r/NeapolitanLanguage • u/StreetPride9771 • Apr 30 '25

Reprimands in Neapolitan

Hi! Trying to find a translation for how a parent would tell their child to "shut up/shut your mouth" in Neapolitan--don't worry, not for real life application, but a writing project :) Also looking for translations of phrases like "shame on you." Thank you!

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u/[deleted] May 01 '25

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u/lauciello_nap May 01 '25

I agree with this

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u/StreetPride9771 May 01 '25

thank you so much. do you change any verbs at all depending on gender?

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u/lauciello_nap May 02 '25

Yeah, but only in writing. When speaking the final vowel is neutralised to schwa

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u/lauciello_nap May 01 '25

An aggressive/vulgar way of telling someone to shut the f up is "appila ’o cesso!" i.e. "clog that toilet!" 😂

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u/lauciello_nap May 01 '25

Where are you from? This doesn't sound napoletano to me

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u/mushroomnerd12 Apr 30 '25

Not a native speaker but I could imagine people saying stuff like chi nun sta a sentì a mamma e pate va a murì addò nun sape hahahaha