Neapolitan Lesson 1: Introducing Yourself (English)

[@jcortese3300]

This is the sound of old people talking to one another in South Philly while I was growing up. It's such a warm, comforting sound -- thank you for these lessons.

[@AaroneStefano]

Haha cool, and you're very welcome :)

[@theseeingeye454]

The Bronx too !

[@iulianbogasieru5919]

Wow, with so many schwas, whole phrases sound like Romanian. Thank you for posting.

[@bramantyoprahoro7284]

Some kind of Vulgar Italian.

[@matts9681]

I remember hearing my relatives talk like this. Such memories ❤️😭❤️😊🙏

[@AaroneStefano]

aww ☺️ 👌

[@matts9681]

@@AaroneStefano ❤️❤️ ciao dagli stati

[@AaroneStefano]

Ciaooo! 🙋‍♂️

[@matts9681]

@@AaroneStefano abracci!!

[@clydedsouza5843]

I will speak Napolitano whenever I will order pizza in Naples.

[@AaroneStefano]

haha yeah they will be so proud of you! A man tried to learn me Napoletano in Naples in Capodimonte.. he taught me to say "The World was built one stone at a time!" i could never remember the phrase when i went to get pizzas off him. But i got it right the last time i visited and now i remember haha. 😂

[@AaroneStefano]

"O munno è stato fatto na preta a vota"

[@jordanhuff7801]

I have Neapolitan Sicilian ancestors

[@user-jj6os6sr2r]

Quiero más videos!!! Con las conjunciones de los verbos,frases comunes,colores,números,ropa,comida,trabajo,lugares,reglas de pronunciamiento y trucos para aprender más fácilmente

[@otiliarossetti6861]

I am in love!!! I have been looking for Neapolitan tutoring for ages. I love the music and the language and I speak Italian. I love your course because I can see things written down besides hearing them, and I can compare them with the Italian!!! Thank you so much!

[@AaroneStefano]

Otilia Rossetti Aw your very welcome Otilia! We are making a new video now that will help you with hearing with Italian and english and napoletano subtitles so this ones gonna be great! :) speak soon!

[@jstvns961]

Thank you for the lessons! Neapolitan is the dialect I want to learn out of all of the Italian dialects. Much love from Chicago!

[@AaroneStefano]

Much love to you too mate! Aaron here, and same for me I wish I could get Stefano to teach me better Napulitano out of all the dialects cause to me too its really beautiful and strong (especially when they sing), I would also love to speak Florence dialect because of the beautiful history of the city and country in art and stuff, however... yeah for me Napoletano is some what more sexier. ;) Italian isn't enough for me haha!!

[@TweekerDub]

It's not a dialect. It's older than Italian. It's a regional language.

[@jackcolavolpe546]

My family is from Amalfi, and I wanna surprise them for my grandmothers birthday and this is perfect thank you.

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Grazie 👍🏻

[@ayhammarak4783]

grazij, site veramente gentile

[@jmudikun]

Very interesting Thank you

[@cupralua]

That was absolutely delightful! My brother sent me this video and we've both been enjoying it tremendously. Finally, some REAL Italian to listen to! Boys, I believe the "a" and the "v" are accidentally reversed at 1:16 -- should probably be spelt "arrivat'" instead of "arriavt". I can't even speak Italian, but my grandparents spoke Nabulidan', so I'm just guessing. I hope you'll be doing a lesson on doubled consonants in their more exotic grammatical contexts, e.g.: _'e gguaglione_ (feminine plural); _'e guagliune_ (masculine plural) -- that's an example I found on Wikipedia, just FYI -- and _'o napuletano,_ 'the Neapolitan man' vs _'o nnapuletano,_ 'the Neapolitan language' -- also on Wikipedia. The explanation is that there is a neuter gender in Neapolitan, but nothing more is said about that. ...I bet even Italian speakers would find this grammar topic helpful. Also misspelling: _vechiamte_ at 0:51 -- should be _ve chiamate_ I think. EDIT: Yes, at 1:45, it's spelt _ve chiamate,_ not _vechiamte._ Graz'

[@cupralua]

Also, at 1:40, "Greetings and Introductions," the slide is missing the definite article _'o_ and _'a_ before _mujereme_ and _mariteme,_ respectively. The audio is fine -- it's clear. It's just that the text on the slide doesn't match what Stefano says.

