I am Romanian...I understood 90% of what you said without translation. The words "frate" and "soro" are identical in my language and mean the same things. I know you addressed and encouraged Italians and other Sicilians to discuss, but I just find it amazing even for me as a Romanian to understand you. In any event, the dialect is beautiful, thank you for sharing.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mihaela, Thank you for your comment. I'm so pleased you enjoyed listening to Sicilian and being able to understand so much of it. All of the Romance languages are so beautiful and I love to find the connections between them. Romanian to me sounds so similar to Italian, so beautiful to listen to. I'm always so impressed with Romanians that I've come into contact with in Italy. They all speak Italian so well it is often difficult to tell them apart from native speakers. When I was in Sicily years ago, there were a few Sicilians that I spoke to in Sicilian over several days whilst on holiday, only to find out that they were Romanian! All the best from Melbourne Australia

@AlbertManiscalco

Жыл бұрын

i have noticed the spelling is similar and always wondered if Romanian would be more intelligible because i speak both Sicilian and Italian...what do you think?

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

@@AlbertManiscalco Interesting. I find spoken Romanian difficult to understand, however written is more intelligible. Definitely speaking both Sicilian and Italian would help with Romanian, especially in the written form.

@scorfanazzo4458

Жыл бұрын

When I decided to study romanian out of curiosity, a couple of years ago, I discovered plenty of phonetical and vocabular similarities between sicilian and romanian and sometimes the latter sounds like some sort of a southern italian language to my ears ;)

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

@@scorfanazzo4458 Yes, there are definitely similarities which makes Romanian an interesting language. Thanks for your comment.

As an American with Sicilian heritage, it was wonderful to hear the language of my ancestors. Thank you.

@vincemelbourne

16 күн бұрын

You're welcome. All the best. 🙂🙏

I grew up in little italy Toronto (St Clair) in the 60/70/80s, and I feel blessed to have lived the experience of hearing every Italian dialect under the sun! God bless all the Italian who immigrated to Canada, Australia, USA, Argentina etc.. Their contributions have positively impacted everyone around them in countless ways ❤ God's Peace

@vincemelbourne

17 күн бұрын

I agree! The Italians are a resilient, resourceful and talented group of people. All the best! 🙂🙏

hi, I'm Sicilian, I was born, raised and have always lived in Sicily, and my first language has always been Sicilian. First of all, I want to tell you that it is very beautiful and almost touching to know that our language is still handed down and spoken in the communities of Sicilian emigrants. It's nice to see the emotion that shines in your eyes when you speak it, it means it's an important part of your story and your deepest ties. On the other hand, Sicily and Sicilians, wherever they go, have a deep and close bond between the human soul and the earth, which calls us back, cradles us, binds us firmly to our unique and wonderful island. Having said that, I wanted to tell you, since you asked about it in the video, that your Sicilian is really excellent, keep practicing and improving it, and it will seem as if you were born here. a warm hug.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Yes, it is true, being Sicilian and being able to speak such a beautiful language is very important to me. It is a very strong connection to my identity and one that I'm very proud of. Sicily is such a rich and stunning island and I can't wait to discover more of it when I visit later this year. Sicilians are a proud people, and I would love to be considered one of them. Warm hugs to you too!

@petera618

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your beautiful comment. I'm American of Sicilian parents and I feel very fortunate and proud that they taught me to speak Sicilian, una variazione di Palermitano " ri chiddu incaiccatu"! It's wonderful to communicate with my relatives in Sicily. I also studied Italian. The nice thing is, is that when I speak it, people think I was born there and I'm very flattered. As the gentleman said, The Sicilian we were taught is a little old fashion, not too many Italian words and we use words that aren't in use much anymore.

@luigicutruneo3159

11 ай бұрын

Si io capisco un po di inglese e ho capito che hai notato in lui un certo senso di emozione nei suoi occhi. Emotionin in hes eyes

@xtreme_survival7879

10 ай бұрын

I want to know how you learned English so well?

Strange to me. As a Spanish speaker I understand Sicilian better than standard Italian

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. The Spanish were in Sicily for approximately 200 years, from 1282 to 1516, so the influence of Spanish on Sicilian is in evidence. I too find I can understand quite a bit of Spanish due to speaking both Italian and Sicilian. All the best.

@historicalreview7839

3 ай бұрын

correction, more Catalan influence than Spanish yet hardly any words exactly like either of them in Sicilian@@vincemelbourne

@fredengels8188

26 күн бұрын

eu falo português e pude entender muita coisa.

I understood your video perfectly! You spoke exactly the way my Sicilian grandparents spoke!!! What a JOY it is to hear that beloved dialect spoken once more!!!👏👏👏❤️

@vincemelbourne

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment! So pleased you understood the video and that it brought back lovely memories for you! All the best. 😊🙏

I was born in New York. My father came from Sicily. He spoke and wrote in Italian for Italian news papers in New York. We spoke English at home because my mother, though an Italian American did not speak Italian.He spoke Sicilian with his relatives. My late wife, Buon Anima, was born in Parma. She spoke Parmigiana with her parents. My wife's parents were from Salerno. She sometimes spoke Salernitano at home. I was exposed to a number of dialects.

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Hey John, thanks for your comment. Wow, you really do have a rich dialectical background! All the Italian dialects are rich and precious. Let's hope they survive alongside each other and Italian. All the best. 🙂🙏

I am Austrian and I studied Italian. My understanding of the Italian language is not perfect, but most of the time I get around 80-90% So I was very surprised that I also understood almost everything you said! There are German dialects I have a harder time understanding 😄

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

That is interesting. Yes Sicilian is classified as a separate language, although not recognised as such, however it shares much in common with standard Italian as they share the same Latin roots. I'm pleased you understood the video! All the best. 😊

@75Yoshua

6 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Hey Vince, @derhavas: the reason is soon explained. The Italian derives from Sicilian too. Check Dante’s De Vulgari Eloquentia or read about “la Scuola Poetica Siciliana” ;) Of course, keeping in mind the differences between spoken and written languages.

