jamme
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “jamme” mean?
let's go!; come on!
Example
“Jamme, ca se fa tarde!”
Come on, it's getting late!
Good to know
Neapolitan for 'andiamo'. Famous from the song 'Funiculì, Funiculà'.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🎉 Going out☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: Andiamo!
Heard in a conversation
Sunday on the seafront
Gaetano Uè Rosà, comme staje? Jamme 'o lungomare, ce sta 'o sole!
Hey Rosà, how are you? Let's go to the seafront, the sun's out!
Rosaria Uè Gaetà! Bene, ma tengo fame. Primma pigliammo 'na sfogliatella?
Hey Gaetà! Good, but I'm hungry. Shall we grab a sfogliatella first?
💪 How other countries say “come on! / let's go!”
- 🇮🇹 dai!Italy
- 🇮🇹 dajeRome
- 🇮🇹 dai, va'!Milan
More from Naples
- scugnizzostreet kid; urchin
- pazziàto joke around
- ammuinafuss; commotion
- ampressaquickly; hurry
- scetatewake up!
- che ne sacciohow should I know?
- mammàmom
- la tarantellathe tarantella, a fast folk dance
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