
Zitti e Buoni by Måneskin (Advanced): Verse 1
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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
Loro non sanno
LOH-roh nohn SAHN-noh
They don't know
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?].
See breakdown →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.
See breakdown →Vestiti sporchi
VEHS-tee-tee SPOHR-kee
Dirty clothes
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.
See breakdown →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].
See breakdown →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.
See breakdown →Fra le dita
FRAH leh DEE-tah
Between the fingers
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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