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Hello everybody,
Hello everybody,


In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨PRESENT TENSE¨''' in Sicilian
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨PRESENT TENSE¨''' in Sicilian.


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!


Good learning ! :)
Happy learning! 😀


==Conjugating Sicilian –ari Verbs==
==Conjugating Sicilian –ari Verbs==
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The paradigm for conjugating present tense –ari verbs in Sicilian is simple:
The paradigm for conjugating present tense –ari verbs in Sicilian is simple:


The ending of the verb will change from 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> person.   
The ending of the verb will change from 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> person. 


Look closely how the ending changes, because this will happen the same way for all –ari verbs. 
Look closely how the ending changes, because this will happen the same way for all –ari verbs. 




All verbs ending with the letters –ari such as parrari (to speak), accattari (to buy), cantari (to sing) etc., will end with the new ending of '''''u''''', '''''i''''', '''''a''''', '''''amu''''', '''''ati''''', and '''''anu''''' respectively.  
All verbs ending with the letters –ari such as parrari (to speak), accattari (to buy), cantari (to sing) etc., will end with the new ending of '''''u''''', '''''i''''', '''''a''''', '''''amu''''', '''''ati''''', and '''''anu''''' respectively.  


Here’s how it goes:
Here’s how it goes:


TABLE1
{| class="wikitable"
|'''English'''
|'''Sicilian'''
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''ari'''</nowiki>
|to speak, talk
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''''u'''''</nowiki>
|I speak
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''''i'''''</nowiki>
|you speak
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''''a'''''</nowiki>
|he/she speaks
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''''amu'''''</nowiki>
|we speak
|-
|Parr<nowiki>'''''ati'''''</nowiki>
|y’all speak
|-
|Pàrr<nowiki>'''''anu'''''</nowiki>
|they speak
|}


Did you notice how the ending of the verb parrari (-ari) was removed, and replaced with '''''u''''', '''i''', '''''a''''', '''''amu,''''' '''''ati''''' and '''''anu''''' as it was conjugated through 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> person?  Well, this will happen with all –ari verbs.  Here is another verb being conjugated.
Did you notice how the ending of the verb parrari (-ari) was removed, and replaced with '''''u''''', '''i''', '''''a''''', '''''amu,''''' '''''ati''''' and '''''anu''''' as it was conjugated through 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> person?  Well, this will happen with all –ari verbs.  Here is another verb being conjugated.


table2
{| class="wikitable"
|'''English'''
|'''Sicilian'''
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''ari'''</nowiki>
|to buy
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''''u'''''</nowiki>
|I buy
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''''i'''''</nowiki>
|you buy
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''''a'''''</nowiki>
|he/she buys
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''''amu'''''</nowiki>
|we buy
|-
|Accatt<nowiki>'''''ati'''''</nowiki>
|y’all buy
|-
|Accàtt<nowiki>'''''anu'''''</nowiki>
|they buy
|}


Now you try one.
Now you try one.


table3
{| class="wikitable"
|'''English'''
|'''Sicilian'''
|-
|Cant<nowiki>'''ari'''</nowiki>
|to sing
|-
|Cant__
|I sing
|-
|Cant__
|you sing
|-
|Cant__
|he/she sings
|-
|Cant___
|we sing
|-
|Cant___
|y’all sing
|-
|Cànt___
|they sing
|}
 
Very good!  Also notice how in the third person plural that the accent changes. 
 
Also be aware that the auxiliary verb “do” is simply understand in the Sicilian language. 
 
So,


Very good!  Also notice how in the third person plural that the accent changes.  Also be aware that the auxiliary verb “do” is simply understand in the Sicilian language. So, “Parri sicilianu?” means, “Do you speak Sicilian?”.  “Canti canzuni Sicilianu?” means “Do you sing Sicilian songs?”.   Hope this helps!  Good luck and have fun learning Sicilian.
* “Parri sicilianu?” means, “Do you speak Sicilian?”.   
* “Canti canzuni Sicilianu?” means “Do you sing Sicilian songs?”.    


Hope this helps!  Good luck and have fun learning Sicilian.




Revision as of 22:54, 11 February 2022

Present tense in Sicilian
Present tense in Sicilian


Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Sicilian.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!

Happy learning! 😀

Conjugating Sicilian –ari Verbs

The paradigm for conjugating present tense –ari verbs in Sicilian is simple:

The ending of the verb will change from 1st, 2nd and 3rd person. 

Look closely how the ending changes, because this will happen the same way for all –ari verbs. 


All verbs ending with the letters –ari such as parrari (to speak), accattari (to buy), cantari (to sing) etc., will end with the new ending of u, i, a, amu, ati, and anu respectively.  

Here’s how it goes:

English Sicilian
Parr'''ari''' to speak, talk
Parr'''''u''''' I speak
Parr'''''i''''' you speak
Parr'''''a''''' he/she speaks
Parr'''''amu''''' we speak
Parr'''''ati''''' y’all speak
Pàrr'''''anu''''' they speak

Did you notice how the ending of the verb parrari (-ari) was removed, and replaced with u, i, a, amu, ati and anu as it was conjugated through 1st, 2nd and 3rd person?  Well, this will happen with all –ari verbs.  Here is another verb being conjugated.

English Sicilian
Accatt'''ari''' to buy
Accatt'''''u''''' I buy
Accatt'''''i''''' you buy
Accatt'''''a''''' he/she buys
Accatt'''''amu''''' we buy
Accatt'''''ati''''' y’all buy
Accàtt'''''anu''''' they buy

Now you try one.

English Sicilian
Cant'''ari''' to sing
Cant__ I sing
Cant__ you sing
Cant__ he/she sings
Cant___ we sing
Cant___ y’all sing
Cànt___ they sing

Very good!  Also notice how in the third person plural that the accent changes. 

Also be aware that the auxiliary verb “do” is simply understand in the Sicilian language. 

So,

  • “Parri sicilianu?” means, “Do you speak Sicilian?”. 
  • “Canti canzuni Sicilianu?” means “Do you sing Sicilian songs?”.  

Hope this helps!  Good luck and have fun learning Sicilian.


Some Verbs in the Present Tense in Sicilian

Verb : to love (amari / finishing by -ari)

ENGLISH SICILIAN BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

I love İu amu Eu amo
You love Tu ami Você ama
He loves İddu ama Ele ama
We love Nuàutri amamu Nós amamos
You love Vuàutri amati Vocês amam
They love İddi àmanu Eles amam

.

Verb : to speak (parrari / finishing by -ari)

ENGLISH SICILIAN BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

I speak İu parru Eu falo
You speak Tu parri Você fala
He speaks İddu parra Ele fala
We speak Nuàutri parràmu Nós falamos
You speak Vuàutri parràti Vocês falam
They speak İddi pàrranu Eles falam

.

Verb : to sleep (durmìri / finishing by -ìri)

ENGLISH SICILIAN BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

I sleep İu dormu Eu durmo
You sleep Tu dormi Você dorme
He sleeps İddu dormi Ele dorme
We sleep Nuàutri durmèmu Nós dormimos
You sleep Vuàutri durmìti Vocês dormem
They sleep İddi dòrminu Eles dormem

.

Verb : to open (gràpiri / finishing by -iri)

ENGLISH SICILIAN BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

I open İu grapu Eu abro
You open Tu grapi Você abre
He opens İddu grapi Ele abre
We open Nuàutri grapemu Nós abrimos
You open Vuàutri grapiti Vocês abrem
They open İddi gràpinu Eles abrem
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