Internet & WiFi

1. Quali è a password di u wifi?

   What is the wifi password?

   Usage

   Used at a hotel or café to ask for the wifi password

   Grammar Note

   Password and wifi are used as loanwords. Di lu is "of" plus the masculine article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Nun haiu signali

   I have no signal

   Usage

   Used to explain that your phone has no signal

   Grammar Note

   Negation puts nun right before the verb (not no). Haiu is the first person singular of aviri (to have). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Pozzu carricari u telefunu ccà?

   Can I charge my phone here?

   Usage

   Used to politely ask to charge your phone at a café or shop

   Grammar Note

   Carricari is a broad verb from "to load" to "to charge". Pozzu + infinitive asks "may I ...?". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. U wifi nun funziuna

   The wifi isn't working

   Usage

   Used to report a wifi problem to staff

   Grammar Note

   Negation puts nun right before the verb. Funziuna is broad, "a device works", and also fits an air conditioner and the like. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Mi servi na SIM locali

   I need a local SIM card

   Usage

   Used in a phone shop to ask for a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   Mi servi means "I need", with the thing needed as the subject. SIM is treated as feminine here. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Comu mi cunnettu a u wifi?

   How do I connect to the wifi?

   Usage

   Used to ask for help connecting at a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   Cunnettiri is used reflexively (mi cunnettu), "to connect oneself". A lu is the preposition plus the masculine article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. U me telefunu nun havi cchiù battaria

   My phone has no battery left

   Usage

   Used to explain that your phone has run out of battery

   Grammar Note

   Havi is the third person singular of aviri (to have). Nun ... cchiù means "no longer". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Pozzu usari u computer nu mumentu?

   May I use the computer for a moment?

   Usage

   Used to borrow a hotel or library computer briefly

   Grammar Note

   Computer is an international loanword, written this way on scn.wikipedia (the Dieli dictionary glosses it as calculaturi elettronicu). Pozzu + infinitive asks "may I ...?". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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