ITALIAN TRANSLATION: Sutta u lettu ra zà Cicca c'è na iatta longa e sicca, cu parra prima sa vò 'licca.(Sotto il letto della zia Cicca c'è una gatta lunga e secca, chi parla per primo la va a leccare. (Viene usata per far stare i bambini in silenzio).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Under aunt Cicca's bed there is a cat long and thin, who talks first goes to lick it. (It is used (but it is a bizzare and old way) to silence children).
i know the first part sottu letto di la zia ciccia che n'atta sica sica a cu parla a cu ride sa va licca.. i dont know how to spelll very well in sicilian but my mother always told me that before i went to bed haahha
haha. this lady reminds me of my great grandma. she is always teaching me Italian words and phrases and always talks about the mother country.she told me that i was named after my great great great grandpa Salvatore Africano. All of her wisdom and happiness makes me proud to be Scillian. WOOT WOOT for Italy and everyone of Italian descent.
she remind me my Gramma...I love you all sicilian in America. I live in Palermo, near Trabia and if one day you will come I will be happy to meet you and share my time with you...Dora and this phrases are very funny
@dagoergassia Thank you for the nice offer to meet you. Sicilian people are the most friendly and hospitable people in the world. We are happy you enjoyed the video.
... Nanna's family came from Trabia so we also visited there. We ate at Il Pescatore restaurant right on the water. It was beautiful!
I've been back in '08 with my dad, sister and brother-in-law and in '10 with my dad and sister. We always visit Trabia, but we stay in Sambuca Di Sicilia, where I lived in '04. I too have some video of my grandparents speaking Sicilian, and some audio of my great grandfather telling Giufà stories. One of the greatest things for me was to be able to speak to my g
...Nanna's family came from Trabia so we also visited there. We ate at Il Pescatore restaurant right on the water. It was beautiful!
I've been back in '08 with my dad, sister and brother-in-law and in '10 with my dad and sister. We always visit Trabia, but we stay in Sambuca Di Sicilia, where I lived in '04. I too have some video of my grandparents speaking Sicilian, and some audio of my great grandfather telling Giufà stories. One of the greatest things for me was to be able to speak to my gr
@trinakria1282 I've been there 4 times, once with 23 cousins and made a tour out of it. I'm glad you got to enjoy Dora, she lights up a room when she enters.
Awesome video. She reminds me of my Nanna so much. She just passed away this summer. I lived with them for about 5 years from about '03-'05. I was the first person in my family to back to Sicily since they emigrated. I stayed for two months in '04 and found relatives and learned Sicilian, though I also studied it for several years before going. Then I went back in '05 with my Nanna and Nannu, parents and two aunts to show them the island and where my grandparents' parents were born. In fact, my
Why do u think that this is discrimination?? I'm Sicilian and I'm 24 and I usually speak in Sicilian with my family and my friends, it's not true that only old timers still speak it, we are all able to speak and understand it!
I can write all she said in the video:
Sutta o liettu ra zia cicca c'è na iatta sicca sicca
C'era un beddu putrisinu vinni a iatta e ci pisciò
Sadly there is no ufficial gramman for sicilian or any other dialect. I am italian and I learned first dialect and then italian at school. No I speak english, spanish and I'm learning french right now...the more languages you know the easier to learn new...long story short get your ass back to the italian class and exploit the advantage u have
thank you Ronnie for sharing someone so special.And God Bless you Dora you are wonderful...
duttyluke 6 days ago
@duttyluke Thank you, I'll tell Dora what you said, she'll be thrilled.
zioronnie 6 days ago
ITALIAN TRANSLATION: Sutta u lettu ra zà Cicca c'è na iatta longa e sicca, cu parra prima sa vò 'licca.(Sotto il letto della zia Cicca c'è una gatta lunga e secca, chi parla per primo la va a leccare. (Viene usata per far stare i bambini in silenzio).
ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Under aunt Cicca's bed there is a cat long and thin, who talks first goes to lick it. (It is used (but it is a bizzare and old way) to silence children).
vinx91ct 3 weeks ago
@vinx91ct Thanks for the translation, I will tell mama and teach her the rest of the metaphor. She'll be thrilled.
zioronnie 3 weeks ago
i know the first part sottu letto di la zia ciccia che n'atta sica sica a cu parla a cu ride sa va licca.. i dont know how to spelll very well in sicilian but my mother always told me that before i went to bed haahha
steflabellissima1397 1 month ago
haha. this lady reminds me of my great grandma. she is always teaching me Italian words and phrases and always talks about the mother country.she told me that i was named after my great great great grandpa Salvatore Africano. All of her wisdom and happiness makes me proud to be Scillian. WOOT WOOT for Italy and everyone of Italian descent.
