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Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn how to use the PREPOSITIONS in Sicilian.
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Happy learning ! :)
Rule
Prepositions are simple and compound.
The simple prepositions are:
- a (at)
- di (of)
- cu (with)
- pi (for)
- nta (in)
- supra (over)
- davanti (in front)
- sutta (under)
- doppu (after)
- nni (to, by, in)
- nna (to, by, in)
- nno (to, by, in)
and more.
These prepositions can also be used with a definite article:
- a la (to the),
- di lu (of the),
- cu la (with the),
- nni la,
etc.
Sicilian | English |
---|---|
Sugnu cu lu ziu | I am with the uncle |
La casa è di lu frati | The house is of the brother |
Èranu nta la cresia | They were in the church |
These prepositions, in the spoken language, are often contracted to: â, dû and cû:
Sicilian | English |
---|---|
Sugnu cû ziu | I am with the uncle |
La casa è dû frati | The house belongs to the brother |
Vàiu â casa | I go to the house |
Èranu ntâ cresia | They were in the church |
List of Prepositions in Sicilian
ENGLISH | SICILIAN |
---|---|
in | nni |
below | sutta |
of | di / dâ / dî / dî |
from / of | di |
behind | darreri |
on | a |
at | a |
with | cu |
and | e |
if | si |
because | picchi |
against | contra |
under | sutta |