Useful Phrases

1. Fici st'applicazzioni iu

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introduce this app as something you made yourself

   Grammar Note

   Everyday speech uses the simple past fici. The final iu stresses "I". Applicazzioni is feminine and st' is the contraction of sta "this". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. St'applicazzioni è gratis

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain that the app costs nothing

   Grammar Note

   Gratis does not change for gender or number. È is written with an accent. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Pruvati a scarricari st'applicazzioni

   Please try downloading this app

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   Pruvari a plus an infinitive means "try to". The -ati imperative is the voi form, also used as a polite singular; to a friend say Pruva a scarricari. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Sugnu giappunisi

   I am Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   Giappunisi is the same for both genders, and the subject iu can be dropped. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Sugnu nu viaggiaturi

   I am a traveller

   Usage

   Say that you are a traveller

   Grammar Note

   Viaggiaturi is the "one who travels", from viaggiari. The form for a woman speaker has not been confirmed. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Staiu viaggiannu sulu

   I am travelling alone

   Usage

   Tell people you are travelling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   Sulu means both "alone" and "only". A woman would naturally say sula, but that form has not been confirmed. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Sugnu ccà pi la prima vota

   I am here for the first time

   Usage

   Say that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   Vota is a feminine noun meaning "time, occasion". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Pozzu fari na fotu?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask permission before photographing a person or a shop interior

   Grammar Note

   Fotu is a feminine noun despite its -u ending, so it takes na "a". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Nun m'ingannari

   Don't cheat me

   Usage

   A firm protest when you are being overcharged or scammed

   Grammar Note

   "Nun plus infinitive" is a negative command to one person you address informally. It is blunt and can sound harsh to a stranger. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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