Lesson 11: Numbers, the days of the week, seasons in sicilian language
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Li misi di l’annu:
Innàru January
Frivàru February
Màrzu March
Aprìli April
Màiu May
Giùgnu June
Lùgliu July
Aùstu August
Sittèmmiru September
Ottùviru October
Nuvèmmiru November
Dicèmmiru December
The days of the week:
Lùnniri Monday
Màrtiri Tuesday
Mèrcuri Wednesday
Iòviri Thurday
Vènniri Friday
Sàbatu Saturday
Dumìnica Sunday
The seasons of the year:
Primavèra, stati, atùnnu, mmernu
Spring, summer, autumn, winter
Primavèra and stati are feminine. atùnnu e mmernu are masculine.
La primavèra è china di ciuri Springtime is full of flowers
Nna la stati fa cavuru In summer it is hot
Nna l’atùnnu c’è la vinnigna In the fall the grapes are harvested
Nna lu mmernu c’è friddu In winter it is cold
Cardinal Numbers
1 unu one 11 ùnnici eleven 21 vintùnu twentyone
2 dui two 12 dùdici twelve 22 vintidùi twentytwo
3 tri three 13 trìdici thirteen 23 vintitrì etc. twentythree etc.
4 quàttru four 14 quattòrdici fourteen 30 trenta thirty
5 cincu five 15 quìnnici fifteen 31 trentùnu thirtyone
6 sei six 16 sìdici sixteen 32 trentadùi thirtytwo
7 setti seven 17 dicissètti seventeen 33 trentatrì etc. Thirtythree etc.
8 ottu eight 18 diciòttu eghteen 40 quaranta forty
9 novi nine 19 dicinnòvi nineteen 41 qurantùnu fortyone
10 deci ten 20 vinti twenty 42 quarantadùi etc. fortytwo etc.
50 cinquànta fifty 80 ottànta eighty
60 sissànta sixty 90 novànta ninety
70 sittànta seventy 100 centu one hundred
The number vinti, trenta, quaranta, cinquanta, sissanta sittanta, ottanta e novanta lose the final vowel before the unu (one) and the ottu (eight)
Vintòttu, trentòttu, cinquantòttu etc.
To centu are added the above numbers, and the same method is used after 1000. the numerals above one hundred are written as one word
101 centuùnu etc. one hundred and one etc.
2000 duimìla Two thousand
111 centuùnnici etc. one hundred eleven etc.
2500 duimilacincucèntu Twentyfive hundred
121 centuvintùnu etc. one hundred and twentione
3000 trimìla three thousand
200 duicèntu two hundred
100.000 centumìla one hundred thousand
300 triccèntu three hundred
1000.000 un miliùni one million
400 quattrucèntu four hundred
1000.000.000 un miliàrdu one billion
500 cincucèntu five hundred
600 seicèntu six hundred
700 setticèntu seven hundred
800 ottucèntu eight hundred
900 novicèntu nine hundred
1000 milli one thousand
1001 millieùnu one thousand and one
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The numerals from 1100 on are not read eleven hundred etc. in Sicilian, but Milliecèntu etc
1300 millietriccèntu thirteen hundred
1700 milliesetticèntu seventeen hundred
1900 millienovicèntu nineteen hundred
2300 duimilatriccèntu twenty three hundred
In Sicilian the date uses the day first and then the month and the year. The day uses always a cardinal number preceded by the determinative article, but on the first day of the month it uses the ordinal number:
Lu primu di giùgnu The first of June
Lu 7 di maiu The seventh of May
Quàntu nn’avèmu oggi? What is today?
Oggi nn’avèmu 6. Today is the sixth
Iddu partìu lu 5 di austu. He left on the fifth of august
Mê matri veni lu 15 di sittèmmiru
my mother will come on the fifteenth of September.
Ordinal Numbers
Primu First
dudicèsimu twelfth
Secùnnu second
tridicèsimu thirteenth
Terzu third
quattordicèsimu fourteenth
Quàrtu fourth
vintitrièsimu twentithird
Quìntu fifth
vintcinchèsimu twentyfifth
Sestu sixth
trentottèsimu thirtyeighth
Sèttimu seventh
quarantèsimu fortieth
Ottàvu eighth
centèsimu one hundredth
Nonu nineth
cincucentèsimu five hundredth
Dècimu tenth
millèsimu one thousandth
Unnicèsimu eleventh
miliunèsimu one millionth
In the ordinal numbers, after the dècimu, it is enough to drop the final vowel of the number and adding esimu. Only in those numbers ending with an i the vowel stays:
Vintitrièsimu 23rd
Cinquantatrièsimu etc. 53rd
and those number ending with the u, they drop the final vowel and add the h:
Vinticinchèsimu 25th
Quarantacinchèsimu etc. 45th
The ordinal numbers behave as adjectives and follow the gender and the number of the noun they describe:
Lu primu viaggiu the fisrt travel
Li primi acqui the first rains
La prima missa the first mass
Li primi casi the first huses
La quarta vota the fourth time
If the ordinal number refers to title, it follows the name:
Fidiricu II Frederick the II
Erricu VI Henry the VI
Luigi IX Louis the IX
The ordinal numbers are written with special capital letters:
I primu 1st
II secùnnu 2nd
III terzu 3rd
IV quàrtu 4th
V quìntu 5th
VI sestu 6th
VII sèttimu 7th
VIII ottàvu 8th
IX nonu 9th
X dècimu 10th
XI unnicèsimu 11th XIX dicinnuvèsimu 19th
XX vintèsimu 20th
XXX trentèsimu 31st
XL quarantèsimu 40th
L cinquantèsimu 50th
LX sissantèsimu 60th
XC novantèsimu 90th
C centèsimu 100th
D cincucentèsimu 500th
M millèsimu 1000th
The Romans did not know the cardinal numbers and they used the ordinal numbers for every need. for this reason they used to write even the dates with ordinal numbers. here are some examples of how the years are written with ordinal numbers:
1282 (Sicilian Vespers) MCCLXXXII
1492 (The Discovery of America ) MCDXCII
1861 (Unification of Italy ) MDCCCLXI
1929 (Italian-Vatican Treaty) MCMXXIX
1945 (End of World War II) MCMXLV
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