As a general rule, drop any vowels at the start of a word and double any consonants. For example, articles such as un, uno and una lose the ‘u’ and become ‘n, ‘no and ‘na. Wor… Meer weergeven

If nothing else, you have to remember the iconic Roman greeting, ‘Aò’. Friends will yell this out to one another instead of saying the more tra… Meer weergeven

This is the first time we see the use of the letter ‘j’ which isn’t a letter in the standard Italian alphabet and only seen in foreign loan words like jogging and yoga. It sounds like a the Italian ‘gl’ sound but softer. Avoja stems … Meer weergeven

Another versatile Roman word, ‘daje’ means ‘come on’ and is used when you’re either irritated or irrit… Meer weergeven

You’d be hard-pressed to go a day in Rome without hearing ‘scialla’. This is the Romanesco answer to the standard ‘tranquillo’ (calm). It just means ‘don’t worry’, ‘calm down’ or more colloquially, ‘chill’. It’s used whe… Meer weergeven

I learnt this one on a recent trip back to Rome. After a big bowl of Carbonara at lunch, my friend Roberto said ‘ho l’abbiocco’. While th… Meer weergeven

Once you’ve said hello, now you need to ask how your Romans friends are doing. Come te butta is the perfect example of making a boring phrase more interesting. In Standard Italian, … Meer weergeven

This one makes me smile and is possibly my favourite Roman word. Literally, it translates to ‘kills’ o… Meer weergeven

Much like ‘ammazza’ has a completely different meaning in Romanesco, so to does ‘paura’ which in standard Italian means fear and sounds nothing like a compliment. ‘Da pa… Meer weergeven

This is a Roman exclamation of surprise, usually after seeing something impressive, interesting or strange. For example, Anvedi come balla … Meer weergeven