How to speak Italian

[2syrianhearts]

you speak italian with hands :D

[Gavichap]

Dustin Hoffman has nothing to do with this video, apart for the fact that they say he gesticulates a lot while talking, despite not being of Italian origin. It may be a matter of fact or just pourparler, I don't know. This video is ridiculous because the sound is just unintelligible and I hope no one takes it litterally: "how to speak Italian"? Hu? Ha? Ahem, no really...

[xphilemike]

@Gavichap Gavi, this was just supposed to be humorous and was all in good fun. I didn't realize how many vitriolic comments it would elicit.

[haydensd]

Noi italiani gesticoliamo...A quanto sembra è un altro tipo di linguaggio che si è evoluto e si è integrato nel nostro linguaggio verbale. Non è proprio una presa in giro. In alcune università statunitensi ci sono dei corsi apposta per lo studio dei nostri segni. Anche i giapponesi hanno un modo di gesticolare tutto loro. Siamo fortunati, in fondo! In discoteca possiamo parlare senza dirci una parola. Visto il casino che c'è, è una bella fortuna la nostra :)

[xphilemike]

@haydensd good points!

[Gavichap]

Non si capisce un cavolo, sonoro pessimo. In quanto a gesticolare, Dustin Hoffman gesticola più di lui e non è di origine italiana. Sono tutte sciocchezze, dai.

[milly8389]

@Gavichap sara' come dici tu ma io prima di sentire che parlava in inglese ho pensato realmente fosse italiano. E poi scusa puoi postare un video con Dastin Hoffman che gesticola come gli italiani? io non l'ho mai notato.

[Gavichap]

@milly8389 Che Dustin Hoffman gesticoli lo dicono in America, è una specie di "leit motiv". Non ho video da postare sull'argomento, ma questo è quello che ho letto sia qui che nei siti di cinema. Questo cmq è un video ridicolo, pessimo sonoro di cui non si capisce nulla.

[xphilemike]

@Gavichap What the heck does Dustin Hoffman have to do with it?

[milly8389]

ragazzi a me questo video fa impressione. Questo ragazzo non e' italiano ha solo origini italiane questo puo' anche significare che ha solo il bisnonno italiano. CIo' nonostante guardate come gesticola mentre si esprime. Sembra veramente italiano. Il nostro patrimonio genetico e' evidentemente cosi forte da scalvalcare persino influenze culturali diverse.

Sinceramente in questo ragazzo riesco a vedere molta italianita' nonostante non sia italiano.

[xphilemike]

@milly8389 I love Italian Atmosphere and have been to Italy many times. All four of my grandparents are Italian.

[milly8389]

@xphilemike ciao do you understand italian? and are you in the video? thanks for your comment I am glad you are italian descendent. Anyway I think what I've written in my before comment, that boy seems just italian cause his way of gesticolation with the same intensity and passion, at the begining I've thought he were italian from italy before understanding he was speaking in english. And he moved me cause that reason.

Greetings from Rome.

[xphilemike]

@milly8389 Sadly, I do not know Italian. I had to use Google translate. I wish my parents had emphasized learning Italian when I was young. Yes, that's me in the blue sweater. I didn't know that I was being taped as I was going off on a subject that I am passionate about. Thanks for the greetings! I love Roma and have been there about 10 times.

[milly8389]

@xphilemike of course you was very intensive as expression. It' s easy to figure out the dynamics of your emotions in your argue just through your gesticolation. You seem really italian from italy. Btw you can learn italian when you want you have all the time. And that will help you when you'll comeback to Italy to get feel yourself more in your old mother country.

ciao

[MrScouser93]

Madonna oh! Certo che non capite quando si scherza vero? Quando bisogna prendere per il culo i francesi o gli inglesi allora è divertente e quando tocca a noi vi incazzate? Ma divertitevi un pò! Siete voi con i vostri commenti che fate fare brutta figura al nostro paese, non questo video.

[misterbean95]

we do things you don't understand

[Deisinoful]

Sure enough the myth of Italian gestures is a die hard in the USA. And I don't mean we Italians don't gesticulate, as we do, but that I chanced to come across scores of Americans with no Italian heritage whatsoever who gesticulate just as much. Dustin Hoffman is hectic with his hand waving while acting, and nobody would tag it as ethnical. For all that I speak a lot with my hands and I like this way.

[foolland]

This man is peter griffin! :D

[sarueina]

italian the besttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­t

[sarueina]

brava alexia forza italia io sono italiana gelosi del kakkio

[subzero92MK]

this isn't funny

[alexia2295]

sinceramente ragazzi mi sento un pò presa x il culo..io non parlo gesticolando e anke se lo facessi,te sei perfetto ke mi prendi x il culo?? ma va va..noi italiani siamo troppo fighii!! è solo invidia la vostra!!

