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Adjectives in Sicilian

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨ADJECTIVES¨ in Sicilian

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Some Adjectives in Sicilian

ENGLISH	SICILIAN
big (m) / big (f)	granni / granni
other (m) / other (f)	àutru / àutra
large (m) / large (f)	granni / granni
heavy (m) / heavy (f)	pisanti / pisanta
small (m) / small (f)	nicu / nica
short (m) / short (f)	curtu / curta
thin (m) / thin (f)	màuru / màura
good (m) / good (f)	bonu / bona
dry (m) / dry (f)	asciuttu / asciutta
dirty (m) / dirty (f)	lordu / lorda
wet (m) / wet (f)	bagnatu / bagnata
correct (m) / correct (f)	giustu / giusta
far (m) / far (f)	luntanu / luntanu
old (m) / old (f)	vecchiu / vecchia
new (m) / new (f)	novu / nova
full (m) / full (f)	chinu / china
cold (m) / cold (f)	friddu / fridda
warm (m) / warm (f)	càudu / càuda

Examples

English	Sicilian
The beautiful house	La casa bedda
The little tree	L'arvulu nicu
The high wall	Lu muru autu
He climbed the high ladder	Acchianò la scala auta
We have a beautiful horse	Avèmu un cavàddu beddu
They gave him a red ball	A ìddu ci dèttiru na palla russa
My brother had a little dog	Mê frati avìa un cani nicu