Sicilian Tongue Twisters
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| Original: | Sa si si susì Sasà. |
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| English: | Who knows if Sasà got up. |
| Original: | Rapi 'u stipu e pigghia 'u spicchiu posa 'u spicchiu e chiui u stipu. |
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| English: | Open the cabinet and take the slice, put it down and close the cabinet. |
| Original: | Cù si scòppula ô viddanu c'a zappa a manu, sapi ppi cù si scòppula; cù si scòppula a unu c'a còppula n testa, 'un sapi chiddu ca l'aspeta. |
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| English: | Who takes the hat off in front of a farmer with a hoe in the hand, he knows in front of whom he takes his hat off; Who takes the hat off in front of one that has a hat on doesn't known what is waiting for him |
| Original: | Sasà si soli susiri, ai sia sunnu i sia e sia, cu sà su sasà si susiu. |
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| English: | Sasà usually gets up at six, it's six past six, who know if Sasà got up. |
| Original: | Ci rissi u succi a nuci rammi u tiampu ca ti spirtusu. |
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| English: | The mouse said to the walnut: give me time and i will perforate you. |
| Original: | A tia m'affiru lampiuni, quannu passu lustru m'a fari. |
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| English: | I am relying on you, lamppost, when i pass makes light to me. |
| Original: | Sasà si susi ai sei. Sù i sei e sei, cusà si Sasà si susiu ai sei? |
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| English: | Sasà wakes up at 6:00. It's 6 past 6, who knows if Sasà woke up at 6:00? |
| Original: | A ginucchiuni cugghiannu cuttuni essennu cu ttia cuttuni cugghia. |
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| English: | On my knees, collecting cotton being with you I collected cotton. |
| Original: | Cì, ciunghi c'ha? Sì, cinqu ciunghi c'haiu. |
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| English: | Cì (Francesco), have you got chewing-gums? Yes, I've got 5 chewing-gums. |
| Original: | Grapo u stipo e pigghio u spicchio, chiuio u stipo e poso u spicchio. |
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| English: | I open the furniture and take the fruit/orange section, I close the furniture and drop the fruit section. |