Religion & Temples

1. À chì ora cumencia a messa?

   What time does the mass begin?

   Usage

   Ask the start time before attending a church service

   Grammar Note

   Cumencià is also written cumincià; messa is feminine, also missa. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Si pò visità a basilica?

   Can one visit the basilica?

   Usage

   Ask whether a church can be visited outside service times

   Grammar Note

   Si pò + infinitive asks permission. Replace basilica with chjesa (church) or catedrale (cathedral) in the same pattern. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ci hè una regula di vestimentu pè entre?

   Is there a dress rule for going in?

   Usage

   Check before entering a church or holy place whether shoulders or knees must be covered

   Grammar Note

   "Dress code" is rendered as regula di vestimentu (rule of clothing); vestimentu is also vistimentu, and entre is also entra. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Stu locu hè sacru, rispettatelu, pè piacè

   This place is sacred, please respect it

   Usage

   Ask noisy visitors politely to show respect in a chapel or graveyard

   Grammar Note

   Rispettatelu is the 2pl imperative rispettate with the clitic lu ("it") attached, as in Firmatelu!. Sacru is also sacratu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. A muschea hè aperta à i turisti?

   Is the mosque open to tourists?

   Usage

   Ask whether you may enter a mosque as a visitor

   Grammar Note

   Aperta is the feminine of apertu, agreeing with feminine muschea, which is also written moschea. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Possu accende una candela?

   May I light a candle?

   Usage

   Ask in a church whether you may light a candle for a prayer

   Grammar Note

   Accende (also incende) means "to light"; candela is feminine. A large church candle is a cirone. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Quali feste religiose ci sò stu mese?

   Which religious feasts are there this month?

   Usage

   Ask which religious feasts fall this month, to plan around processions and celebrations

   Grammar Note

   Quali is "which" before a plural noun; the feminine plural religiose agrees with feste, the plural of festa. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Visitu a catedrale d'Aiacciu

   I am visiting the cathedral of Ajaccio

   Usage

   Use it when asked about your trip; replace the town with the place you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   The place name is the local form Aiacciu, and di elides to d' before a vowel. Catedrale is feminine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Induve hè a sinagoga a più vicina?

   Where is the nearest synagogue?

   Usage

   Find the nearest synagogue for worship or a visit

   Grammar Note

   Sinagoga is feminine, so "nearest" is the feminine a più vicina. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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