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Si parla tanto di Europa, di globalizzazione ma soprattutto di integrare la
nostra cultura con quella degli altri popoli troppo spesso così diversi da
noi. Ma invece di inglesizzarci perché tutta Europa non si napoletanizza.
Pensateci un pò, sicuramente la loquacità di qualcuno si colorerebbe di
mille nuove sfaccettature e si imporrebbe un drastico calo ai soliti Fuck!
o Shit! davvero troppo inflazionati e in realtà poco descrittivi. Certo,
anche gli inglesi avranno le loro frasi idiomatiche ma volete paragonarli
ad un Tieneme 'ca te tengo?
E così ecco a voi un breve corollario su alcune frasi usate abitualmente
nel gergo napoletano.
Aiutiamo l'Europa a parlare colorito, insegnamo all'Europa a parlare
napoletano...
1 - Miett' Man Put your hand. Start your work
2 - O' purp se coce n'da l'acqua soje
The octopus cooks in his own water.
Give time to time
3 - O' fatt' 'e famm rirere
The fact of let me laugh. Used as substantive to
substitute a forgotten object name
4 - O' cazz ch'è cacat'
The dick you shitted _Expression used to manifest
disagreement / I don't agree
5 - O' cazz c'a bacchett'
A stick-mounted dick _Expression used to manifest
a disagreement / I don't agree
6 - Acchiapp' a Pepp Catch
Joseph _Expression used to suggest attention to
happening events / Be careful
7 - Meza recchia
Half of ear Gay
8 - E muorte e chi te muorte
The dead of your dead Offensive _expression
blaming the dead relative
9 - E meglje muorte e chi te muorte
The best dead of your dead Offensive
_expression blaming the poor dead relative (As the item 8
multiplied by two)
10 - E meglje muorte e chi te muorte e chi te stramuorte
The best dead of
your dead and of your extra dead Offensive _expression blaming the poor dead
relative and the most affective dead relative (As the item 8 multiplied by
four)
11 - E meglje muorte e chi te muorte, e chi te stramuorte e chi te sona e
campane a muorte
The best dead of your dead, of your extra dead and of whom
is going to play the bells at your death day Offensive _expression blaming
the poor dead relative, the most affective dead
relative and the alive relative (As the item 8 multiplied by eight)
12 - Chi c'ha cecato?
Who blinded us? _Expression used to show regret for a
done action
13 -' E' fatta a figura toja!
You made your own figure A jockey way to
express compliment for someone bad action
14 - Chesta cosa se chiamma Pietro (e torna arreto')
This thing is called
Jack (it has to come back) Used when you borrow something and want to
remind that the thing has to be returned.
15 - Tiene cchiù corne tu ca na sporta e marruzze!
You have more horns than
a basket of snails. Offensive _expression used for adulterated people.
Cuckold!
16 - Quant'è vvera a Maronna!
As far as Our Lady is true. _Expression used
to swear
17 - A fessa e' soreta
Your sister's pussy No comment
18 - Jamme bbelle, jà !
Let's go beautiful Come on!
19 - Mai pe ccumanno
Never for command A polite way to have someone do
something.
20 - Vi sto pregando!
I'm praying you You cannot (or don't want) understand
what I say (or want) despite my kind way to ask you for.
21 - T'hanna magna' i cani 'e canciello !
Shall the gate dogs eat you! Wishing
bad time for hated person.
22 - Capo!
Head! Hey, guy!
23 - Me so ffatto comm'accetta
I made myself like a hatchet I stuffed
myself with foods.
24 - Meza latrina
Half a public lavatory Insult
25 - Accussì perdimmo Filippo e o panaro
This way we will lose both Philip
and the basket This way our defeat will be complete
26 - Jesce sole!
Come out, sun! It is not exactly a good beginning
27 - Facimmo a fine re ccarcioffole
We make the end of artichokes It is not
exactly a good way going
28 - Jammo a mmare cu tutti i panni
We go into the sea with all the clothes
As above
29 - L'acqua è poca e a papera nun galleggia
The water is shallow and the
duck doesn't float The realisation that the lack of factors always produce
negative results.
30 - Avimmo fatto trenta, facimmo trentuno
We made thirty, let's make
thirty-one So far, we cannot come back.
