ConseggioLigure/zenamt huggingface dataset:
Ligurian:
tante ciante no scampan a-o contatto co-o mæn

English translation:
many plants do not survive contact with the salty sea air
Ligurian:
inte l’äia gh’ea un bell’ödô d’arzillo

English translation:
there was a pleasant smell of sea air
Ligurian:
i sarmoin montan sciù pe-o sciumme

English translation:
salmon swim back up the river
Ligurian:
in Canadà emmo mangiou o sarmon affummou co-o sciöpo d’euggiao

English translation:
in Canada we ate smoked salmon with maple syrup
Ligurian:
o sallon primmäio o l’é ampio e ben ciæo

English translation:
the main hall is spacious and well lit
Ligurian:
o convëgno o l’é into sallon do Conseggetto

English translation:
the conference is in the Hall of the Minor Council
Ligurian:
into mezo do sallon, in sciâ töa, gh’ea un cabarê de paste

English translation:
in the middle of the living room, on the table, there was a tray of pastries
Ligurian:
o mæn o penetra inta vernixe e o fa piggiâ a ruzze à tutto

English translation:
the salinity penetrates the paint and makes everything rust
Ligurian:
sto pescio o l’à un bon savô d’arzillo, o saià fresco

English translation:
this fish has a nice briny flavor, it must be fresh
Ligurian:
torna säçissa e sancrao?

English translation:
sausage and sauerkraut again?
Ligurian:
o sätava i scæn doî à doî

English translation:
he was skipping the steps two at a time
Ligurian:
ò sätou o rianello e son atterrou in sce l’erba

English translation:
I jumped over the stream and landed on the grass
Ligurian:
o l’à sätou a colaçion pe fâ ciù fito

English translation:
he skipped breakfast to be quick
Ligurian:
into leze an sätou tante pagine

English translation:
during the reading they skipped several pages
Ligurian:
ò fæto sätou e verdue con un fî d’euio

English translation:
I sautéed the vegetables with a drizzle of oil
Ligurian:
sata o riso à feugo vivo co-e euve e e verdue

English translation:
sauté the rice with the eggs and the vegetables
Ligurian:
a voeiva sätâ zu d’in letto

English translation:
he wanted to jump out of bed
Ligurian:
l’é proibio sätâ inti corridoî da scheua

English translation:
jumping is forbidden in the school hallways
Ligurian:
o tappo o l’é sätou via pe-a prescion

English translation:
the cork popped from the pressure
Ligurian:
a maneggia a l’é sätâ via tutt’assemme

English translation:
the handle came off all of a sudden
Ligurian:
a leçion d’ancheu a l’é sätâ

English translation:
today’s lesson has been canceled
Ligurian:
se ceuve, a camminâ a sätià de seguo

English translation:
if it rains, the trip will surely be called off
Ligurian:
o serbatöio o l’é sätou pe l’aia apreuvo à unna zimma

English translation:
the tank blew up because of a spark
Ligurian:
con sto cado ò poia che a povie a sate

English translation:
in this heat I’m afraid the gunpowder will go off
Ligurian:
l’é sätou a luxe inte tutto o palaçio

English translation:
the power went out in the whole neighborhood
Ligurian:
l’é anæto via torna a connescion!

English translation:
the connection has dropped again!
Ligurian:
o s’é arraggiou e o se m’é asbrivou adòsso

English translation:
he got angry and jumped on me
Ligurian:
a gh’é sätâ a-o còllo comme s’a no l’aise visto da di anni

English translation:
she leapt on him as if she hadn’t seen him for years
Ligurian:
n’arriëscio à stâghe apreuvo, o va delongo de ramma in sambugo

English translation:
I can’t follow him, he’s always jumping from one topic to another
Ligurian:
tutto o magazzin o l’é sätou sciù pe l’äia inte pöchi segondi

English translation:
the entire warehouse blew up in a few seconds
Ligurian:
chi ô sà cöse l’é che gh’é vegnuo in cheu stavòtta

