Neapolitan Lesson 2: The Verb 'To Be' (English)

[@Usak64patriotikocaklari]

My father is from Napoli and he laughed. He wonders that this dialect is still being taught. My father is 73 and speak 50/50 this dialect. With his Neapolitan people 100%. I can understand it well, I also answer, but I don't master it 100% either.

[@AaroneStefano]

Knights Templar Yeah thats right. Bless him, its the same as me i have to keep practicing for when i go to Salerno and win Stefanos nan at Neapolitan cards hahaa

[@jrddouche]

I moved to Napoli five years ago from the UK. Since then my Italian has improved dramatically. However, I can't say the same for Neapolitan which has remained a mystery to me until now! Aaron and Stefano, thank you so much for this. At last I have somewhere to begin Neapolitan.

[@AaroneStefano]

I am English and i too moved to Napoli for a while and it was the same for me don't worry, i know Italian they all said is more important and obviously it's great to know Neapolitan too.. but maybe from our videos on repeat and with time you too will learn Just like a baby learns within time I'm sure you will smash it. Send my love to Napoli for me :)

[@jrddouche]

@@AaroneStefano It's nice to know that my experiences are not unique. It's not often that the opportunity arises to learn two languages and be totally immersed in them at that same time. As an English teacher, I can really appreciate my situation here. For me, this is the city of opportunity. I shall spread the love around Napoli, for you! :-)

[@AaroneStefano]

@@jrddouche What a beautiful message and a beautiful adventure that awaits you everyday... have fun and best of our wishes John, grazie assaij come sempre

[@marta9880]

Grazie mille per le lezioni napuletane 🥰

[@AaroneStefano]

Prego Marta ☺️❤️

[@otiliarossetti6861]

Ij so' cuntente :)

[@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge]

Grazie 👍🏻

[@virginiacantoneptoe5092]

This is wonderful. Thank you!!!

[@AaroneStefano]

your very welcome Virginia ☺️

[@sandrotullo7515]

Great video! My family in Canada speak a mix of dialect, Italian, and English. It's all very confusing trying to learn it properly lol

[@AaroneStefano]

Hey Aaron here... Ah that's great the more you learn the faster it becomes so much easier! Sandro does your family speak French at all curious question. I think French is the closest to English in my opinion but Italian felt easier to me to learn due to the listening and accents. :)

[@sandrotullo7515]

@@AaroneStefano Only the minimal French taught in Canadian schools. I know, quite bad for a Canadian.

[@AaroneStefano]

Sandro Tullo Ah right! :)

[@chestercopperpot4455]

I have to say that your accent sounds more Brummie than Neopolitan. Thanks for the great content!

[@anjaseidl4003]

I found Mr Dialect, to translate from Italian to Napuliano. The orthographic is not "fix". I still would like to find out about some words: Where they come from...

[@forfilmssakeUK]

I wish you all would slow down some of the dialogues. It's hard to catch every word so I had to replay quite bit fair amount of times to relisten. Any chance of a paid course or 1 to 1 tuition if not further uploads along a course that takes one from beginner to more advanced stage? Cheers! :)

[@monalisaaleixo684]

Perfetto, voglio emparare, per andare giu a Napoli

[@AaroneStefano]

Perfect! "voglio *imparare* per andare giù a Napoli" thats great 👍 we are here to help as much as we can, when you plan to go Naples if you would like some tips and tricks, advice and information about traveling to Naples we also would be happy to help, alongside any other questions about the language and culture of Naples and Italy, stay safe and keep up your great passion!

[@anjaseidl4003]

Writing, or speaking. Sometimes we discuss orthographics. The phonetics of a language changes. Does anyone know, how and when "napoletano" was written. Are there any old lyrics, like Nibelungen? Sometimes i search for ethymology. LIke the word "assaij". In Italian abbastanza. ... How to find an online ethymological dictionary. Thanks!

[@damianow.6114]

Can you say a sentence like: 'Ij so' ngazzate assaij'?

[@AaroneStefano]

That's perfect Damian! In fact you could hear loads of people saying it when they are very annoyed by someone or something, or literally angry.

[@damianow.6114]

@@AaroneStefano Grazij!

[@Marco-iy7lt]

My girl is Neapolitan, but she doesn't want me to speak Napolitan', only Italian, hence why I'm here picking it up! 😂

[@AaroneStefano]

Yeah Stefano says its always best to learn Italian but for me, I love their beautiful dialect and when i speak to Stefanos family i want to sound more closer to them. But Italian is fine :)

[@Marco-iy7lt]

@@AaroneStefano in fairness, I love learning italian. It is a beautiful language, but when I'm in Naples, it feels virtually useless, unless your in a shop or speaking to someone formally or even if someone is from another city. I just don't like this idea that is socially accepted as a "Dialect", and that it is a slang. The way I see it, if you can articulate with someone at an academic level in the language, then clearly there is a valuable reason for it. This is something psychological amongst italians of today need to realise about it. It is a sophisticated language and should be recognised for it.

[@AaroneStefano]

Marco 786 Yes your absolutely right! Napoletano is a language in the sense that it has its own grammar different to italian like there is no real future for example, also there is so much vocabulary different to Italiano. I want to learn as i think its so beautiful as i said and to understand my boyfriends family and friends with having the advantage of italian too! :) keep up the great work Marco... does your girlfriend speak any napoletano to you and where in Campania is she from?

[@Marco-iy7lt]

@@AaroneStefano she doesn't want to learn it, but she says words from time to time, or I hear and her family speaking Napolitan'. So, I'm open to learning it. She is from Arzano in Napoli. But I'm British, wbu?

[@AaroneStefano]

Marco 786 ah right! Im Aaron from Birmingham, UK... and Stefano is from Salerno just past Naples. He speaks napoletano to his family all the time, he always says Italian is fine and more for intelligent stuff or explaining thing's, classy, to speak to girls in, proffesional and all round eaiser for italians to communicate, whilst napoletano is strictly for family and friends, or more rough. But also for pride i suppose but not to higher class. Like Sophia loren says, "I am Napoletano. Not Italian." ;)

[@JudithBerman]

When your cousins speak Neapolitan so that you can't understand what they say... NO MORE, YOU HEAR? NO MORE!

[@AaroneStefano]

Judith Berman hahaha, i know the feeling :D

[@deepakraag]

Si dice anche i' songhe...

[@AaroneStefano]

Giusto :)

[@otiliarossetti6861]

As opposed to the English, aren't the adjectives in Neapolitan supposed to be accorded to the gender and number of the noun like in Italian? Contento, contenta, contenti?

[@AaroneStefano]

Yes, but there's not difference in pronunciation. Soemtimes you could hear the final vowel from some speakers cause they try to speak closer to Italian.

[@otiliarossetti6861]

@@AaroneStefano so I made a fool of myself by writing so'' cuntente... :)

[@nunzionapoli6325]

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[@saughall1]

This is a fucking nightmare.