[paghi89]

oh ma che due maroni sti italiani permalosi. è ironico -e per me divertente- , ci vuole tanto?

dietro ad un pc sono capaci tutti a fare la voce grossa...

[beatboxrockerN1]

we italians are dramatic people

[n1cobisn1cob]

we italian we speak like this hehe

[valerock667]

ahah l'ho capita adesso quella del vino!

[MafiosoSiciliano]

Proude to move my hands while i talk! Italians do it better!!!

[DaRd92]

???non capisco cosa vuole insinuare....che usiamo fare gesti mentre parliamo??che siamo rumorosi??boh,comunque mi sembra un idiota.

[bumper3000]

bravo

[alexia2295]

are you offending italians?

[kookoon]

haha bravo

[nonnoricky]

yes i see... well i guess i was wrong... i apologize.

it's not a bad thing using gestures anyway...

did u want to show that it's a bad thing?!

honestly 'cause i'm not understanding... or it's just to kid and joke?!

[xphilemike]

Oh, yeah. It's just a joke. My friends make fun of me for talking with my hands, so I thought they would enjoy this. My friend Andrew taped this without my knowledge.

[nonnoricky]

ok man, got it... i asked u this 'cause i read the comments below & they're very rude... do u have msn?! 'cause i'm studying english at university & i'd like to improve it by chatting with some native speakers...if u don't mind obviously...

[nonnoricky]

ok i found this very funny actually... it's true, we italians are very used to move our hands when we speaks... but actually i think this is a characteristic of the human being in general...it's part of the language... anyway the 1st guy appearing is very hot...

[xphilemike]

Well, look at the non-Italian human being I am talking to. She barely moves a muscle the whole time!

[xCAGx77]

wow, i didn;t know italian and english were pretty much the same language!

[Ragdollina92]

sfigati -_-".. ho votato 1, tiè!

[Lienaked]

italy against xphilemike

[xphilemike]

No. Italy loves me!

[Lienaked]

i am italian and i absolutely dont' love you

[xphilemike]

You are atypical.  Why not?

[Lienaked]

i don't want to translate you the comments of italian people on this video...their very very offensive

[xphilemike]

Yeah, I don't understand why people would be so hostile and mean to me since I was not doing anything offensive to Italians. I think it's awesome that we talk with our hands!

[Lienaked]

and so if i want to emulate an american i should go at school with a gun?

[xphilemike]

Your family sure wasn't complaining about the Americans with guns when we saved your asses from the Germans. Since you couldn't do it yourself!

[Lienaked]

i am still givin' thanks to american soldier in world war second but this is not about the fact that you americans sells guns to guys of the age of 16

[xphilemike]

The legal age to buy a gun varies from state to state, but what's wrong with a 16 yr old buying a gun? There are hundreds of thousands of responsible teenagers that own guns. There are a LOT more irresponsible teenage drivers! Should we "ban" cars?

[Lienaked]

Cars are like guns?

Try to live in Europe and you'll understand that in absolutely futile sells gun to 16years old

[xphilemike]

I ASSURE you that I have been to Europe MANY more times than you have been to the USA. And, I understand your Socialist attitudes. Try living in the USA for a while and understanding what FREEDOM is.

[SZ19891993]

In the USA you can drive a Mustang or a big block Impala SS even if you are 16...in italy you can take your license at 18,but only for small cars...you can drive big block cars and full size cars only if you have got the driving license for three years

[ohno2123]

"Try living in the USA for a while and understanding what FREEDOM is".

ridicolo.

[ebucaster]

@xphilemike wake up

[SZ19891993]

in Italy it is FORBIDDEN TO BUY A GUN IF YOU ARE A TEENAGER!!!!

and you need a license called "Porto d'Armi",but you must be Mature to have a gun

[Lienaked]

you're only emulate italians by stereotipics

[SZ19891993]

non è forse che xphilemike ci sta prendendo per il culo?

[Dall9]

even if i love english, i gotta say that if we Italian are used tomove our hands you when u speak say for example "I,i,I,I,I ..." -.-

[Marcus19982]

siete solo degli sfigati...fottetevi

[Alemagica]

non riuscivo a capire se questo video era una presa di culo o no, ma dopo ho letto "the Italian had to set down his wine" e allora mi son detta che questo video è veramente di cattivo gusto -.-

[xphilemike]

Why is it in bad taste?

[arakskandi]

what's the matter with moving hands? When you move your hands while u're speaking u give emphasis to the things you're saying.