imafool21 2 months ago 3
HA ha ha love it!
dannybigs2008 2 months ago
she remind me my Gramma...I love you all sicilian in America. I live in Palermo, near Trabia and if one day you will come I will be happy to meet you and share my time with you...Dora and this phrases are very funny
dagoergassia 3 months ago 2
@dagoergassia Thank you for the nice offer to meet you. Sicilian people are the most friendly and hospitable people in the world. We are happy you enjoyed the video.
zioronnie 3 months ago
i love your video and i have friend in trabia want to go there wish me luck sweet heart god bless you
sharoncorella 3 months ago
@sharoncorella You gotta go, you'll never regret it. good luck!
zioronnie 3 months ago
I love your mom. I got a real kick out of this I did a video interview of my Sicilian grandmother back in 1984 and this reminds me so much of it!!
joealesi 4 months ago
@joealesi Thank you, she is a kick in the pants, and still cooking at 90.
zioronnie 3 months ago
...grandparents in Sicilian. It brought back many memories for them and brought us very close.
trinakria1282 4 months ago
... Nanna's family came from Trabia so we also visited there. We ate at Il Pescatore restaurant right on the water. It was beautiful!
I've been back in '08 with my dad, sister and brother-in-law and in '10 with my dad and sister. We always visit Trabia, but we stay in Sambuca Di Sicilia, where I lived in '04. I too have some video of my grandparents speaking Sicilian, and some audio of my great grandfather telling Giufà stories. One of the greatest things for me was to be able to speak to my g
trinakria1282 4 months ago
...Nanna's family came from Trabia so we also visited there. We ate at Il Pescatore restaurant right on the water. It was beautiful!
I've been back in '08 with my dad, sister and brother-in-law and in '10 with my dad and sister. We always visit Trabia, but we stay in Sambuca Di Sicilia, where I lived in '04. I too have some video of my grandparents speaking Sicilian, and some audio of my great grandfather telling Giufà stories. One of the greatest things for me was to be able to speak to my gr
trinakria1282 4 months ago
@trinakria1282 I've been there 4 times, once with 23 cousins and made a tour out of it. I'm glad you got to enjoy Dora, she lights up a room when she enters.
zioronnie 3 months ago
Awesome video. She reminds me of my Nanna so much. She just passed away this summer. I lived with them for about 5 years from about '03-'05. I was the first person in my family to back to Sicily since they emigrated. I stayed for two months in '04 and found relatives and learned Sicilian, though I also studied it for several years before going. Then I went back in '05 with my Nanna and Nannu, parents and two aunts to show them the island and where my grandparents' parents were born. In fact, my
trinakria1282 4 months ago
Durazne, Discrimination, that was a response to beenohops comment.
You did a great job with the Sicilian spelling. I am impressed.
My relatives in Sicily rarely speak the dialect, but here in America that is what we grew up with. Glad to see it is still kept alive. Beddu
zioronnie 4 months ago
Why do u think that this is discrimination?? I'm Sicilian and I'm 24 and I usually speak in Sicilian with my family and my friends, it's not true that only old timers still speak it, we are all able to speak and understand it!
I can write all she said in the video:
Sutta o liettu ra zia cicca c'è na iatta sicca sicca
C'era un beddu putrisinu vinni a iatta e ci pisciò
U lupu perdi u pilu ma no u viziu
Cu sputa n'cielu n'facci ci torna
durazne 4 months ago
That's discrimination..
zioronnie 5 months ago
I'm 19 and I speak old Sicilian, yet I can't write it well. I got kicked out of a high school Italian class for speaking Sicilian.
beenohopps 5 months ago 2
@beenohopps
Sadly there is no ufficial gramman for sicilian or any other dialect. I am italian and I learned first dialect and then italian at school. No I speak english, spanish and I'm learning french right now...the more languages you know the easier to learn new...long story short get your ass back to the italian class and exploit the advantage u have
Archivioinutile 4 months ago 2
bella video guy.. ciao
jessejames4518 5 months ago
Don't know of any kind of sicilian lessons, only the old timers still speak the dialect.
zioronnie 7 months ago
Are there any formal lessons that teach Sicilian? I know it is almost totally different from Italian.
littlebit19801 7 months ago
very funny. iam sicilian too i understand wat she means. she reminds alot like mi nonna..
segundokayla 2 years ago
@segundokayla anch´io devo pensare alla mia nonna :D
carina :D
VivianaM96 7 months ago