Acqua
Water
Usage
Used to ask for drinking water or to look for water
Grammar Note
A feminine noun
Civu
Food
Usage
A general word for food
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The spelling cibbu is also used
Sordi
Money
Usage
A general word for money, used when paying
Grammar Note
Always used in the plural. Dinaru (money, singular) also exists
Bagnu
Toilet
Usage
Used when asking where the toilet is
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. Bagnu also means "bath", and it refers to the toilet by context
Fazzulettu
Handkerchief
Usage
Used when asking for something to wipe the nose or sweat
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The plural is fazzuletti
Midicina
Medicine
Usage
Used to ask for medicine at a pharmacy or from a doctor
Grammar Note
A feminine noun that also means medicine as a science. Unstressed vowels are written i / u (midicina)
Bagagghiu
Luggage
Usage
Used to talk about luggage at airports, stations and hotels
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The spelling gghi writes the palatal sound that Italian spells gli
Chiavi
Key
Usage
Used to talk about room or car keys
Grammar Note
A feminine noun with the same form in singular and plural. It is written chi, never with k
Bigghiettu
Ticket
Usage
Used when buying tickets for transport or entry
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The plural is bigghietti
Passaportu
Passport
Usage
Shown at passport control and hotel check-in
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The plural is passaporti
Telefunu
Phone
Usage
Used to talk about a telephone or mobile phone
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The unstressed o is written u (telefunu). A mobile phone is also called cellulari
Stazzioni
Station
Usage
Used to look for a train or bus station
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The -zzioni ending is written with doubled z, and the plural has the same form
Spitali
Hospital
Usage
Used to look for a hospital when ill or injured
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable, so no accent mark is written
Pulizzìa
Police
Usage
Used to call or look for the police after a crime or theft
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The accent on ì marks the final hiatus (ì-a); the spelling pulizzia is also seen
Putìa
Shop
Usage
Refers to a small shop or store
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The accent on ì marks the final hiatus (ì-a)
Càmmara
Room
Usage
Refers to a hotel room or a room in a house
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The stress is on the third syllable from the end, so the accent mark is written
Strata
Road
Usage
Refers to a road or street; used when asking the way
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The plural is strati
Famigghia
Family
Usage
Used to talk about your own or someone's family
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The spelling gghi writes the palatal sound that Italian spells gli
Nomu
Name
Usage
Used to ask for or give a name
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The plural is nomi; the spelling nnomu also exists
Testa
Head
Usage
Used to describe pain or problems with the head
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The plural is testi
Occhi
Eyes
Usage
Used to describe pain or problems with the eyes
Grammar Note
The plural form; the singular is occhiu
Denti
Teeth
Usage
Used to describe tooth pain
Grammar Note
A masculine noun with the same form in singular and plural
Gula
Throat
Usage
Used to describe a sore throat
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. A sore throat is expressed as duluri â gula, literally "pain of the throat"
Panza
Belly / stomach
Usage
Used to describe a stomach ache
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. The plural is panzi
Schina
Back
Usage
Used to describe back pain
Grammar Note
A feminine noun. A masculine spelling schinu also exists
Schina vascia
Lower back
Usage
Used to describe lower back pain
Grammar Note
Literally "low back". The adjective vascia is the feminine form, agreeing with the feminine noun schina (the masculine is vasciu)
Pedi
Foot
Usage
Used to describe foot pain or injury
Grammar Note
A masculine noun with the same form in singular and plural. The form peri also exists
Manu
Hand
Usage
Used to describe hand pain or injury
Grammar Note
Although it ends in -u, it is feminine; the plural has the same form
Pettu
Chest
Usage
Used to describe chest pain
Grammar Note
A masculine noun
Albergu
Hotel
Usage
Used when looking for a place to stay
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The plural is alberghi
Ariuportu
Airport
Usage
Used when asking how to get to the airport
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. Signs and timetables are in Italian (aeroporto), so look for that on signs
Cunsulatu
Consulate
Usage
Used when you need to go to a consulate
Grammar Note
A masculine noun. The unstressed o is written u (cunsulatu)
More Sicilian phrases
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