[norrisnereto]

fottiti rottinculo

[donmaksimous]

lol! egyptians are the same way! im half egyptian half greek! try talkin in a club with a cig in your hand if ur egyptian italian or greek, see how many people ur gonna burn by mistake!!LOL!

[brosdaturbigh]

we say.....the same face, the same race!!!

[zamanakyakahega]

I didn't know that we speak like that because was something so normal for me.I thought that all the people were like that

[CofuciusSays]

I know I always use my hands, and one day someone said to me, "Is it possible for you to talk without moving your hands?" And I had no clue that I was even doing it.

[mrwhitez]

speaking whit passion, italy passion rules the world ^^

W l'Italia!

[kliklikBOOM]

Hey! Greeks speak the same way....Hand motion.

I am greek,learning Italian and I slap when I talk...lol

[incacchiatonero]

ehm I am italian...when I speak, I do kung fu wing chun moves...am I weird? AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[thepesso]

ahaha poor man

[smiroman]

...When i speak ( better, i try to speak :) ) with english or american people i control my hands (....just for 10 - 30 seconds)

:)

[xphilemike]

I DEMAND some 5 star ratings!!!

I deserve them after all the multi-lingual abuse I have received!!

[GiustiziereSnzaLegge]

and english have fun with such a little thing?? british appear in the italian mentality as gays and snobs, but italians respects them, and on the net rude videos as this, but made by italians against english, don't circulate!

[xphilemike]

Well, I think there is a reason that Brits are considered gay or snobs!

[DRHOUSE922]

suck...

[xphilemike]

Is that what you do for a living or for fun?

[bkkfootball]

sparati!

[sIopper95]

Pathetic...

[italianboy2k7]

che palle!

[ReneeK1980]

I'll admit that Italians use gestures when they speak. But to say "the Italian had to set down his wine" like he's some sort of animal is hateful and racist. This clip is in very poor taste.

[CofuciusSays]

It was just silly, I thought. I wasn't offended, and I'm of Italian heritage, too. In fact, I thought it was pretty hysterical.

[Assalto1988]

yeah delete my post you yankee mofo's

[xphilemike]

That's because you are an idiot

[Assalto1988]

noob

[Anchelios]

Dude, Xamine ur zipper

[smotpoker00]

thats right, he uses hands coz the girl in front of him looks like a puppet

[xphilemike]

Q. What do you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter than the other?

A. A speech impediment

[sargmann]

wow the guy won;t let the chick talk, Rude!!! and he knows hes been filmed so he increased his "hand talk" totally fake.

[xphilemike]

He did NOT know until :57! And he was NOT being rude; he was explaining something to her; it was not a dialog. She was listening with rapt attention.

[sargmann]

I Don't hear any Italian spoken here...

[xphilemike]

It's how Americans with Italian blood speak... with their hands and very animated.

[mazurkaaawic]

yes we Italians move our hands a lot and some times Americans don't like that

[21spino21]

are you sure that this person are italian?

[obbedisca]

I'm sure! My dad's side is from Mineo. It is about 1 hour drive from Catania up in the mountain. My mother's side: from Pomarico

[Antjo25]

Is it possible that i met this guy on a bus in Rome on Jan. 24? I was explaining "everything about Italy" to an old couple of turists...

[xphilemike]

It was a train, not a bus. We were in Siena.

[wtfiswrongwitya]

xphilemike behave yourself man, Italians are awesome.

[xphilemike]

I know!  I'm one of them!

[Ulfnarr]

I'm confused, you mean you truly are or you "are" the way you americans often pretend to be? I'll explain: many times I heard or read about americans defining themselves "dutch-mexican-indian-german-s­wedish-portorican", all together, just because in their family there had been people with different ethnicities...but this is not really being each and every of them. don't you think?

[cgeo5150]

people in multi-ethnic cultural are grouped by ethnicity, so if this dude says "im italian" he is referring to ethnicity, not nationality, most likely.

[xphilemike]

exactly

[SZ19891993]

may i ask you a question?

do you know Alfa Romeo?

you know,it is not sold in the USA,but i know a lot of USA cars that are not sold in Italy.

anyway being italian is not being mafia,eating pizza,love Fiat(do you know?)

and eating spaghetti!

i suggest you to learn italian language,because it is the best one...but verbs are really difficult to learn!!!!

[xphilemike]

Hey,

Of course I know Alfa Romeo! I have seen some models here in the USA, even though they don't have distribution here. I am not trying to say there are stereotypes or that ALL Italians do anything, but it IS a fact that some nationalities high a high percentage of people that do certain things.

