scetate
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “scetate” mean?
wake up!
Example
“Scetate, so' già 'e diece!”
Wake up, it's already ten!
Good to know
Neapolitan for 'svegliati'. Also the title of a classic Neapolitan song.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: Svegliati!
Heard in a conversation
Christmas cribs on San Gregorio Armeno
Rosa Totò, scetate! Oggi San Gregorio Armeno, pe' 'e pasture.
Totò, wake up! Today San Gregorio Armeno, for the crib figures.
Totò Mo'? Ma so' 'e otto 'e matina... nun me ne fotte d''e pasture!
Now? It's eight in the morning... I don't give a damn about crib figures!
⏰ How other countries say “wake up!”
- 🇮🇹 svegliatiItaly
- 🇮🇹 svejateRome
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