@Nwk843

5 ай бұрын

@derhavas I understand you, germanics langs and dialetcs in many types and subfamilies are not inteligible between them, they radically changed and evoluted so fast, today many germanics idioms don't have more mutual conversation and inteligibiliy to establish a medium or long conversation inter them. This phenomenon not belongs into german, if we pass to another camp,idiom as english, inside of English we have many regiolects and idiolects that too aren't mutual inteligible and talkative inter them, that should prefer talks in german, italian, spanish, french, dutch, indonesian too... Romanics idioms devoloped so much but in a down and medium speed to preserver the dialogues and intercomphensuon in a high level and communication til today. It's a fact the most branch Indo-European world champion in inteligibiliy, intercomprehension and mutual dialogue is always the romanic branch without a doubt.

That was like listening to music, the murmuring of a river or the wind in the trees. Simply beautiful.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! What a lovely comment. All the best. 🙏

@xtreme_survival7879

10 ай бұрын

@MrJtoz That was a beautiful comment, I understand the language and I have never appreciated how it may sound to nonspeakers... Thank you

It's been 1,917 years since my Southern Italian (mostly Sicilian) Roman soldier ancestors settled in Roman Dacia. Fast-forward to today, their language evolved into Romanian. Sicilian: "Omu, nostru, vostru, avvucatu, doctoru, dollaru, mortu, vinu, vicinu, cu, annu, bonu, capu,"... Romanian: "Omul, nostru, vostru, advocatul, doctorul, dolarul, mortul, vecinul, cu, anul, bunul, capul,"...

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

That is fascinating! It is true that Sicilian and Romanian have many similarities. All the best! 🙂

I am first generation Australian Siciliano, and I can tell you I understood every single word you said... So much easier for me to understand and comprehend your Sicilian than when I hear Italian.. Amazing I felt like I have known you for years. I just noticed your youtube name... Hahahahah I am in Sydney.

@vinceveloce9897

10 ай бұрын

Oi fratello!

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Hey there! Glad you understood the video. Hi from Melbourne!

I speak Romanian (1st language), French (3rd language but very fluent) and a bit of Spanish. Honestly this sounds like Portuguese-Italian to me, but i still think it's awesome how easily I can understand him, even without looking at the captions.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

So interesting. I find Portuguese, especially Brazilian Portuguese, has elements similar to Sicilian. Thanks for your comment. 🙂

@1918BARsam

11 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne as a Brazilian I can confirm your pronunciation sounds very familiar! Having already visited Italy, I can understand you much better, though I can't actually understand much of what you say. Portuguese and Italian have a bigger gap than it seems.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

@@1918BARsam Yes that is true. However there is definitely a strong connection between the two languages, especially I believe between Sicilian and Brazilian Portuguese. Thanks for your comment and all the best!

@cornerro

11 ай бұрын

for me, it sounds very romanian.

@i.a.1475

7 ай бұрын

​@@vincemelbourneWell I guess it's more related to the Paulistano dialect that was heavily influenced by italian immigrants

First generation Sicilian-American here (my parents came from around Palermo) and I understood everything. There's more Italian peppered in but I've heard the Sicilian by Palermo is more heavily influenced by the mainland than central or South Sicily.

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Glad you understood the video! 🙂🙏

@sissiemae845

4 ай бұрын

My dad was born around Palermo in 1902

I studied latin in school for 5 years normally and 2 years as an intensified course and I am amazed by how much I understand! I think languages are a super intesting topic, so I very much liked your video. Thumbs up :)

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

Agree! Languages are fascinating. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and were able to understand so much! All the best.🙂🙏

I enjoyed your video, I am Calabrese and understood everything. Siciliano is very similar to Calabrese .I too enjoy hearing the different dialects from Italy. I am fluent in 5 languages and I love to study the different dialects from them too.English,Italian, Spanish French, and Arabic

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and were able to understand it. Yes Calabrian is very similar, especially as spoken in the southern part of Calabria. All the best.

@Kurdedunaysiri

10 ай бұрын

This is interesting that you seem to be not aware of it but linguistically Calablere is just Sicilian. It is considered as a dialect of Sicilian. I used to think that the language is natively spoken only in Scily but this is not correct. Greetings

@mikeperri7246

10 ай бұрын

How interesting you are. Nice to know your playing your part in honouring dialects in whatever language and especially Italian and French - our favourites. I'm good at French reading and writing but can not understand much when a French native speaks, unless its really, really show!

@SarastistheSerpent

6 ай бұрын

@@KurdedunaysiriI think it depends on where in Calabria. I’m from a town near Cosenza, and our dialect is like a mix of Sicilian and Neapolitan

@chiclett

2 ай бұрын

There really is no such thing as the Calabrese language, unlike Sicilian. In central and South Calabria they speak a Sicilian Dialect.

Your Sicilian is almost perfect, but I can tell it has some modern Italian influence. That’s not to say it’s a bad thing but modern day Sicilian is a little removed from the turn of the 19th to 20th century. Italy unifying had something to do with that. My grandfather was born in the region of Agrigento, which at that time was called Girgenti. Spanish has influenced the Sicilian quite a bit as well as French from the 1300s. So Sicilian as well as most languages evoke over time. One word I picked up on that you pronounced more like an Italian would was “pensando”. In Sicilian it would be said pensannu. Regardless though great accent.

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and feedback! Appreciated. As you say, Sicilian has and continues to evolve. Yes, I'm sure my Sicilian has been influenced by Italian. All the best!

@YonWong

6 ай бұрын

catalan*

@historicalreview7839

3 ай бұрын

ma dialettu t'o unne Paleimetannu e vatri parrati 'nu dialettu chiu viscinu 'Taliannu che natri siccomu 'un cera troppu assai di cummatteri cu spagnuoli o i francisi cca (Paleimmu) cumparisi cu l'autri paitti d'a Sicilia

@marcelosaad5144

Ай бұрын

Ola. Sou brasileiro. Ouvi seu vídeo junto com minha esposa. Não falamos nem Italiano, nem siciliano. Contudo, conseguimos entender tudo o quê você disse.