[@madelyn7521]

brings back childhood memories.

[@waseemakhtar1315]

More lessons please. I love Napolitano

[@ivanf.482]

Il Napoletano è meraviglioso, come i Napoletani ❤️ Saluti da Reggio Calabria! Valorizziamo i nostri patrimoni linguistici 🇮🇹💖

[@theseeingeye454]

E calubrese parla un cos' altra

[@patrickbarks997]

I really like the neopolitan dialect and prefer it to the normal Italian language.

[@masterjunky863]

Neapolitan is a language, not a dialect

[@sianchandler725]

I am enjoying this so much! I just moved to Napoli and I am studying Italian which I love but I have trouble understanding Neapolitans in my day to day life, and I am trying to learn the Neapolitan dialect. I love it!

[@AaroneStefano]

That was a similar story to Aaron but with time it will get easier I promise. :)

[@boomboy4102]

language*

[@itremont]

Awesome. this is a neat effort to introduce Neapolitan to anyone interested in this rich historic language. I applaud the initiative and encourage Aaron & Stefano to expand and develop the program.

[@AaroneStefano]

Aw thank you so much.. that's really nice of you to say, Thanks! and we're happy you enjoy our videos :D

[@kenbeltrone6088]

MOLTO BENE GRAZIE❤ !!!

[@AaroneStefano]

:)

[@allanhunnicutt8887]

very good.

[@nela7542]

Guys I hope you read this, thank you so much for making these videos. Means so much to me to look deeper into the dialect.

[@AaroneStefano]

Aw Ellie your really welcome, it makes us so happy that your happy with the content we have created, so thanks and keep on practicing! Grazie ✌️

[@julianw9857]

I love this language

[@MrMrsAnniballo]

Thank you I will be here everyday! great video ☺️

[@mohamedmehdi9564]

Good lesson, not slow and boring straight to the point. Grazij

[@AaroneStefano]

Your very welcome mate thanks for your comment!

[@alessandropierre8920]

Grazie Aaron e Stefano. Avevo imparato i vostri video. La vostra lezione sono molto utile. adesso non posso pagare alla prossima se avrò opportunità per pagare vi faccio sapere.

[@chrisventura1881]

Love it..we need more.🙌🏽

[@notsure1277]

Very useful and practical. Thanks.

[@SaadAltuilaai]

Why was the e pronounced like an o in "chiste (e) mariteme"?

[@davidalen9279]

Excellent.

[@aldod3937]

As a faicchio native this is our first language

[@RogerRamos1993]

Excellent lesson.

[@AaroneStefano]

Thank you :)

[@Memesfromthestreets]

na buon lezion

[@CristinaD84]

My father was born in Afragola and came to the US in the 80's. When my friends hear him speak they say "I thought you guys were Italian?". 🤦‍♀️

[@glenbellefonte9620]

What a great video. I love learning southern dialect. My friend is a testa dura.👍🏻🇮🇹🇺🇸

[@AaroneStefano]

Loveeely ☺️

[@masterjunky863]

It's a language not a dialect

[@aviator2117]

@@masterjunky863 exactly

[@릴리아-b8j]

Thanks u so much

[@AaroneStefano]

Your very welcome 🙏

[@릴리아-b8j]

@@AaroneStefano thanks u so much

[@릴리아-b8j]

@@AaroneStefano Hello,how to say neapolitan?

[@릴리아-b8j]

@@AaroneStefano Have a niceday,how to say neapolitan?

