Ciantelle, Ischerzo, Portonno

Ciantelle, Ischerzo, Portonno

Ciantelle: House shoes; slippers.   Example: ‘Ahh guarda, io appena entro in casa e mi metto subito le ciantelle!' (‘Oh as soon as I get home I'm putting my slippers on!')     Ischerzo: A joke.   Example: ‘O nini, un lo dire nemmeno pe' ischerzo!' (&

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Wed 21 Nov 2012 11:00 PM

Ciantelle: House shoes; slippers.

 

Example: ‘Ahh guarda, io appena entro in casa e mi
metto subito le ciantelle!
‘ (‘Oh as soon as I get home I’m putting my
slippers on!’)

 

 

Ischerzo: A joke.

 

Example: ‘O nini, un lo dire nemmeno pe’
ischerzo!’
(‘Oh little one don’t even joke about that!’)

 

 

Portònno: In Italian, ‘portarono’; they took.

 

Example: ‘E vennero i’ mi nepoti e mi portonno con la
macchina a’ i’ mare.’
(‘My grandkids came and took me to the beach with the
car.’)

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