@giafach

Ай бұрын

@@marcelosaad5144 eu entendo portugues tambem

I am Irish but I speak portuguese..I understood at least 60% of what you said...infact more that italian..thankyou for sharing your beautiful language..

@vincemelbourne

7 күн бұрын

Wow! That's quite a lot. I've also found many similarities between Portuguese and Sicilian. I'm glad you enjoyed listening to Sicilian. All the best! 😊🙏

Sounds just like my grandparents would speak. Miss it

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

🙏❤️

Wow, I want to listen to this over and over again. I was raised in a Sicilian family, living in Canada. I never imagined that I would be the last one, still on this earth, with all my family members gone. It is wonderful to hear you speak.

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your lovely comment! Glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂🙏

This is amazing! I understood pretty much every word you said! My grandparents were born in Sicily and they raised me, and they would always speak Sicilian to eachother and to me. I would answer in English. I wish I had learned to speak, but I do understand everything my nonna says. I definitely don’t want this language to disappear, it’s so beautiful.

@vincemelbourne

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Ashley! So pleased you understood the video. Yes I agree that Sicilian is a beautiful language that we must ensure lives on. All the best! 🙂🙏

I am greek and italian born in Mexico and I understand about 80 percent of what you said. I don't know what part of Italy my family is from and I never knew that there was a difference outside of dialects of Italian. I never learned Italian but would like to as identity and culture are very important to me

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It's great you were able to understand so much of the video. Yes agree that language is a big part of identity. All the best with learning Italian!

@sicgui8262

10 ай бұрын

maybe because they are not dialects?

@johncheese.

7 ай бұрын

dhladh mhlas ellhnika, italika kai ispanika apo paidi ?

@CaptainCobbler

6 ай бұрын

So you never learned Italian, only knew Spanish but understood this? Spanish speakers can’t understand 80% of this can they?

I had many Sicilian friends growing up and I picked up quite a bit of Sicilian. Your Sicilian is very much what I heard in the 50's and 60's. I am Italian, and always found my Sicilian friends to be kind, honest, and generous to a fault. Always welcoming.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, they can be kind, honest and generous, although I must say, I was just in Italy and travelled from north to south, and I found all Italians to be so warm and friendly. All the best, 🙏🙂

I was born in Sicily at the time when it was the spoken language at home and in school. I left Sicily and settled in America. My family and relatives all spoke Sicilian and some still do. It is my comfort language. Understood all that you said. Congratulations.😊

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you understood. 'My comfort language' is such a great way to describe Sicilian. All the best. 🙂🙏

My name is Matteo. I am first generation born in Montreal, Canada. All my family (aunts/uncles/parents/grandparents came from Cattolica Eraclea, in the province of Agrigento. I spoke Sicilian with them since I was a little boy, but now at 44 yo they are all slowly passing away and I won't have anyone to speak with anymore. I don't speak Sicilian with my cousins or siblings. 😢

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Ciao Matteo! Thanks for your comment. I'm in a similar situation. I only speak Sicilian with my dad, rarely speaking it with my siblings. It's such a beautiful language and the reason I made the video was to keep a record of it not only for me, but also for anyone else who's interested. All the best from Melbourne Australia!

@oneyp1959

11 ай бұрын

My maternal grandmother was from C.E. my parents families were from Cianciana.

@riccardocarbone5192

3 ай бұрын

I'm first generation Sicilian, I was born in Toronto, Canada. I myself don't speak Sicilian with my siblings since they don't know how..I do speak some Sicilian,doesn't help that Papa always speaks English to all of us. Let's speak Sicilian to each other if you want..Parammu u Siciliannu va been??

I am Irish, and I speak French, and can get by in Spanish and Italian. I found that I could understand you as well as I could understand Italian.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! I'm glad you were able to understand Sicilian. Yes, the romance languages are all interconnected. I also enjoy being able to understand other romance languages to varying degrees. All the best!

Sicilian is a very beautiful language, it is integrated with Italian, Neapolitan, Sardinian, Romanian and Abrusseze. Some, out of spite and prejudice, treat Sicilian as a separate language; it has nothing separate, it has strong roots in the Romanesque of southern Italy and in popular Latin. It is a respectable language very connected with other neighboring and non-neighboring languages ​​around the world. beautiful video.

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate your feedback and insights. Yes of course I agree with you, Sicilian is a beautiful language. All the best. 🙂🙏

@historicalreview7839

3 ай бұрын

It is believed Roman soldiers from Southern Italy stationed in Dacia helped create the Romanian language since the Romans were there for at least 200 years and that is why so many Romanian surnames end in the letter "u"

Dialect comparisons culturally in Italy.....that would be a great tutorial.

@vincemelbourne

14 күн бұрын

Great idea! I've made a note for future videos. 😊🙏

I lived in Catania for a few years and my wife at the time was Italian from Piemonte but had lived in Sicily for 10 years. She spoke Siciliano with her friends and I picked up many words just from listening to her speak. I pretty well understood most everything that you said and at times, I had to make sure that you were speaking Siciliano since I don't remember it being so easy to understand.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Sicilian can be very similar to standard Italian. I believe that as I intentionally spoke slowly and clearly, that may have made it easier for you to understand. All the best.🙂

Frate,eu sunt roman si am inteles aproape tot din limba siciliana . Imi place foarte mult cum suna toate dialectele din Sudul Italiei . Bravo ! Sper sa intelegi si tu putin din ce-am scris eu aici ! 😅 Numai bine ! !

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Ciau frate! Yes I was able to understand the general idea of what you wrote. Romanian is our sister language! All the best. 😀🙏

@historicalreview7839

3 ай бұрын

capiu 95% d'a lingua t'o

@user-rj5db6nt4i

Ай бұрын

​@@historicalreview7839napule????

"we must preserve these dialects" ...of course! that is an offer i cannot refuse.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we agree! Thanks for your comment.

Quite a lot can be understood if one speaks Portuguese! Great initiative, well done!!!

@vincemelbourne

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes, I've found quite a similarity between Sicilian and Portuguese. That's why I love the Romance languages! All the best. 🙂🙏

@estrela3889

17 күн бұрын

@@vincemelbourne I'd like to stress the fact that each single initiative to show and comment on regional languages, dialects, accents is a contribution to its survival on a long run! I appreciate your work on that and your video made me recognize something I had never had contact with before.

