'A bbella 'e ciglia tutte 'a sonno e nniscuino s''a piglia - Everyone wants to flirt with a beautiful woman but no one wants to marry her and face the risks and problems she might cause A' o ppeggio nun c'è ffine - Bad things have no limit 'O pesce fete d''a capa - The fish starts rotting at the

Neapolitan has a variety of terms of endearments, many of which have rather vulgar roots, though there are several that simply are used in an endearing way. Linella - literally means little girl Com' bell[e] sta linella - literally means "the little girl is so beautiful", this is the kind of sayi

This is a word that is used in a lot of particular contexts in Neapolitan, but is challenging to translate. It typically refers to a kind of craving that can't be clearly identified. It describes that feeling where you eep checking the fridge in the mood for some kind of food but you're not sure wha

The following video details the meanings of some key gestures in Neapolitan ITALIAN IN 10 MINUTES - BEST COMPLETE GESTURE'S LESSON - by CARLO AURUCCI .wmv Click the picture below for more on Neapolitan hand gestures and common sayings:

There are many interesting words and phrases in Neapolitan that relate to fear or trust in some way. Considering the precarious situation of many neighborhoods due to the Camorra, poverty, and disease, this could be an influence revealing itself in the language: avvermen-à-o-àje-àto - to develop wo

There are a lot of words in Neapolitan that distinguish certain areas of the city where you might buy certain items. The presence of these words could indicate the importance of these items to the Neapolitans: baccalajuolo, ola --> a salted cod vendor - baccala or salted cod is an important

'Azzo!: from cazzo (italian), used to mean something close to "wow!" or "oh my god!", it lacks the vulgar sense of cazzo and is typically used affectionately Malammè!: "Poor me!" Ma che stai facend': literally means "but what are you doing" but is typically said when someone one is doing somethin