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Scene illustrating a Italian-language zitti e buoni by måneskin (advanced) conversation

Key Phrases

Loro non sanno di che parlo

They don't know what I'm talking about

Vestiti sporchi, fra', di fango

Dirty clothes, bro, of mud

E buonasera, signore e signori

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen

Skills You'll Learn

Understanding casual conversation

Comprensione del linguaggio comune

Describing appearances

Descrivere l'aspetto

Addressing groups of people formally

Rivolgersi formalmente a gruppi di persone

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

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Loro non sanno

LOH-roh nohn SAHN-noh

They don't know

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Di che parlo

dee keh PAHR-loh

What I'm talking about

💬 [Di che] is a very common way to mean "what about?" or "what ... about?" after verbs like [parlare]: [Di che parli?] = "What are you talking about?" You can swap in other verb forms the same way: [Di che parla?] or [Di che stiamo parlando?].

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Loro non sanno di che parlo

LOH-roh nohn SAHN-noh dee keh PAHR-loh

They don't know what I'm talking about

💬 Italian often uses [di che] where English uses "what ... about" after [parlare]: [non sanno di che parlo] = "they don't know what I'm talking about." Also, [loro] is optional here; Italian usually leaves subject words out unless you want extra emphasis.

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Vestiti sporchi

VEHS-tee-tee SPOHR-kee

Dirty clothes

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Fra', di fango

FRUH dee FAHN-goh

Bro', with mud

💬 [Fra'] is clipped slang for [fratello] or [fratè], like "bro." In songs and casual speech you'll hear this kind of cut-off ending a lot, marked here with an apostrophe.

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Vestiti sporchi, fra', di fango

VEHS-tee-tee SPOHR-kee FRUH dee FAHN-goh

Dirty clothes, bro, of mud

💬 [Di fango] means "with mud" or "covered in mud" here, even though [di] often literally means "of." Italian uses [di] in lots of descriptive chunks like this: [pieno di sabbia], [sporco di vernice].

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Giallo di siga'

JAH-lloh dee SEE-gah

Yellow of cigarette

💬 [Siga'] is slang for [sigaretta], "cigarette." The apostrophe shows the word has been shortened, something you'll often hear in informal speech and lyrics.

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Fra le dita

FRAH leh DEE-tah

Between the fingers

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Giallo di siga' fra le dita

JAH-lloh dee SEE-gah FRAH leh DEE-tah

Cigarette yellow between the fingers

💬 [Fra le dita] uses [fra] for "between," and [fra] and [tra] usually mean the same thing in Italian. You can reuse the pattern easily: [fra le mani], [tra i denti].

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