Thank you for the video : )

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Very kind of you. 🙏

I was born in England. My dad was from Brindisi and my mama was from Calabria, and i understand you perfectly! When it comes to the Northern Italians, i do get lost a little! Thank you! Anna UK. 👍❤️

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

Hey, Thanks for your comment! So glad you understood the video. Yes all the dialects from Tuscany down are related, so somewhat easy to understand by others speaking similar dialects. Northern Italian dialects are a different branch of the family, so although still related, a little further away and more difficult to understand. Cheers!😀

About the flag of Sicily with the three legs probably there is a connection with an ancient Greek name of Sicily. Τριακρία -Triacria meaning three limbs , due to the triangular shape of the island.

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

I didn't know that, but it makes perfect sense! Thanks! 🙂🙏

I’m from Brazil and I was able to understand everything he spoke.

@vincemelbourne

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! So glad you were able to understand the video. All the best 🙂🙏

Brilliant Video! I myself also understand the importance of keeping the identity of regions alive. As I dont speak Italian, I dont really know the distinction here, but the words seemed beautifully poignant to me. Please keep doing more videos about linguistic matters like this, would love it!

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Encouraging feedback. Yes keeping regional languages and cultures alive is so important. All the best. 🙏

Ho capito 95% del tuo discorso.

I'm American, but my Dad's parents were born in Calabria and came to the US in 1921 and 1927 respectively. They spoke standard Italian, but also their local dialect from Isca Sullo Ionio in Catanzaro province, which is categorized by linguists as "Sicilian." Where you say "iddu" and "iddi," they would've said "iju" and "iji" with the double D sound coming out more as an English "y." But, I think they probably could've understood you OK

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Yes you are right, the language from the southern part of Calabria, including where your grandparents came from, is classified as Sicilian, or more precisely, a dialect of Sicilian. My mother came from a little further south, in the province of Reggio Calabria, and she spoke a dialect that was also very similar to the Sicilian my dad speaks. Speakers of eastern Sicilian and southern Calabrian have no trouble understanding each other. Part of the language continuum. Cheers

@SarastistheSerpent

6 ай бұрын

That’s so interesting. I’m Calabrese also, but from a town near Cosenza, and we say “idru” and “idri”

Capivu tuttu chiddu ca dicisti, na tanticch'i paura e maravigghia mi vinne a pinsari a comu na pirsuna ri n'avutru paisi sape parrare 'n sicilianu... Comu si potte liggiri 'un sugnu bravo a parrare sicilianu, sugnu nu picciotto ra isola però mai m'insignavu o m'insignaru a parrare a lingua ra me tierra e chistu è u veru prubblema. Grazie pi stu video. Tanti saluti e tante cose buone, e 'na vasata ri Paliemmo

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm going to reply in English as I see another comment from you in English. Yes, well my father taught me Sicilian, and we spoke it at home, along with English, so it really is part of my DNA. It seems your Sicilian is great and it's heartening that 'nu picciotto' like you can use this beautiful language! 'Na vasata ri Melbourne! 😀

@Xzeno98

10 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne ❤️

Spanish is my mother tongue and I understand Italian . I understood nearly all the words but all the sense of what you were saying. It's wonderful to keep the language of our ancestors and pass it to the younger generations. Keep it up!

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

So pleased you understood the video! Yes, I believe all languages are important and should be preserved, especially when they are under threat like Sicilian, so I try to put the language out there and hope it stays alive for future generations. All the best! 🙂🙏

I'm brazilian and I understood about 90% of your speech. I don't know if its because I'm good with languages in general, being fluent in english, spanish and japanese other than portuguese... Probably the average brazilian will not be able to understand you, but I'm glad I did! Cumpliments from Brazil!

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! So pleased you could understand the video. I've noticed that there are similarities between Sicilian and Brazilian Portuguese. It seems speaking so many languages would definitely have helped you understand! All the best! 🙂🙏

Fantastic!

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙂

Great video , I was born in OZ to Sicilian mother and Veneto father who taught us Italian but my non i on my mums side spoke Sicilian so even though I can only say a few words I understood every word you said even though my grandparents passed away over 25 years ago. Funnily the same goes for Veneto though I never met my non i on papas side I can also understand Veneto really well. Keep up the great work on maintaining these beautiful languages Ni vidimmu! (I think that’s right)😂

@vincemelbourne

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, agree, all the languages of Italy are beautiful and should be celebrated. All the best! 😀🙏

I'm a Portuguese speaker and I understood a lot of you've said. By the way, when you spoke here [0:43] I thought you were speaking Portuguese. Here's the sentence spelled in Portuguese, so you can see how similar the languages can be: "Poder falar siciliano é assaz importante pra mim. Faz parte da minha cultura e da minha identidade". And it's pronounced almost the same.

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. That is amazing! I've also found that there are similarities between Portuguese and Sicilian. Sister languages for sure! 🙂🙏

Sicilian is the language of Sicily, an historically important and culturally rich region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean. In this video I'll speak in Sicilian so you can discover what this beautiful language sounds like. I've included English sub titles so you can follow along!

@AlbertManiscalco

Жыл бұрын

are you Aussie?

T'abbrazzu forti fratuzzu caru! Si' lu megghiu. I'm also associated with many groups promoting the Sicilian Language. AnTuDo!

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Un'abbrazzu puru a tia! Thanks for your message and for pointing the heads up about AnTuDo. All the best.

@fanuzzucampo3102

11 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Absolutely! As I said before, I created 2 Facebook Sicilian Language learning groups totaling near 40, 000 and I teach Sicilian in my hometown. There is a gigantic need for more Sicilian Content like yours. I used this video in my class for practice, and everyone agreed that your pronunciation is superb, and your video is of the highest quality. I strongly encourage you to continue with the Sicilian and perhaps consider doing simple conversational Sicilian lessons. They love your content and would love to see more. Assabinirica!