English translation:
who knows what got into his head this time
Ligurian:
se ti ô contradixi o ghe monta de ficco a fotta

English translation:
if you contradict him he immediately flies off the handle
Ligurian:
o figgeu o rieiva e o sätettava in sciô marciapê

English translation:
the child was laughing and hopping on the sidewalk
Ligurian:
pe ascädâse sätemmo in sciô pòsto

English translation:
to warm up we hop in place
Ligurian:
e grañe de granon bottezzavan in sciâ poela

English translation:
the corn kernels were popping in the pan
Ligurian:
o l’anava in gallisòppo pe no pösâ o pê ch’o ghe fava mâ

English translation:
he hopped on one leg to avoid putting weight on his sore foot
Ligurian:
o l’é un beviaggio san e naturale

English translation:
it’s a healthy and natural drink
Ligurian:
ò provou à saluâle ma no m’an visto

English translation:
I tried to greet them but they didn’t see me
Ligurian:
i sordatti saluan o sargente

English translation:
the soldiers salute the sergeant
Ligurian:
e gente in sciâ ciassa an saluou a senatoa

English translation:
the crowd in the square greeted the senator
Ligurian:
m’an dito ch’o l’é vivo e in sanitæ

English translation:
they told me he’s alive and in good health
Ligurian:
t’æ da pensâ a-a sanitæ de l’anima ascì!

English translation:
you must think about the health of your soul too!
Ligurian:
o se n’é stæto in cà pe de raxoin de sanitæ

English translation:
he stayed home for health reasons
Ligurian:
graçie à un compromisso ben mesuou an posciuo sarvâ carne e cöi

English translation:
thanks to a well-thought-out compromise, they managed to have their cake and eat it too
Ligurian:
scignoria, benvegnui!

English translation:
hello, welcome!
Ligurian:
scignoria e à doman!

English translation:
goodbye, see you tomorrow!
Ligurian:
se ti fæ e patatte inta poela, mettighe un pittin de sarvia

English translation:
if you make pan-fried potatoes, add a bit of sage
Ligurian:
no se peu mangiâ i pansöti sensa sarvia!

English translation:
you can’t eat pansoti without sage!
Ligurian:
alê Sandöia!

English translation:
go Sampdoria!
Ligurian:
san Pê o l’é stæto o primmo pappa

English translation:
Saint Peter was the first pope
Ligurian:
o s’é taggiou co-o coltello ma o no perde guæi sangue

English translation:
he cut himself with the knife but isn’t losing much blood
Ligurian:
anemmo à donâ o sangue in ospiâ?

English translation:
shall we go donate blood at the hospital?
Ligurian:
inte teu veñe core sangue zeneise

English translation:
Genoese blood runs in your veins
Ligurian:
o se tëgne de bon solo perché o l’à o sangue bleu

English translation:
he thinks he’s who knows who just because he has blue blood
Ligurian:
o partixan o tegniva streita a binda in sciô scianco ch’o fava sangue

English translation:
the partisan held the bandage tight against his bleeding side
Ligurian:
a s’é taggiâ e a l’à perso ben ben do sangue

English translation:
she cut herself and bled quite a lot
Ligurian:
mæ figgio o l’é vegnuo da-a scheua che se gh’avvenava o sangue da-o naso

English translation:
my son came home from school with a bleeding nose
Ligurian:
o Italo Calvin o l’é un scritô sanremmasco

English translation:
Italo Calvino is a writer from Sanremo
Ligurian:
lascime studiâ in santa paxe!

English translation:
let me study in peace!
Ligurian:
santa paxe, lasciæme respiâ un segondo!

