardando quello? What is looking for that (person)

comu un fantasima - come un fantasma - like a ghost

fare cose vastase - fare cose brutte - to make bad things

sennò mi veni u stinnicchiu - altrimenti cado /mi stendo giu / otherwise I fall,lying down

Trasissi - Entri - Come in

Matri ca su beddi sti picciriddi !- Mamma mia che sono belli questi bambini! - (Mammy) how cute these children are!

é na viddana é una cafona, volgare - she is rude

ci si ammuccia - ci si nasconde - to hide themselves

a luci era addumata - la luce era accesa - the light was on

a luci era astutata -la luce era spenta - the light was off

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