Vince e' u stissu do nostru , yu parru comu a tia e comu gia' sai sugnu da provincia di Siracusa. Ma basta ca talluntani 10km e no paisi vicinu janu n'accentu tanticchia diversu ma si capisci tuttu u stissu. Addivertiti a parrari *CARCARARU* [Siciliano] 🤩🤩

@vincemelbourne

3 ай бұрын

Ciau Giovanni! Mi fa piaciri ca parramu a stissa lingua. Sì eccomu è veru ca lingua siciliana cambia quannu ti sposti. È a prima vota ca sentu diri CARCARARU. Grazie p'avermi introdotto. Ciao!🙂🙏

I learn Sicilian (Palermitano) in an Italian immigrant family in the USA 82 years ago. It was wartime and since both parents worked, my grandmother who only spoke Sicilian raised me until WWII ended. I am both amazed and pleased that after so many years I understood every word you said. I remember the fun we all had with the language as it is as rich, colorful, fluid, and flexible as any other spoken tongue. Bravo!

@josjos1847

6 ай бұрын

How old are you?

@siculasicana

6 ай бұрын

. I will be 82 years old tomorrow . Wish me a Happy Birthday . My Parlermitana mother lived to be 100.

@siculasicana

6 ай бұрын

@@josjos1847 I will be 82 years old tomorrow. Wish me a Happy Birthday. My Parlermitana mother lived to be 100. She was born 5 years before Mussolini marched on Rome.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Wow! That's amazing! Happy Birthday!! All the best! 🙂🙏🎂

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm so happy you understood the video and it brought back great memories. I agree, Sicilian (and all its dialects) are beautiful! 🙏🙂

Grazie!

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Prego!

As a Calabrian,i understood 99% of everything

@vincemelbourne

Ай бұрын

That's great! Thanks for your comment.🙂🙏

Jo sóc valenciana i he estudiat italià. He entés tot el que has dit al 100%. El sicilià és una llengua molt bonica. Gràcies pel vídeo.

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Grazie per il tuo commento! Ti scrivo in italiano perché sono sicuro che capirai. Il catalano è anche una bellissima lingua, che capisco abbastanza quando guardo programmi televisivi in catalano. Ciao!

@aiurea1

7 ай бұрын

Is Valencian the same with Catalan?

@ruthl.8069

7 ай бұрын

@@aiurea1 yes it is.

@aiurea1

7 ай бұрын

@@ruthl.8069very intresting. If you would count Catalan-Valencian speakers in Spain would they be as much as Portuguese (in Portugal)?

@ruthl.8069

7 ай бұрын

@@aiurea1 that is a more complicated question in my opinion: if you count all the population in that territory that "knows" the language, then yes, the numbers are roughly similar to the Portuguese speakers in Portugal. However if you count ONLY the native speakers (not the ones that have learned in school, etc) then probably the number would be less. Bear in mind that all Catalan speakers are required to be bilingual also in Castilian Spanish, unlike Portugal where they are monolingual with no other official language. So it's a little bit more difficult to know the exact number of speakers.

My family came from Sicily to Canada in the early 50s, my grand parents didn't speak a ton of English when I was a child, they're gone now; but hearing you speak oddly takes me back.

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad the video brings back memories for you. All the best. 🙂🙏

Sono italiana (madre veneta e padre toscano)e ho un'autentica adorazione per la Sicilia! Quello che è stato detto nel video l ho capito ma ,in genere, se parlano dei siciliani, sinceramente non capisco assolutamente niente . Ma mi piace l accento, quando parlano in italiano

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Grazie Francesca, Sono contento che abbia capito quello che ho detto in siciliano! Sono daccordo che l'accento siciliano e carino.

@AlbertManiscalco

Жыл бұрын

secondo te ci sono tanti nel nord che anche piacciono il accento siciliano?

@eolobrontolo9117

Жыл бұрын

​@@AlbertManiscalco Ciao, sono abruzzese. No, non credo, ai settentrionali non piacciono i nostri accenti meridionali. A me, d'altra parte, non piacciono gli accenti ed i dialetti settentrionali, li trovo lagnosi, cacofonici, provinciali e volgari. 🙂

Thank you for speaking Sicilian for us. It resembles Italian as accents but some words are different, and also some expressions are different. It is enough that spoken quickly makes it difficult to understand, so it's a dialect. There could be old words that are valuable for etimological studies. Sure, preserve it. Italy is richer with Sicilian.

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes Sicilian and standard Italian are closely related, but still distinct. Agree that Sicilian and all Italian local languages/dialects make for a rich culture. All the best!

@sicgui8262

10 ай бұрын

so it's not a dialect, because it's not a variation of Italian, but Latin. Galician and Portuguese are almost the same, but one is not a dialect of the other.

Yo soy hispanohablante y lo entiendo casi todo al siciliano.

@vincemelbourne

Ай бұрын

¡Estoy feliz de leer esto! 🙂🙏

i can understand standard Italian, like the people speak on the news programs that are meant for a wide audience outside of Italy, but there were some words and phrases that i did not recognize - such as the varied use of the word "Come" and use of other words in place of words that I would expect such as the prepositions "di," "d'" dalle" degli". Anyway that was interesting, thank you.

@vincemelbourne

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you found the video interesting. 🙂🙏

Great video! I am catalan and I understood nearly all of your speech. I love to have heard sicilian accent, specially the pronounciation of “r”. Also, it reminds me the language of The Godfather films, which, after hearing to you, it looks like more sicilian than italian. Is that so?

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! So pleased you enjoyed the video. Yes, the Italian in the Godfather films is "Sicilianized Italian." This is to add authenticity to the characters. I've watched a few tv programs in Catalan, and it seems to be that Catalan is a very close relative to Italian. I enjoy being able to understand quite a bit of the language when watching these shows. All the best!

My father is from Calabria and I always thought Sicilian and Calabrese dialect were very similar. Hearing you speak I now realize that it’s quite different. Anyways I Iike your video, ciao!

