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La Vita è Bella (movie) (Advanced): Concentration camp scene
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Key Phrases
Scordatevela!
Forget about it!
All'ultimo classificato, verrà attaccato un cartello asino
The one with the least points has to wear a sign saying 'jackass'
Uno: quelli ce si mettono a piangere;
One: If you start crying
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding playful competition language
Comprendere il linguaggio del gioco competitivo
Learning how humor and sarcasm are expressed in Italian
Imparare come si esprimono l'umorismo e il sarcasmo in italiano
Gaining familiarity with Italian expressions about food and snacks
Familiarizzare con le espressioni italiane riguardanti il cibo e gli snack
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Comincia il gioco.
koh-MEEN-cha eel JYOH-koh
The game starts now.
Chi c'é c'é, chi non c'é non c'é.
kee chee eh chee eh kee nohn chee eh nohn chee eh
Whoever's here is here, whoever's not is not.
Si vince a mille punti, il primo vincerá un carro armato vero!
see VIN-cheh a mee-leh poon-tee eel pree-mo veen-cheh-rah oon kar-ro ar-ma-to veh-ro
The first one to get a thousand points wins. The prize is a tank!
💬 [Si vince] is a common way to say "you win" in a general sense: not one specific person, but "that's how the game works." You can reuse it the same way in rules: [qui si paga subito] = "here you pay right away."
See breakdown →Beato lui!
beh-AH-toh loo-ee
Lucky him!
💬 [Beato lui!] literally means "blessed him," but in everyday Italian it means "lucky him!" You can swap the pronoun: [beata lei!] for a woman, [beati loro!] for "lucky them!"
See breakdown →Ogni giorno vi daremo la classifica da quell'altoparlante.
on-yee jor-no vee da-reh-mo la klas-see-fee-ka da kwell' al-to-par-lan-te
Every day we'll announce who's in the lead from that loudspeaker.
💬 [Da quell'altoparlante] uses [da] for the source something comes from: "from that loudspeaker." The same pattern works in everyday speech: [lo sento da questa finestra] = "I hear it from this window."
See breakdown →All'ultimo classificato, verrà attaccato un cartello asino, qui, sulla schiena.
ahl' OOL-tee-moh klahs-see-fee-KAH-toh vehr-RAH at-tah-KAH-toh oon kar-TEL-loh AH-see-noh kwee SOOL-lah SKYEH-nah
The one with the least points has to wear a sign saying 'jackass' right here on his back.
💬 [All'ultimo] is [a] + [l'], so [a + l'ultimo] becomes [all'ultimo]. The same joining happens all the time: [a l'amico] becomes [all'amico].
See breakdown →Noi facciamo la parte di quelli cattivi, ce urlano, ci a paura perde punti!
noi fah-chee-ah-mo la par-te dee kwel-lee kat-TEE-vee che oor-la-no chee a pa-oo-ra per-deh poon-tee
We play the part of the real mean guys who yell. Whoever's scared loses points.
In tre casi si perdono punti. Li perdono:
een treh ka-see see per-do-no poon-tee lee per-do-no
In three cases you'll lose all your points:
💬 [Si perdono punti] works like "points get lost" or "you lose points," without naming who loses them. Italian uses this a lot for rules and general statements: [qui si mangia bene] = "you eat well here."
See breakdown →Uno: quelli ce si mettono a piangere;
OO-noh KWEL-lee CHE see MEHT-toh-noh ah PYAHN-jeh-reh
One: If you start crying
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