English translation:
for heaven’s sake, let me catch my breath for a moment!
Ligurian:
pe liatri sto chì o l’é un pòsto santo

English translation:
for them this is a holy place
Ligurian:
quello sant’òmmo o l’à delongo avuo paçiensa con niatri

English translation:
that saintly man has always been patient with us
Ligurian:
San Françesco o l’é un santo ben ben venerou

English translation:
Saint Francis is a much-venerated saint
Ligurian:
quella dònna a l’é unna santa

English translation:
that woman is a saint
Ligurian:
bella moæ caa, cöse l’é stæto quello sciato?

English translation:
good heavens, what was that noise?
Ligurian:
bellan, ma no ti peu taxei unna boña vòtta?

English translation:
good heavens, do you ever shut up?
Ligurian:
san Giambattista o l’é o santo patron de Zena

English translation:
Saint John the Baptist is the patron saint of Genoa
Ligurian:
o santuäio o l’é dedicou a-a Madònna da Guardia

English translation:
the sanctuary is dedicated to Our Lady of the Guard
Ligurian:
l’isoa a l’é vegnua à ëse un santuäio pe tante speçie d’öxelli

English translation:
the island has become a sanctuary for many species of birds
Ligurian:
ti sæ miga che oa a l’é?

English translation:
do you happen to know what time it is?
Ligurian:
ô sei comm’a se ciamma quella costellaçion?

English translation:
do you know what that constellation is called?
Ligurian:
nisciun sa che sei chì

English translation:
nobody knows you’re here
Ligurian:
a conosce beniscimo o franseise

English translation:
he knows French very well
Ligurian:
da lettiatua ruscia no ne sò ninte

English translation:
I know nothing about Russian literature
Ligurian:
ëse bon à sunnâ o violin

English translation:
to know how to play the violin
Ligurian:
sto formaggio o ne sa de moffa

English translation:
this cheese tastes of mold
Ligurian:
sto pescio fresco o ne sa d’arzillo

English translation:
this fresh fish tastes of the sea
Ligurian:
a motivaçion ch’a n’à dæto a ne paiva unna scusa

English translation:
his justification smacked of an excuse to us
Ligurian:
ean di sciensiæ de grende conoscense

English translation:
they were scientists of great knowledge
Ligurian:
in ponto inzegni fiscali, o sa donde o diao o l’à a coa

English translation:
when it comes to tax tricks, he knows more than the devil himself
Ligurian:
sti libbri contëgnan o sæximo di nòstri vegi

English translation:
these books contain the wisdom of our ancestors
Ligurian:
lavâse e moen co-o savon

English translation:
to wash one’s hands with soap
Ligurian:
a savonetta a l’é scuggiâ inta vasca

English translation:
the bar of soap slipped into the bathtub
Ligurian:
inte l’Etæ de Mezo, i sæxin attaccavan e rive do Mâ Mediterraneo

English translation:
in the Middle Ages, the Saracens attacked the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea
Ligurian:
o cuxou o m’à piggiou e mesue pe-o vestî

English translation:
the tailor took my measurements for the suit
Ligurian:
a cuxeuia a l’à recammou di belli detaggi in sciâ camixa

English translation:
the seamstress embroidered some lovely details on the shirt
Ligurian:
a sasciâ a l’à rotto o veddro

English translation:
the stone broke the glass
Ligurian:
i amaretti do Sascello

English translation:
the amaretti of Sassello
Ligurian:
ò tiou unna pria

English translation:
I threw a stone
Ligurian:
emmo fæto unna vira pe-a Saña vegia

English translation:
we took a walk through the historic center of Savona
Ligurian:
a coxiña savoneise

English translation:
Savonese cuisine
Ligurian:
un savoneise e un zeneise intran inte un bar

English translation:
a man from Savona and one from Genoa walk into a bar
Ligurian:
ô parlæ o savoneise?

English translation:
do you speak Savonese?
Ligurian:
o l’é mai tanto stondäio ch’o l’é sciortio d’in casa co-a butega averta

English translation:
he is so absent-minded that he left the house with his fly open
Ligurian:
scià me scuse, ò sbaliou de persoña

English translation:
excuse me, I’ve mistaken you for someone else
Ligurian:
ò accapio mâ ò teu fræ o l’à deçiso de partî pe-a Fransa?

