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Today we have decided to talk to you about one of those sayings that, after watching carefully your partner, you can definitely say that is right!
Nuddu si pigghia si un si rassumigghia
Noone is attracted to who they do not resemble.
Proverbs are an important demonstration of folk wisdom from days gone by. They are simple maxims that can help in everyday life. In this case, we are talking about emotional relationships: the two partners have something in common, otherwise they would not be together!
What do you think about this Sicilian Saying? Let us know in the comments!
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My grandmother would say- chi si migghia, ci si pigghia!
Hope I got the spelling right
But my Nana would say mange mange filio and
( que toto le perdomo
Eat eat my son and I will pardon all
Molto bene
I love the. saying, :Basta che non fuma.” In Sicily, my comprehension of the language kicked in and all around me, I heard Sicilian being spoken. I was like the fly on the wall
I’m not familiar with that phrase
But understand it .
The first 3 words came easy the second because
Took a bit because of the spelling , R in front silent
Hi, I read your comment and hope you’re ok with my explanation why you say that the R is silent. I think the way we say or pronounce the words depends from what part of Sicily you come from. I think the written frase above is written in Palermitano, that’s how they would say that phrase in the province of Palermo. From the province of Trapani, which is where I was born (I reside in Canada now) we Trapanesi would say it like this “Nuddu si piggia si un si assimiggia”. I don’t know your story of your roots but I thought maybe you or your family might be from the province of Trapani. I hope you don’t mind this, but I found your comment like something I would have said, silent or no R so I thought why not give her my heartfelt opinion.
OMG I just realized I misspelled the phrase correction ” Nuddu si pigghia si un si assimiggia”. Trapanesi version.😏
Assimigghia 🫣 I should be sleeping 😌