nun tengo 'na lira
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “nun tengo 'na lira” mean?
I haven't got a penny
Example
“Nun tengo 'na lira fino 'o vintisette.”
I haven't got a penny till the 27th.
Good to know
The lira is long gone; the saying stays.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: non ho soldi
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