@vincemelbourne

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes they can be similar, but it depends which part of Calabria your dad is from. If from around the Cosenza area in the north, then the dialect spoken there is part of the Neopolitan family of languages so quite different from the Sicilian related dialects in the rest of Calabria. Having said that, event the Calabrian related to Sicilian has distinct sounds and vocabulary as compared to the Sicilian I'm speaking in the video. Cheers🙂🙏

@luigig6256

2 ай бұрын

My family is from Sambiase and our languages are similar. I think of them as dialects of Latin not Italian. My dialect has a more Napolitano and Spanish affect. I understood everything you said. Perhaps because I worked in places where people would speak in so many Southern dialects. Beautiful experiences. Thanks

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

@@luigig6256 Thanks for your comment. Yes all the dialects are beautiful and need to be preserved. 🙂🙏

Ciau Vince, ju scummettu ca ‘a tò famigghia vinìu dâ pruvincia di Catania, armenu di quarchi postu vicinu. Facisti nu beddu travagghiu cu stu videu! Macari ju sugnu d’urìggini di Melbourne. Salutamu.

@vincemelbourne

8 ай бұрын

Ciau! Ndai raggiuni. Simu da provincia di Siracusa. Mi fa piaceri ca ti piaciu u vidiu. Salutamu!

Great work ! I could understand 100% knowing Calabrese (born and raised in the US) .. Sicilian is a beautiful language …

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Glad you could understand the video. My mother was Calabrian, from the southern tip of the region, so I'm very familiar with the dialect from that part, which is very similar to Sicilian. All the best.

i'm Brazilian and Sicilian looks like easier than Italian to understand, i could understand a lot of the video, good video congratulate.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! That's amazing. I'm currently studying Brazilian Portuguese, which I am loving. Such a beautiful language. I have noticed quite a few similarities between Sicilian and Brazilian Portuguese and I enjoy it all the more because of that connection. All the best!

My parents come from the Comunità Montana Alta Irpinia province Avellino region Campania. They only speak their Irpinian dialect to me and that helped me to unterstand almost everything said in Sicilian in this video.

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you were able to understand! All the best

Thanks everyone for the amazing response to this video! I'm so grateful for the support. I've just relased part 2, featuring a special guest also speaking in Sicilian. Check out that video here kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYeJpq6NnNbZnpc.html

I'm learning Italian for my trip to Italy, but I realize it will be very different when I go to Sicilia to find my relatives.

@vincemelbourne

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment. You'll be totally fine with Italian, as all Sicilians speak Italian! Enjoy your trip! 😊🙏

French, with a background of Italian at school back in the days. Well, quite understandable I’d say. Got about 60% of it without the translation.

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm pleased you understood so much!

Thank you

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Sono Portoghese e ho capito tutto quanto. Mi sembra bellissimo. 😊

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Grazie per il tuo commento! Molto apprezzato. Mi fa piacere che tu abbia potuto capire così tanto del video. Io trovo di poter capire un po' di portoghese, che adoro, e che a me sembra simile al siciliano. Ciao!🙂🙏

I’m 71 and was born and raised in an Italian immigrant family in New York City. We’re not Sicilian - my parents were born in Abruzzo. Outside our home, we mostly spoke a dialect I’ve heard called “Broccolino”, which was pretty much a mix of Italian and the various Southern Italian dialects that you found in the Italian-American community. I understood 100% of this video. Is this actually a Sicilian dialect? My old landlord (from Agrigento) used to speak like this, as did a lot of my Sicilian neighbors, but they all insisted that they were speaking to me in Italian, not dialect, and that if they DID speak their dialect, I wouldn’t understand them. I’m not criticizing - I’m just asking if this isn’t more like Sicilian regional Italian than actually a “dialetto stretto”.

@vincemelbourne

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you understood the video. My dad taught me his Sicilian dialect, spoken in his village in the province of Siracusa, and we still communicate in Sicilian to this day. While Sicilian regional Italian is essentially standard Italian with a Sicilian flare, what I'm speaking is my dad's unique Sicilian dialect. All the best. 🙂🙏

I'm Russian native, live in Italy for 6 years, and I can easily understand your speech. It's seems to me italianized to some extent.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you're able to understand the video. Yes I have no doubt that there is some Italian influence on my Sicilian, as I speak Italian also. All the best!

Understand this 100%. In Calabria they speak a Sicilian Dialect (central south Calabria) This sounds exactly like what they speak in that region of Calabria.

@vincemelbourne

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Yes absolutely correct. The central and southern parts of Calabria speak dialects of the Sicilian language and the northern part speaks dialects of the Neapolitan language. My mother was from the southern part of Calabria, so I'd say I've definitely got some Calabrian mixed up with my Sicilian. All the best! 🙂🙏

Caro Vince, io sono argentino, nipote da siciliani, non posso scrivere siciliano, ma capisco abbastanza bene la lingua. Per me, e un piacere ascoltarti in la bella lingua di miei antenati. Complimenti.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Caro Claudio, Grazie per il tuo commento! Sono felice che il video ti sia piaciuto. Per quanto ne sappia, ci sono molti argentini di origine italiana. Infatti, mia zia, la sorella maggiore di mia madre, è emigrata in Argentina ed io ho dei cugini argentini. Un abbraccio!

@granaferoz

11 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Abbraccio ¡

Ciao Enzo - mi trovo nella stessa condizione come alla tua. Vivo dal 1964 in Germania e ogni volta che vado in Italia è parlo il siciliano, il siciliani di Alcamo mi dicono sempre che parlo l'Alcamese come 60 anni fa, senza una traccia di evoluzione. Naturalmente capisco il tuo siciliano, caro Vincenzo. Un forte abbraccio dalla Germania

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Ciao Lino, grazie tanto per il tuo commento! È vero che è difficile mantenere una lingua quando ci si è distaccati dal luogo dove viene parlata. Nonostante ciò, è bello mantenere la lingua il più possibile. Un forte abbraccio anche a te, caro Lino, e saluti dall'Australia!

s'abbinirica, sugnu cuntentu ca facisti stu video, yu sugnu siciluanu e capì tuttu cosi, nunn è a stissa manera ri niautri, ma facisti bonu. tanti beddi cosi

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille! Sono contento che hai capito tutto. Ciao 🙂

I'm italian, even though I can't actually speak any dialect, I was able to understand everything you said

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

That's great! So glad you understood the video. Thanks for your comment. 🙂

@salasrcp90

11 ай бұрын

dios mio!! un italiano communicandose con otro italiano en ingles 🤯

Gratias multae pro facere iste video. Erat valde interessante per videre et audire illa lingua.

