Chapter 1

Question 1

What do you want to do? (familiar)

Answer 1

Chi voi fari?

Question 2

I want to learn Sicilian

Answer 2

Vogghiu mparari lu sicilianu

Question 3

I want to speak Sicilian

Answer 3

Vogghiu parrari lu sicilianu

Question 4

No, I don’t want to speak Sicilian

Answer 4

No, nun vogghiu parrari lu sicilianu

Question 5

I want to write in Sicilian

Answer 5

Vogghiu scriviri in sicilianu

Question 6

I want to answer in Sicilian

Answer 6

Vogghiu rispùnniri in sicilianu

Question 7

Do you want to respond in Sicilian?

Answer 7

Voi rispùnniri in sicilianu?

Question 8

I want to read in Sicilian

Answer 8

Vogghiu lèggiri in sicilianu

Question 9

What do you want to do? (to a group, familiar)

Answer 9

Chi vuliti fari?

Question 10

We want to learn Sicilian

Answer 10

Vulemu mparari lu sicilianu

Question 11

Why

Answer 11

Picchì

Question 12

With my grandfather

Answer 12

cu me nannu

Question 13

Does Maria want to learn Sicilian?

Answer 13

Maria voli mparari lu sicilianu?

Question 14

to speak

Answer 14

parrari

Question 15

I speak/am speaking/do speak

Answer 15

Jo parru

Question 16

You speak/are speaking/do speak (familiar)

Answer 16

Tu parri

Question 17

You speak (polite)

Answer 17

Vossia/Lei parra

Question 18

We speak

Answer 18

Nui parràmu

Question 19

You all speak (familiar)

Answer 19

Vui parràti

Question 20

They speak

Answer 20

Iddi pàrranu/pàrrunu

Question 21

to respond

Answer 21

rispùnniri

Question 22

I respond/am responding

Answer 22

Jo rispunnu

Question 23

You respond

Answer 23

Tu rispunni

Question 24

He/She speaks

Answer 24

Iddu/idda parra

Question 25

He/she responds/answers

Answer 25

Iddu/idda rispunni

Question 26

You respond/answer (polite)

Answer 26

Vossia/Lei rispunni

Question 27

We answer/respond

Answer 27

Nui rispunnèmu

Question 28

You all answer/respond (familiar)

Answer 28

Vui rispunnìti

Question 29

They answer/respond

Answer 29

Iddi rispùnnunu/rispùnninu

Question 30

to eat

Answer 30

manciari

Question 31

to kiss

Answer 31

baçiari

Question 32

to pierce

Answer 32

pirciari

Question 33

to disfigure

Answer 33

sfriggiari

Question 34

to scratch

Answer 34

sgaggiari

Question 35

I eat

Answer 35

Jo manciu

Question 36

You eat (familiar)

Answer 36

Tu manci

Question 37

He/she eats

Answer 37

Iddu/idda mancia

Question 38

You eat (polite)

Answer 38

Vossia/Lei mancia

Question 39

We eat

Answer 39

Nui manciamu

Question 40

You all eat (familiar)

Answer 40

Vui manciati

Question 41

They eat

Answer 41

Iddi màncianu

Question 42

I scratch

Answer 42

Jo sgaggiu

Question 43

You scratch (familiar)

Answer 43

Tu sgaggi

Question 44

He/she scratches

Answer 44

Iddu/idda sgaggia

Question 45

You scratch (polite)

Answer 45

Vossia/Lei sgaggia

Question 46

We scratch

Answer 46

Nui sgaggiamu

Question 47

You all scratch (familiar)

Answer 47

Vui sgaggati

Question 48

They scratch

Answer 48

Iddi sgàggianu

Question 49

to study

Answer 49

studiari

Question 50

to drive

Answer 50

maniari

Question 51

to look

Answer 51

taliari

Question 52

to knock

Answer 52

tuppuliari

Question 53

I study

Answer 53

Jo studìu

Question 54

You study (familiar)

Answer 54

Tu studìi

Question 55

He/she studies

Answer 55

Iddu/idda studìa

Question 56

You study (polite)

Answer 56

Vossia/Lei studìa

Question 57

We study

Answer 57

Nui studiàmu

Question 58

You all study (familiar)

Answer 58

Vui studiàti

Question 59

They study

Answer 59

Iddi studìanu

Question 60

I look

Answer 60

Jo talìu

Question 61

You look (familiar)

Answer 61

Tu talìi

Question 62

He/she looks

Answer 62

Iddu/idda talìa

Question 63

You look (polite)

Answer 63

Vossia/Lei talìa

Question 64

We look

Answer 64

Nui taliàmu

Question 65

You all look (familiar)

Answer 65

Vui taliàti

Question 66

They look

Answer 66

Iddi talìanu

Question 67

I want to eat

Answer 67

Jo vogghiu manciari

Question 68

Does Micheli want to eat?

Answer 68

Micheli voli manciari?

Question 69

What are you doing? (familiar)

Answer 69

Chi fai?

Question 70

I am learning Sicilian

Answer 70

Jo mparu lu sicilianu

Question 71

Are you learning Sicilian?

Answer 71

Mpari lu sicilianu, tu?

Question 72

What are you all doing? (familiar)

Answer 72

Chi faciti vui?

Question 73

book/magazine

Answer 73

rivista

Question 74

The boy

Answer 74

lu picciriddu

Question 75

The girl

Answer 75

la picciridda

Question 76

to want

Answer 76

vuliri

Question 77

I want

Answer 77

Jo vogghiu

Question 78

You want (familiar)

Answer 78

Tu voi

Question 79

He/she/you formal want

Answer 79

Iddu/idda/vossia/lei voli

Question 80

We want

Answer 80

Nui vulemu

Question 81

You all want (familiar)

Answer 81

Vui vuliti

Question 82

They want

Answer 82

Iddi vonnu/vòlunu

Question 83

a slice of pizza

Answer 83

na fedda di pizza

Question 84

He reads a newspaper

Answer 84

Iddu leggi un giurnali

Question 85

I must go to the doctor

Answer 85

Aju a jiri nni lu mèdicu

Question 86

I have to work for him

Answer 86

Aju a travagghiari pi iddu

Question 87

Saturday and Sunday are days of rest

Answer 87

Sàbbatu e duminica sunnu jorna di riposu

Question 88

When?

Answer 88

Quannu?