English translation:
am I wrong or has your brother decided to leave for France?
Ligurian:
t’æ misso sciù da grascia ò diggo mâ?

English translation:
have you put on weight, or am I mistaken?
Ligurian:
t’æ sbaliou con teu fræ

English translation:
you were wrong with your brother
Ligurian:
ei fæto aro into copiâ i dæti

English translation:
you made a mistake copying the data
Ligurian:
emmo fæto mâ à no anâghe

English translation:
we were wrong not to go
Ligurian:
gh’é mai tanti sballi inti teu conti che ti faiësci ciù fito à fâli torna

English translation:
there are so many mistakes in your calculations that you’d be better off starting over
Ligurian:
ti me dæ unna man d’aggiutto à desballa o neuvo mòbile?

English translation:
can you give me a hand unpacking the new piece of furniture?
Ligurian:
quande a bara do parchezzo a l’é serrâ, veu dî ch’o l’é pin

English translation:
when the parking lot barrier is down, it means it’s full
Ligurian:
o l’à instangou a pòrta da-a poia

English translation:
he barred the door out of fear
Ligurian:
bara a lettia ch’a corresponde a-a teu respòsta

English translation:
cross out the letter corresponding to your answer
Ligurian:
pe anâ in Arbâ ti peu piggiâ o 31 barrou

English translation:
to get to Albaro you can take the 31 barred
Ligurian:
ciantila de sbatte o barcon!

English translation:
stop banging the window!
Ligurian:
batti doe euve e azzonzile inta terriña

English translation:
beat two eggs and add them to the bowl
Ligurian:
quande gh’é vento a pòrta a sbattaggia

English translation:
when it’s windy, the door slams
Ligurian:
gummavan pe guägnâ a regatta

English translation:
they were knocking themselves out to win the race
Ligurian:
mi me ne batto de quello che ti dixi

English translation:
I don’t give a damn what you say
Ligurian:
o se ne batte o bellin de quello che pensan i atri

English translation:
he doesn’t give a damn what other people think
Ligurian:
ti ô sæ che quande ti dòrmi ti sbavussi in sce l’oegê?

English translation:
do you know that when you sleep you drool on the pillow?
Ligurian:
sta stampante a sbavezza, addeuvia l’atra

English translation:
this printer smudges, use the other one
Ligurian:
o can o l’à lasciou unna sbavatua in sciô tappeto

English translation:
the dog left a smear on the rug
Ligurian:
o giornale d’ancheu o l’é stampou mâ, o l’é pin de sbavezzatue

English translation:
today’s newspaper is badly printed, it’s full of smudges
Ligurian:
o baussava e o no l’arriesciva à parlâ

English translation:
he was slobbering and couldn’t speak
Ligurian:
quello can o l’é un veo bausson!

English translation:
that dog is a real drooler!
Ligurian:
l’é vea che t’æ dæto unna mascâ à teu fræ?

English translation:
is it true that you slapped your brother?
Ligurian:
dòppo di anni, a maggia a l’à sperso

English translation:
after years, the sweater has faded
Ligurian:
l’ægua sâ a l’à fæto sperde i coî

English translation:
the salt water faded the colors
Ligurian:
o disegno o l’à sperso co-o tempo

English translation:
the drawing has faded over time
Ligurian:
o vegio giornale o l’aiva de föto assæ sperse

English translation:
the old newspaper had very faded photos
Ligurian:
e tende ean de un rosso sperso

English translation:
the curtains were a faded red
Ligurian:
ò ingianchio a carne pe-o boggio de doman

English translation:
I blanched the meat for tomorrow’s boiled dish
Ligurian:
o tecnico o l’à desbloccou o mecaniximo de l’ascensô

English translation:
the technician unblocked the elevator mechanism
Ligurian:
l’ambasciatoa a l’é arriescia à arrangiâ i negoçiæ