[@AaroneStefano]

@@릴리아-b8j ué ('wei/wey/way') ciao hello... or simply ciao. 😉

[@lornapirozzolo6132]

This is fantastic, thank you! I'm Scottish but my father-in-law is Neapolitan. I am fairly fluent in Italian already but would love to know some Neapolitan phrases. One question I have, in Italian the emphasis in a word is commonly on the second to last syllable (unless the last letter has an accent). However, our surname (Pirozzolo) is, presumably, Neapolitan as it comes from the Benevento area we believe. We know many families anglicise their names when they move to England and don't know if my father-in-law's family did this or not. Do you happen to know if in Neapolitan it would be "Pi-RO-zzolo" or "Piro-ZZO-lo"

[@AaroneStefano]

Ciao Lorna! (It's Aaron... The English one 😂) I can understand what you mean because my dads brothers wife (my dads sister-in-law) is Italian, and her first name was Belinda in Italian, naturally.. and for some reason when she got married and moved to the UK she changed her first name to Dorothy. I can understand what you mean about changing your surname, that makes more sense. Anyway, I'll know let (Stefano) answer your question better for you! (P.S) I think your name is great, and wow what a beautiful mix of cultures of Scottish and Italian- more specifically Neapolitan 😉. Speak soon :)

[@AaroneStefano]

Hey its Stefano... The surname "Pirozzolo" probably comes from the area of Benevento. It could derive from the medieval name 'Piro', the really old form of the name Piero or a mispronunciation of it. So maybe the common pronunciation of it is "PirO-zzolo", even though it depends on the family who had passed it down in the way that they would have used it. I know I didn't give you a definite answer, but I hope it has helped in some way ☺️ Please feel free to ask us any more questions you have, that's what we are here for! ☺️

[@lornapirozzolo6132]

​@@AaroneStefano Thank you (both). I love that you are promoting Neapolitan as I grew up with Gaelic, which is thankfully growing again, but now live in Jersey where sadly very few people can still speak Jèrriais. Languages are so entwined with music, art and other aspects of culture that countries/regions lose something special if the language is allowed to die completely.

[@lornapirozzolo6132]

@@AaroneStefano That's great, thanks Stefano. My father-in-law's parents died some time ago now so he hasn't spoken Neapolitan in many, many years. Indeed he speaks English with an English accent and people wouldn't realise he was Italian if it were not for his appearance. I might try some Neapolitan phrases on him out of interest. It is the language he grew up with so he will probably still understand it more readily than what we refer to as "the Queen's Italian" :-D Sadly with having cancer I am very much in quarantine during this 'wonderful' coronavirus period, but I hope to be able to get back to Italy next year and finally visit Foglianise. I will be applying for an Italian passport soon too, so I hope they look upon me favourably as I love your country so much, the language, the culture, the food. Scots and Italians have always had a close relationship it seems.

[@AaroneStefano]

Lorna Pirozzolo Yeah thanks! 🙏 😊 and also wow can you speak Gaelic, for all the Celtic people in our country i don't know many who speak fluent Gaelic, the Scottish or Irish verision. Also wow you live in Jersey as in the island in the British Isles? I never knew that they had their own language 🤔 really interesting thanks for telling me that, and i'm just trying to imagine what it would be like to live on that Island! My other uncle worked in Guernsey in hotels, so i can only imagine it's interesting being in the British Isles on an island haha ☺️

[@kevindasilvagoncalves468]

I didn't know that the final vowels in neapolitan were dropped. For what I've read, they only become a schwa sound

[@AaroneStefano]

kevin da silva gonçalves Generally all the vowels at the end are dropped and they become a schwa sound :)

[@arjay9745]

It's both. From what I've gathered, they "hear the schwa in their heads," but only pronounce it in situations where they are being emphatic, in particular when singing. Here's a song where the final word in numerous lines has multiple syllables with the schwa sound, and the singer leans into it with gusto: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnO0pWibo9B_aZY lassano 'ncantano, succedono lassano, scassano passano guardano contano, passano, bastano ecc.

[@MobileCanal]

You are right

[@aviator2117]

Depends on the dialect of Neapolitan

[@Igxana]

how would “Victor Emmanuel” be spelt in neopolitian

[@M.ELIZABETHCC11]

Beautiful, Hello, Happy to find you, my grandpa just Knew modern Italian came from Napoli, but came to Mexico very young..I'm currently trying to learn Italian but ..the 3 persons in my family interested in the language, are dead I want a tattoo of my version of a Turkish phrase in Neapolitan please..💜would you help me to make the traduction?

