🇮🇹 Naples
Italian slang from Naples · 60 phrases
- uèhey!
- guagliòkid; dude
- jammelet's go!; come on!
- cazzimmaruthless cunning
- scugnizzostreet kid; urchin
- pazziàto joke around
- ammuinafuss; commotion
- 'nciuciogossip; shady deal
- statte bbuonotake care
- ampressaquickly; hurry
- tengo fameI'm hungry
- scetatewake up!
- cumpàbuddy; mate
- 'nnammuratoin love
- core miomy heart; my darling
- chiagnereto cry
- che ne sacciohow should I know?
- comme staje?how are you?
- nun me ne fotteI don't give a damn
- mammàmom
- nun te preoccupàdon't worry
- ce verimmosee you
- comme jamme?how's it going? (lit. "how are we going?")
- pace e salutepeace and health (a greeting, a wish)
- salutame a soretasay hi to your sister (a cheeky bye)
- bonaseragood evening (from midday on)
- frate miomy brother, bro
- la tarantellathe tarantella, a fast folk dance
- 'na birrettaa quick beer
- il limoncellolemon liqueur
- fa' 'e botteto set off fireworks (New Year’s Eve)
- 'o lungomarethe seafront promenade
- 'o strusciothe evening stroll up and down the main street
- scialàto have a great time, to splash out
- fa' baccanoto make a racket
- faticàto work
- 'a faticawork, a job
- arrangiarsito get by, to make do
- 'o principalethe boss
- scansafaticheslacker, work-shy
- pataccaroseller of fakes, a con man
- parcheggiatore abusivounofficial parking attendant (wants a tip)
- la pizza a portafogliostreet pizza folded in four
- la sfogliatellashell-shaped flaky pastry with ricotta
- 'o cuoppopaper cone of fried food
- 'o ragùslow-cooked Sunday meat sauce
- 'na tazzulella 'e cafèa little cup of coffee
- il caffè sospesoa "suspended" coffee, paid ahead for a stranger
- magnàto eat
- la frittatinafried pasta cake (bucatini, béchamel, peas)
- 'o taralloring-shaped crunchy biscuit with almonds and pepper
- 'a zitagirlfriend, fiancée
- 'nzurarseto get married
- stongo scucciatoI'm fed up
- 'e sordemoney
- fa' 'o sparagnoto save money, to scrimp
- spennàto fleece, to overcharge
- nun tengo 'na liraI haven't got a penny
- 'a tombolaChristmas bingo (with dream numbers)
- 'a smorfiathe book turning dreams into lottery numbers
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