English translation:
the ambassador managed to unblock the negotiations
Ligurian:
gh’é cado e e scioî beuttan

English translation:
it’s hot and the flowers are blooming
Ligurian:
ò preboggio e tomate pe peâle de lengê

English translation:
I blanched the tomatoes to peel them easily
Ligurian:
e braghe en despontæ

English translation:
the trousers are unbuttoned
Ligurian:
o se desponta o giachê

English translation:
he unbuttons his jacket
Ligurian:
m’arresta ancon un affare da destrigâ

English translation:
I still have one matter to take care of
Ligurian:
allon, mesciæve!

English translation:
come on, hurry up!
Ligurian:
se no ghe peio o mei, mæ seu a no ô mangia

English translation:
if I don’t peel the apple for her, my sister won’t eat it
Ligurian:
son cheita in sce l’asfato e me son sgarbellâ e zenogge

English translation:
I fell on the asphalt and skinned my knees
Ligurian:
no arriëscio à scorrî sta diascoa de çinsaa

English translation:
I can’t shoo away this damned mosquito
Ligurian:
o pòpolo o l’à scorrio i invasoî

English translation:
the people drove out the invaders
Ligurian:
no â veuggio a teu mercançia ordenäia!

English translation:
I don’t want your shoddy goods!
Ligurian:
a sganzia a l’é piña de libbri

English translation:
the shelf is full of books
Ligurian:
in casa a gh’à unna scâ de marmao

English translation:
at home she has a marble staircase
Ligurian:
arremba a scâ à l’erbo

English translation:
lean the ladder against the tree
Ligurian:
quande chiño zu pe quella scâ à cägòllo ò delongo poia de cazze

English translation:
when I go down that spiral staircase I’m always afraid of falling
Ligurian:
i sfrouxadoî s’en arrampinæ pe-e miage de neutte

English translation:
the smugglers scaled the walls at night
Ligurian:
chiño i urtimi scæn

English translation:
I’m going down the last steps
Ligurian:
o scandalo o l’à addesciou un gran bollezzumme

English translation:
the scandal caused quite a stir
Ligurian:
a l’à fæto fronte à l’intervista con gran aspertixe

English translation:
he tackled the interview with great shrewdness
Ligurian:
o l’é riescio à sciortîne apreuvo à unna drïtonaia

English translation:
he managed to get out of it through cunning
Ligurian:
comme politico o no l’é guæi asperto

English translation:
as a politician he isn’t particularly shrewd
Ligurian:
o l’é un òmmo desgagginou, o sa delongo comme agî

English translation:
he’s a shrewd type, he always knows how to move
Ligurian:
quello speçiâ o l’é un venditô asperto

English translation:
that pharmacist is a shrewd salesman
Ligurian:
aggi paçiensa, t’aiva piggiou pe mæ fræ!

English translation:
sorry, I had mistaken you for my brother!
Ligurian:
ò scangiou o turno con un collega

English translation:
I swapped shifts with a colleague
Ligurian:
emmo bätou quarche poula

English translation:
we exchanged a few words
Ligurian:
se semmo scangiæ i regalli

English translation:
we exchanged gifts
Ligurian:
se scangemmo de pòsto?

English translation:
shall we swap places?
Ligurian:
se semmo fermæ à bätâ quarche poula primma d’intrâ

English translation:
we stopped to exchange a few words before going in
Ligurian:
domenega â femmo unna campagnata con tutta a famiggia?

English translation:
shall we go on a country outing with the whole family on Sunday?
Ligurian:
emmo schiffio l’inçendio

English translation:
we escaped the fire
Ligurian:
o Segnô o n’avvarde!

English translation:
God forbid!
Ligurian:
pensava d’ëse inte un brutto ciæto, ma l’ò scappâ da unna maggia rotta

English translation:
I thought I’d gotten myself into a real mess, but I escaped by the skin of my teeth
Ligurian:
into corso di secoli l’ægua a l’à scannellou a pria

English translation:
over the centuries the water has carved grooves in the stone
Ligurian:
no pòsso comportâ e scheñedrite!