@vincemelbourne

Ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment, which is so similar to Sicilian and Italian! 🙂🙏

It’s magical for me hearing you speak Sicilian; it brings back so many memories. My mother’s parents were Sicilian; they’d emigrated to London about 100 years ago. They spoke Sicilian to each other, though only English to their children, who could understand Sicilian but not speak it. I can recall visiting my grandparents when I was a child in the 1960s and 70s and hearing them speak to each other in Sicilian. I know that when my grandparents visited Sicily in the early 1950s, they were criticised by people there for speaking “that old language”. I always thought that was a terrible attitude. My father is Irish, and historically a similar attitude existed towards the Irish language, which has similar parallels to Sicilian. It’s wonderful to know that this attitude has changed, and people are trying to preserve the language. What is the attitude to Sicilian in Sicily today? Is there a movement to preserve it and increase its usage?

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed hearing Sicilian. It's certainly a beautiful language that I'm very proud to be able to speak, and in my own way, hoping to raise awareness and preserve it. There are many who want to promote and preserve this language, which, as with all languages, is the bearer of so much history, identity, and culture. I am saddened when I hear of any language that is under threat, and Irish Gaelic is definitely in this category. Still, I'm pleased that there are those who want to promote its usage. I've just been to Sicily, and the language is still alive, although many will only speak in Italian as Sicilian is reserved for family and friends. However, I did find some Sicilians willing to talk to me in Sicilian, which was great! All the best. 🙂🙏

@bmurphy737

6 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Thank you again for posting the video - it brought back so many memories, especially in your other video which I also commented on. It's great to see the change in attitude towards language and inherited culture. My mother was born and grew up in London and as I mentioned her parents spoke only in English to her and her sisters, with the result she couldn't speak either Sicilian or Italian, much to her (and my!) subsequent regret. I think it would be very different today, with children being encouraged rather than discouraged from keeping their inherited identify and language alive. Some things are definitely getting better rather than worse, despite all the problems of the modern world.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

So true! 🙂🙏

@historicalreview7839

3 ай бұрын

there was a few years ago but the Italian population have been dumbed down to focus their attention on soap operas and tabloids. Sadly Italy and Europe have committed cultural suicide and we have the elites and mega corporations to thank for that sad reality

A flash back to my youth, thank you. But there are many versions of Sicilian where each region has its own color to the language. My parents came from different towns on the eastern side, while I was born in Montreal. Each area, including North America, adding unique words or pronunciations. I have memories of Sicilian families that I had a lot of trouble understanding, just because they came from a different regions.

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, there are different dialects of Sicilian spoken on the island, and the biggest differences seem to be between the east and west. The version of Sicilian I speak, taught to me by my father, is from Siracusa, which is on the eastern side of the island. All the best from Melbourne.

@aquelpibe

11 ай бұрын

Hi! I copy what I wrote to another poster: An anecdote told to me by an Italian friend from Piemonte. As a teenager some 45 years ago he was a pupil in a boarding school. Three of his classmates were from Sicily. One day he asked them why they spoke Italian among themselves in spite of being all Sicilian. They replied that they could not understand each other´s dialect.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

That's interesting!

@lisab.21

10 ай бұрын

@@aquelpibe Growing up, I didn't know anyone from that generation that hadn't been born in Sicily or Calabria. I always thought it was funny that we all could understand our own grandparents, but no one else's. Now I know why! Imagine my amazement upon meeting my new friend's grandmother---who had been born in Kansas. 😵‍💫 Mind. Blown.

Bravo o Capito tutto... sono canadese Napolitana e triestina con zia/zio in sacilia.😊

@vincemelbourne

5 ай бұрын

Grazie per il tuo commento! Mi fa piacere che tu abbia potuto capire il video! 🙂🙏

Bravissimo veramente! Il siciliano è una lingua fantastica ❤

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille! Sì sono d'accordo! Ciao 🙂

@giuseppecalabro7168

Жыл бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Un saluto dalla Sicilia messinese.

As an American I understood it quite well... I read the subtitles.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

😀

Bravo e interessante! Lo parli bene, secondo me tuo padre era della Sicilia orientale (es. Siracusa o dintorni). C'è qualche piccolissima influenza calabra ma lo parli proprio bene. Anch'io sto facendo un percorso culturale come il tuo, con approfondimenti storici e familiari. Good luck mate and take care 👍

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Esattamente. Mio padre è della provincia di Siracusa. Mia madre era calabrese, quindi sì, c'è sicuramente qualche influenza calabrese. Grazie per il tuo commento. Molto gentile. Buon percorso! Take care and all the best to you too.

very interesting and beautiful...

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

This reminds me of my childhood. I'm American but both sets of grandparents came from near Palermo about 100 years ago. They spoke Sicilian with my parents and other family members. I can't speak it but but picked up lots of words and phrases from them and my parents. I remember mom telling me to always address Nonna as ""Vossia" and never "Tu"!

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad the video brought back childhood memories for you. Well 'la Nonna' is an important figure in Italian families, so I can see why your mother wanted the use of the polite form of address when speaking with your Nonna! All the best.🙏

Beautiful video! I also think it's important to keep alice our Language. Your Sicilian is fine considering that you don't live here! Un salutu a to patri!