31 - Sang' ra marina!
Navy's blood! Exclamation. (Something like "Bloody
government")
32 - Int 'e ccorne ca tiene
Into the horns that you hold Betrayed
33 - Int'a bbambulina e soreta
Into your sister's little dolly Insult
34 - Jammo ch'e cazze
We go with the dicks! It is not exactly a good trend
35- Facimmece a croce
Let's make the cross Bad way to begin! [religious]
36 - Dio o' ssape e a Maronna o' vvere
God knows and Our Lady sees it Only
God knows the trouble I had (to do something) [religious]
37 - Si caruto a' rint'o lietto
You fell from your bed You woke up very
early this morning
38 - Pe vintinove e trenta
For twenty nine and thirty Narrowly
49 - Tiene na bella mano a ffa 'e zeppole
You have a good hand making cakes
You are a little stingy (Zeppole are typical Neapolitan cakes mainly made
one St. Joseph's feast)
40 - Passato o' santo passat' a festa!
Passed the saint passed the party! Time
is gone and we don't need to celebrate someone
41 - O' piezze e spare
The spare part Redundant part to be stocked [Technical]
42 - Quann e' partute o' Palermo!
Once The "Palermo" shipped! It's too late
to stop something or someone
43 - Tieneme 'ca te tengo!
Hold me that I hold you We are both in trouble
44 - Me siento comme a mille lire vecchia!
I feel like an old notes! I feel
scrambled
45 - 'Ncoppe o bene e...
Upon the well of... I swear!
46 - M'Adda murì mammà (o'cane, o cardill, etc..)
Shall my poor mother
(dog, bird, etc) die! As above
47 - Stamm sott o' cielo!
We are under the sky! Eventually we all are human
and mortal! [Religious]
48 - Uanemabella!!
OhBeautifulSoul!! Exclamation of surprise.
59 - E uno!.....dicette chille ca cecaje lluocchie a mugliera
First is done !
.... Said the one who injured wife's eye I am on the right track to finish
a heavy task!
50 - Acqua ca nun cammina fa pantane e fete!
Not flowing water makes poll
and bad smell. Not managed situation soon or later, turn into trouble
51 - Giorgio se ne vo' ji e o vescove o vo mannà
George would like to leave
and the Bishop wants him to go! No arguments on this issue
52 - Mazz e panella fanne e figlie bbelle
Pools and rolls generate
well-mannered sons Suggested way to breed children
53 - Panell senza mazze fanne e figlie pazze
Rolls without pools generate
crazy sons Not suggested way to breed children / Wrong sequence sources
problems in the education field!
54 - A' lantern mmane e cecate!
A lamp held by blinds! You are not in the
position to appreciate what you got
55 - A' pucchiacc' mmane e criature
Pussy handled by children! As above
[Dirty]
56 - O' Patatern da o' ppane a chi nun ttene e diente!
God grants hard food
to whom is toothless! Sometimes there is no justice in this world!
57 - Simme fernuti a pisce fetienti!
We ended to bad fishes! An argument
that has degenerated in mutual insults or even thrashing.
58- A' quagliammo sta staffa?!
Shall we fix this bracket?! A rhetorical
question to invite someone to hurry up or to finally end some task.
59 - Vuttammo e mmane!
Let's put our hands! Hurry up!
60 - Rocco fatic e Catarina (Pizzicato) magna
Rocky works and Catherine
(Pizzicate) eats You don't seem so committed
61- A galline fà e ll'ove e 'o galle ci' abbruce 'o culo
Chicken delivers
eggs and the cock has a pain in his bottom Complain about somebody else's
hard working
62 - Nun ce accerite a salute!
Do not kill us our health! Wishing to be not
bothered
63 - L'asteco chiove e a fenesta scorre The ceiling rains and the window
leaks Everything seems to be broken.
64 - Votta a pretella e annascunn a'manella
You throw the stone hiding the
hand You don't want to be responsible for your action
65 - Nun sputa' n'cielo ca n'faccia te torna
Don't spit out the sky, cause it
will back on your face Think before talking
66 - "Comme è bella a pulizia", ricette chille che se giraje a mutannda
o'cuntrarje!
"How beautiful is the cleanness" said the man who turned
inside out his underpants! No comment! Just disgust...