[@AaroneStefano]

Yeah, that would be wonderful as a tribute, of course we can try!

[@M.ELIZABETHCC11]

@@AaroneStefano ahhh, thank you so much, my version of Batti balik yan gider is: (please don't laught sounds funny but is actually sad ♡) "This dead poet, flying sideways, now breathes her own art. Thank you so much for even try.

[@AaroneStefano]

No, i think that is really beautiful ❤️ If it is a female poet and she is the one flying sideways, and breathing in her own art it would be: Chesta poetessa morta, vulando de travierso, mo respira l'arte de 'a soia. Please, let us know if you want the male version, and Elizabeth i think it's a lovely gesture 🙏 🥰

[@M.ELIZABETHCC11]

@@AaroneStefano yes, Is about just a female, thank you so much for your kindness. I'll keep with the videos in order to can pronounce those words correctly. with all the dark meaning in my skin, I'll also receive the phrase with little humor for soia word..cause it sounds like soya ( that is always in my diet, I'll have plenty plant base jokes over my arm)..so I'll have a good smile too. although Its a good point to start and preach Neapolitan.

[@AaroneStefano]

Aw, that's so sweet. (It's Aaron speaking...) I like the "Ji" sounds too like 'grazij, mij, assai' for example. It sounds so nice to my ears. I really think that your tattoo is going to look so lovely on you, are you just having black ink? I'm still learning Neapolitan from Stefano, and doing these videos i'm learning 'chian chian' (piano piano) too 😂 I really can't understand his family when they speak fast, it's so different to the Italian i learned, but these types of videos (like the Little Prince video) really help me! and i can't wait until im fluent in Neapolitan too ☺️😜

[@sikeman]

How do you do is "cumm' staij?" (Informal) Or "cumm' stat?" (Formal / Plural) and you guys wrote "piacere mij" which only means "my pleasure" or "it's a pleasure" eventhough "it's a pleasure" can also be said "è nu piacer'"

[@AaroneStefano]

You could use "è nu piacere!" as "it's a pleasure" but generally that expression is used more when someone does a favor or helps you. Anyway you are totally right regarding the translation of "how do you do?" "Comme staij?" (Informal) Or "Comme state?" (Formal / Plural). Thanks for your help.

[@lucatoni4509]

italospanish mix)

[@릴리아-b8j]

How do you do,how to say neapolitan?

[@AaroneStefano]

come staij (come stai) comme va come va... (Tutt a post?!) tutto a posto.. :)

[@jatorresh]

'O napoletano è n' lingua bellísima (I'm spanish)

[@MatthewZmusician209]

So the “te” is pronounced like tea? Like the the English word tea?

[@AaroneStefano]

Well I am English Matthew and I would pronounce my 'Tea' word different to how Stefano would pronounce TE. If it helps its more like a 'Tuh', or T and Eh sound quickly T-Eh. In English Tea is more like a long E so Teeee. Did that answer your question? Or let us know if you need more info or help.

[@MatthewZmusician209]

@@AaroneStefano Hello, yes it answered my question, so te in napulitano, is like te in Italian.

[@AaroneStefano]

@@MatthewZmusician209 Bravo... or it could be just T for an example I love you in Italian is Ti voglio bene so in Napoletano it sounds like T' VOGLIE BEN. :)

[@edm2098]

It's wrong....fidanzata(girlfriend) is "Nnammurata"

[@amandaharris9559]

Who is here after binge-watching My Brilliant Friend?

[@AaroneStefano]

hahaha

[@mimimishima]

I will speak Napolitano to introduce myself to Passione and become a gangstar

[@AaroneStefano]

hahaha

[@alecasertarohaarmy5009]

HAHAHA STO MURENN

[@cryptoguitarist77]

È scritto in una grammatica sbagliatissima

[@Sheccid1991]

Perche lo dici tu?

[@cryptoguitarist77]

@@Sheccid1991 no, lo dicono secoli di poeti e studiosi che hanno creato una grammatica napoletana corretta

[@raffaelegolia299]

A me piu che napoletano mi sembra un accento della zona del salernitano