Festivals & Events

1. Bon carnavale!

   Happy Carnival!

   Usage

   A festive greeting during the carnival season

   Grammar Note

   "Bon + holiday name" is the pattern for festive greetings. Carnavale (carnival) is masculine and also written carnevale. The greeting itself follows that pattern and is not an attested set phrase. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Quandu cumincia a festa?

   When does the festival start?

   Usage

   Asking when a festival begins

   Grammar Note

   Cumincia is the 3sg of cumincià (to start), also written cumencià. Festa is feminine and covers a feast day or festival. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Induve si face a celebrazione principale?

   Where does the main celebration take place?

   Usage

   Asking where the main event of a festival takes place

   Grammar Note

   Si face (si + 3sg of fà) is the impersonal "is held". Principale is the same for both genders. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Possu participà à e feste?

   Can I join the festivities?

   Usage

   Asking whether you may join in the festivities

   Grammar Note

   "The festivities" is the plural e feste of festa. Participà takes à before its object. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Quali cibi tradiziunali si manghjanu durante questa festa?

   What traditional foods are eaten during this festival?

   Usage

   Asking which traditional foods go with a festival

   Grammar Note

   Si + 3pl (manghjanu) is the impersonal "people eat". Cibi is the plural of cibu and tradiziunali the plural adjective. Manghjà is also written magnà. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Chì si deve purtà addossu à a festa?

   What should one wear to the festival?

   Usage

   Asking what is the right thing to wear to a festival

   Grammar Note

   Purtà means both "to carry" and "to wear", so addossu ("on oneself") is added to make "wear" clear. Si deve is the impersonal "one should"; deve is the 3sg of duvè. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Ci hè un bigliettu d'entrata?

   Is there an entrance ticket?

   Usage

   Asking whether there is an admission ticket for an event

   Grammar Note

   Bigliettu is masculine and also written bugliettu. Ci hè ... asks whether something exists. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Vogliu cumprà un ricordu di a festa

   I'd like to buy a souvenir from the festival.

   Usage

   Saying you want a keepsake from a festival stall

   Grammar Note

   Ricordu means "memory" and is also used for a souvenir. Di a is the preposition plus the feminine article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Quali sò e tradizioni di questa celebrazione?

   What are the traditions of this celebration?

   Usage

   Asking about the customs of a celebration

   Grammar Note

   The answer is plural, so the question uses Quali sò. Tradizioni is the plural of tradizione. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. E decurazioni è l'atmusfera sò maravigliose!

    The decorations and atmosphere are wonderful!

    Usage

    Praising the decorations and mood of a festival

    Grammar Note

    Both nouns are feminine, so the adjective is the feminine plural maravigliose; sò is the 3pl of "to be". Atmusfera is also written atmosfera. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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