English translation:
I can’t stand slackers!
Ligurian:
ti ô sæ che t’ê pròpio un battinòllo?

English translation:
do you know you’re a real slacker?
Ligurian:
ò sghindou unna machina

English translation:
I dodged a car
Ligurian:
o l’é arriescio à scappâ d’inte onge di rapitoî

English translation:
he managed to escape from the kidnappers’ clutches
Ligurian:
mæ figgio o lascia ancon ben ben de spegassi quand’o scrive

English translation:
my son still leaves lots of scribbles when he writes
Ligurian:
gh’é un spegasso à pagina vinti che no arriëscio à leze

English translation:
there’s a scribble on page twenty that I can’t read
Ligurian:
l’é doî meixi che sto barco o l’é fermo in pòrto, descarrego

English translation:
this ship has been sitting in port for two months, unloaded
Ligurian:
se gh’é descarregou o telefonin

English translation:
his cell phone has gone dead
Ligurian:
o l’à allugou o scceuppo descarrego inta cantiña

English translation:
he put the unloaded rifle back in the closet
Ligurian:
sta scarpa a no cäsa ben

English translation:
this shoe doesn’t fit well
Ligurian:
a no l’é unna persoña gramma, ma comme tecnico o l’é un stivâ

English translation:
he’s not a bad person, but as a technician he’s useless
Ligurian:
emmo fæto unna bella scarpenadda fin a-a çimma

English translation:
we had quite a hike up to the top
Ligurian:
scarta e parte arroinæ do tesciuo e addeuvia o resto

English translation:
discard the damaged parts of the fabric and use the rest
Ligurian:
o l’à desfasciou a toetta de cicolata e o se l’à mangiâ tutta

English translation:
he unwrapped the chocolate bar and ate it all
Ligurian:
ò scartou un sette e pescou unna dònna

English translation:
I discarded a seven and drew a queen
Ligurian:
ò cacciou via tutti i frazzi da verdua

English translation:
I threw away all the vegetable scraps
Ligurian:
i frazzi do travaggio do legno son addeuviæ comme combustibile

English translation:
woodworking scraps are used as fuel
Ligurian:
a butega a vende de scarpe de scarto à meitæ prexo

English translation:
the store sells reject shoes at half price
Ligurian:
o massê o distribuisce e carte e i zugoei fan o scarto

English translation:
the dealer hands out the cards, the players make their discards
Ligurian:
i laddri m’an descancasciou a pòrta con un martello

English translation:
the thieves broke down my door with a hammer
Ligurian:
ò misso e föto inte unna scatoa de carton

English translation:
I put the photos in a cardboard box
Ligurian:
e meixiñe son ancon inta scatoa originale

English translation:
the medicines are still in the original box
Ligurian:
se saiemo mangiæ unna scatoa de bescheutti inte mez’oa!

English translation:
we must have eaten a box of biscuits in half an hour!
Ligurian:
a boeta a l’ea intaggiâ co-e seu iniçiale

English translation:
the tobacco box was engraved with his initials
Ligurian:
o l’à versou unna scatoâ de vie inta cantia

English translation:
he spilled a boxful of screws into the drawer
Ligurian:
e scatoasse appillile in cantiña

English translation:
stack the cartons in the cellar
Ligurian:
a ciaveuia a schitta comme ti gii a ciave

English translation:
the lock clicks as soon as you turn the key
Ligurian:
a mòlla a l’é schittâ via

English translation:
the spring snapped off
Ligurian:
l’assascin o l’é schittou in pê

English translation:
the murderer sprang to his feet
Ligurian:
o gatto o l’é schittou verso o barcon

English translation:
the cat darted toward the window
Ligurian:
no m’ea accòrto che l’ea partio o verde

English translation:
I hadn’t noticed that the light had turned green
Ligurian:
i laddri an scavarcou a miägetta e son intræ da-o giardin

English translation:
the thieves climbed over the low wall and came in through the garden
Ligurian:
ti gh’â fæ à scavarcâ quella còrda?