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! So glad you enjoyed the video. Yes very important to keep Sicilian alive. Saluti dall'Australia. 🙂

Je suis français mais mon grand père et ma grand-mère sont sont nés à palermo mon père et ma mère sont nés en Tunisie à la maison ils parlait sicilien j'ai grandi avec cette langue ils parlait exactement comme dans la vidéo cette langue me manque j'aime beaucoup cette langue sicilienne

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Bonjour Joseph, merci pour votre commentaire. J'aime aussi cette langue car elle est un lien fort avec mes racines culturelles. Je suis content que vous ayez aimé écouter le sicilien. Bien à vous, Vincent

As a sicilian I confirm that this is a beautifull video, you just get some words wrong but dw Beautiful video Ps non dire parlavano "pi" sicilianu ma "u" sicilianu

@vincemelbourne

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your feedback. Appreciated. 🙂🙏

Vivo in Germania e sto provando a migliorare il mio italiano. I miei genitori mi hanno imparato solamente il dialetto siciliano, quello di Agrigento (ma esistono differenze dialettali tra i paesi della Sicilia?). Peccato che mi viene così difficile scrivere in dialetto. Forse me lo imparo ancora. Mi ha fatto piacere il tuo video. È sempre bello sentire una voce siciliana. :)

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Grazie! Sono felice che ti sia piaciuto sentire il siciliano parlato. Infatti, ogni città e paese ha il proprio dialetto della lingua siciliana, con piccole sfumature tra un luogo e l'altro. Le differenze diventano sempre più evidenti man mano che ci si allontana. La maggior differenza si nota tra il siciliano dell'est e quello dell'ovest, che divide l'isola a metà. 🙂🙏

sono Americana..I had taken 'Italian' language. I understood this fairly well.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

So pleased you understood! 🙏🙂

I'm Sicilian, from Palermo, the capital, and what you spoke is a standard, generic version of Sicilian with words that come from every city in the region. Every city and paese (They're very small towns that are independent, but still part of the 7 major cities) has its own slight variation, usually regarding pronunciation and/or cadence. I know palermitano, and if you wanna take a listen, here's a video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6VpxtGrgqXMYJM.html I know the guy is a migrant, but he speaks it perfectly, almost as if he was born there.

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and video link. 🙂

@manueldiprima

7 ай бұрын

@@vincemelbourne Don't mention it :)

I understood about 98% of what you said. My parents were Sicilian and spoke it in the house. Also my Canadian relations and some of my father's siblings, aunts and uncles spoke it. Unfortunately I am not able to speak but a few words and phrases. I'm trying to learn Italian so that I can speak with my relatives in Italy and Sicily when I go to visit. If I lived in Sicily I know I could become fluent in both.

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes being immersed in the language where it's spoken is the best way to learn a language. I'm glad you understood so much of the video. All the best with your quest to learn Italian and Sicilian. Cheers

@xtreme_survival7879

10 ай бұрын

If you spend time in Sicily you will pick it up in no time.

Sugnu sicilianu da pruvincia di Catania (Jacireale ) .Mi piaciu u to vidiu ti fai capiri troppo bono, é bellu ca c'é ancora cu parra sicilianu macari ca é luntanu da so terra. Ciao mi sono sforzato a scrivere in siciliano perché da noi in sicilia non si parla piu' il siciliano stretto . Complimenti per il tuo interesse. Saluti dalla Sicilia

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Grazie per il commento. Molto gentile. 🙏 Sono contento che il video ti sia piaciuto. Anche se mio padre è lontano dalla sua terra, mi parla ancora in siciliano, ed è per questo che parlo questa bellissima lingua. Spero che non scompaia in futuro. Saluti dall'Australia.

I'm not Sicilian (nor Italian in general) but anything Italian or of Italian origin is beautiful.

@vincemelbourne

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! So nice of you to say!

Bravu U Sicilianu e na lingua e avi tanti dialetti ri tanti provinci

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Sì d'accordo! Grazie per il commento.

I'm from prov of Caltinessetta , understood you perfectly. What part are you from, just wondering which regions sound similar.

@vincemelbourne

3 ай бұрын

Hey, Thanks for your comment. My dad's from Sortino in the province of Siracusa, so fairly nearby to you, so should be quite similar? Cheers 🙂🙏

Hello, I speak Spanish (Ecuador) and it was easy to understand almost everything you said but for some reason I think they Sicilians speak very much faster! All the best to you all from Ecuador.

@vincemelbourne

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. That's very interesting you could understand so much of the video. Yes Sicilians can speak fast! 😊

I am napoletano and my wife is Sicilian I understand perfectly her dialect and she understands mine. Lol.

@vincemelbourne

20 күн бұрын

That's great! They are closely related. I enjoy trying to understand the Neapolitan dialect. I was in Naples last year and the Neapolitans speak to each other in Neapolitan, so it is alive and well! 😊🙏

I am Sicilian background and you speak like my family. They are from a small town in Provence of Messina

@vincemelbourne

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Appreciated. 🙏

@xtreme_survival7879

7 ай бұрын

@annacschepis, Hey Paesano, my Father came from a small Provence in Messina... Giagi where are you from?

@annacschepis

6 ай бұрын

San Pier Niceto

Aggiu capit' tutt' cose ualio❤ Mi è piaciuto

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

Mi fa piacere che abbia capito amico mio! ❤

Hi, i'm Brazilian and i've never heard Sicilian before in my life, it's a really interesting language. I loved it! 😍🇧🇷 Bem, eu ainda não falo inglês tão bem, mas saiba que gostei muito do vídeo! Nunca tinha escutado o siciliano antes, achei muito similar com o italiano, mas também com grandes diferenças. Para mim falante de português a lingua é bastante entendível, gostei muito! Parabéns! Congratulations! ☺️❤️

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm happy you've discovered the Sicilian language. You are correct, it is quite similar to Italian however with major differences. I too have found that there are similarities between Sicilian, Italian and Portuguese. Atualmente, estou estudando o português brasileiro e tenho encontrado semelhanças tanto com o siciliano quanto com o italiano, o que o torna muito interessante. Também adoro o som da sua bela língua. Tudo de bom!

@timmaloney6441

10 ай бұрын

eu tamben achei muito similar a portuguese . eu sou dos Estados Unidos . Intendia como 60 % do que elle falava e gostei o sonido do Siciliano , equalmente ao soutaque Brasiliero bastante intendivel para aprender mais . Obrigado e Grazie mille buona Gente . Tchau e Ciao .

@vincemelbourne

10 ай бұрын

@@timmaloney6441 Grazie mille! 😊

So beautiful

@vincemelbourne

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. 🙏