I do think Italian is one of the most beautiful languages on the planet.

[SZ19891993]

anyway if you want i can learn you italian,i'm not a teacher,but i can explain.

ciao

[SZ19891993]

and...there are a lot of differences between USA and Italy...

for example the streets:

your streets are really wide,8 lanes freeways...no in italy streets are more narrow,have you ever been in italy?

[hals69]

yeah, i learnd a lot!!!!

[xphilemike]

Thanks!  Glad to know.

[ocioalpalet]

video inutile e discussione inutile

[22ssth22]

the girl was absolutly boooored!!!!!

[XoItalianBella]

VA LA CADUTA DI UN CLIF!

tht says

GO FALL OF A CLIF

[Gizzeta]

I did not understand what you mean with the comment you wrote in in my profile, XPHILEMIKE. :S

Anyway are you all making a battle like " America vs Italy " ? I think we all know who will be the winner...

[xphilemike]

I didn't start it. Some Italian punk did! I love Italy and for the most part, Italians. I am glad I have never met people like

legioXIVgemina & vaffunkoolo in my visits to Italy.

[andr85]

elburghez, longino i hope you'll die soon

[pitrezky]

Tra coglioni italiani e coglioni americani non si sa chi è peggio

[xphilemike]

What does "coglioni" mean in English?

[vaffunkoolo]

testicles

[vaffunkoolo]

americani ignoranti, cazzoni, mongoloidi sottoculturati

andate a fare in culo teste vuote del cazzo

[xphilemike]

14. That must be your age because that is how old you are acting.

Yeah, we "fat asses" were all really impressed with your "in-shape" Legionaries during WW I and WW II!

[xphilemike]

This makes no sense!:

There are saves culo the many times to you and to difference yours we have the longest history that testifies it, dog American. Thanks to God the morirà America!!

[coguar0]

these anglosaxon wasps will never understand what passion is...

[xphilemike]

Cougar, you don't even know what a WASP is!

[morenabailadora]

maledetti...no vi manca solo imparare a fare in culo!xke questo lo sapenno già benissimo!

[LONGINO85]

BYE BYE AMERICA!! Cristoforo Colombo non poteva bersi un po' di vina anzichè vagabondare per i mari?!?!?

[LONGINO85]

I PORCI NON BEVONO VINOOOOOO

[LONGINO85]

Ovvio, i porci se bevono vino ne risentono....

[obbedisca]

You are just bitter because you live in a country that will soon be Muslim and lose all it's former identity.

[LONGINO85]

mmmmmm.....sei proprio imbecille. Hai visto cosa avete in casa vostra?? NEGRI, CINESI, GIAPPONESI, MUSULMANI, INDIANI, COREANI, FILIPPINI, e poi ci siete voi mezzosangue americani, detti anche i porci di periferia razzisti e xenofobi :)

[LONGINO85]

Inoltre avete tutte le sottoforme di negroidi del pianeta, avete i messicani, i brasiliani, gli attentatori con prole e numerosi parenti......

[Mangenkyou]

Italy have 2500 age. American only 500. Think about it. I think that italian have A LOT more former identity that America

[elburghez]

but you will die before me.

[obbedisca]

You would already be dead if American soldiers didn't save your ASS from the Germans!

[LONGINO85]

EHEHEH do you really think??!?! Ci siamo salvati il culo molte volte e a differenza vostra noi abbiamo una storia lunghissima che lo testimonia, cane americano. L'America morirà grazie a Dio!!

[elburghez]

capitalist..shit..americans idiots..

[obbedisca]

You are just jealous because you live in a country that will soon be Muslim and lose all it's former identity.

[elburghez]

your country will be destroyed by his own stupidity...you'll die

[obbedisca]

We all have to die someday, brother.

[LONGINO85]

Figuriamoci, siete tutti negri, cinesi, giapponesi, turchi e fottuti. Pezzettino di merda

[LONGINO85]

eeheheheh :) americani idioti e ingnoranti

american's a stupid race, this video confirms that

Drink coca cola, not vine...you're only porks ihihih

[obbedisca]

I'm drinking wine in the video! Pay attention next time!

[LONGINO85]

Offf corse mai dia frend :)

eeheheheh :) americani idioti e ingnoranti

american's a stupid race, this video confirms that

Drink coca cola, not vine...you're only porks ihihi

[shiruvio80]

ammazza che coglione!!!

[obbedisca]

who is that chick screaching in the background??

[LONGINO85]

Quella troia americana bastardona di tua madre???? Anche lei non dovrebbe bere il vino, porco rimane sempre porco mai diar frend :)