English translation:
can you manage to climb over that rope?
Ligurian:
an comensou à cavâ pe pösâ e cannæ

English translation:
they started digging to lay the pipes
Ligurian:
no arriëscio à çerne un regallo pe mæ poæ

English translation:
I can’t choose a present for my father
Ligurian:
a machina che t’æ çernuo a no me pâ guæi prattica

English translation:
the car you’ve chosen doesn’t seem very practical to me
Ligurian:
apreuvo à sto resato, ò deçiso de desmette de mangiâ a carne rossa

English translation:
after this scare, I’ve chosen to stop eating red meat
Ligurian:
o l’ea partio con un scillin inta stacca

English translation:
he had set off with a shilling in his pocket
Ligurian:
l’é tròppo tardi, ò piggiou a mæ deçixon

English translation:
it’s too late, I’ve made my choice
Ligurian:
no gh’é atra poscibilitæ

English translation:
there’s no other choice
Ligurian:
ò fæto a çernia di libbri da portâ

English translation:
I’ve made my selection of books to take
Ligurian:
t’æ fæto pròpio unna nesciaia à dîghelo

English translation:
you really did a stupid thing telling him
Ligurian:
no stâ à arraggiâte pe unna focciara coscì

English translation:
don’t get angry over such a silly little thing
Ligurian:
o l’é un òmmo de unna nesciaia stramesuâ

English translation:
he is a man of immense foolishness
Ligurian:
mi no ne diggo mai de nesciaie!

English translation:
I never talk nonsense!
Ligurian:
o s’é misso à cianze pe unna focciara

English translation:
he started crying over a trifle
Ligurian:
t’ê pròpio scemmo à fiâte ancon de lê

English translation:
you’re really stupid to still trust him
Ligurian:
dond’en quelle figge scemme?

English translation:
where are those silly girls?
Ligurian:
che idea scemma, ti te poeivi fâ mâ!

English translation:
what a stupid idea, you could have hurt yourself!
Ligurian:
quello scemmo o s’é ascordou torna de serrâ o rastello

English translation:
that idiot has forgotten to close the gate again
Ligurian:
e gente no en miga scemme!

English translation:
people aren’t stupid, you know!
Ligurian:
emmo registrou unna cheita de vendie d’inverno

English translation:
we recorded a slump in winter sales
Ligurian:
a primma scena do spettacolo

English translation:
the first scene of the show
Ligurian:
o zoeno o l’à fæto unna scena

English translation:
the young man made a scene
Ligurian:
chiña zu de lì!

English translation:
get down from there!
Ligurian:
a negia a chinava in sciâ cianua

English translation:
the fog was descending over the plain
Ligurian:
a l’é chinâ d’in sciô cavallo e a l’é intrâ into staggio

English translation:
she got off the horse and went into the stable
Ligurian:
a temperatua a l’é chinâ de 5°C

English translation:
the temperature dropped by 5°C
Ligurian:
son chinou zu pe-i scæn à un pe un pe no fâ do sciato

English translation:
I went down the steps one by one so as not to make any noise
Ligurian:
aspeto che quella machina a chiñe de prexo primma d’accattâla

English translation:
I’m waiting for that car to come down in price before I buy it
Ligurian:
ò provou à addentâ quella ciappelletta e a m’à scavissou un dente

English translation:
I tried to bite that candy and it chipped a tooth
Ligurian:
i atri â scöxivan pe-a seu còcina

English translation:
the others mocked her for her accent
Ligurian:
chì no se schersa

English translation:
this is no joking matter
Ligurian:
i figgeu burlavan pe fâ rie e gente

English translation:
the children were joking around to make people laugh
Ligurian:
ti dixi pe burla ò pe dabon?

English translation:
are you saying it as a joke or seriously?
Ligurian:
te daggo unna mascâ coscì fòrte che te fasso fâ unna pirolitta pe l’äia

English translation:
I’ll give you a slap so hard I’ll send you spinning in the air
Ligurian:
se beivo cointo de piccâ contra unna miagia co-a machina

English translation:
if I drink I risk crashing the car into a wall
Ligurian:
o miscile o l’à piccou contra l’asteröide

English translation:
the rocket crashed into the asteroid
Ligurian:
i testimònni contan d’avei visto doe machine che se son piccæ contra

English translation:
witnesses tell of seeing a crash between two cars
Ligurian:
a l’à piccou drento a-a miaga co-a möto

English translation:
she crashed into the wall on her motorbike
Ligurian:
verso seia s’é sentio un creppon fortiscimo, cös’o saià stæto?

English translation:
towards evening a very loud crash was heard, what could it have been?
Ligurian:
co-a scheña contr’a-a miagia

English translation:
with his back against the wall
Ligurian:
ean assettæ co-a scheña verso de mi

English translation:
they were sitting with their backs to me
Ligurian:
montâ in sciâ scheña do cavallo

English translation:
to mount the horse
Ligurian:
parlan in zeneise viaxo

English translation:
they speak pure Genoese
Ligurian:
o l’à fæto un discorso sccetto

English translation:
he gave a frank speech
Ligurian:
sta menestra chì a me mette angoscia

English translation:
this soup disgusts me
Ligurian:
l’òmmo o refuava o vin

English translation:
the man loathed wine
Ligurian:
a m’à dito che a mæ stançia a l’é unna bruttonaia

English translation:
he told me my room is a disgrace
Ligurian:
ciantila de mangiâ di pacciughi!

English translation:
stop eating junk food!
Ligurian:
sto retræto o l’é pròpio unna çiötaia

English translation:
this portrait is really dreadful
Ligurian:
gh’ea un ödô ch’o metteiva angoscia inta stançia

English translation:
there was a disgusting smell in the room
Ligurian:
s’é sentio o ciòcco da scorriâ

English translation:
the crack of the whip was heard
Ligurian:
a bira a l’à fæto tròppa scciumma

English translation:
the beer made too much foam
Ligurian:
o deterscivo o l’aveiva fæto unna nuvia de scciumma profummâ

English translation:
the detergent had created a cloud of fragrant foam
Ligurian:
o can o baiava co-o scciummasso a-a bocca

English translation:
the dog was barking with foam at its mouth
Ligurian:
a l’ea arriescia à schivâ o pugno à fadiga

English translation:
she had barely managed to dodge the punch
Ligurian:
un açidente desgraçiou o gh’à cangiou a vitta

English translation:
a wretched accident changed his life
Ligurian:
quello desgraçiou o l’à perso o travaggio e a cà into mæximo meise

English translation:
that wretch lost his job and his home in the same month
Ligurian:
quello desgraçiou o l’é stæto sensa pietæ

English translation:
that wretch was merciless
Ligurian:
unna scerpa de sæa, de laña

English translation:
a silk scarf, a wool scarf
Ligurian:
a sciensa a l’à fæto di gren progresci

English translation:
science has made great progress
Ligurian:
segondo o pensceo di sciensiæ

English translation:
according to the scientists’ opinion
Ligurian:
l’é di anni che i sciensiæ n’avvisan do cangio do climma

English translation:
scientists have been warning us about climate change for years
Ligurian:
no stâ à dâ a mente à quello scemmellan, o no ghe dà mai

English translation:
don’t listen to that fool, he never gets anything right
Ligurian:
ò sciusciou in sciâ braxa e l’é sciortio tante zimme

English translation:
I blew on the embers and lots of sparks flew out
Ligurian:
o færo affugou in sce l’anchizze o mandava de zimme sott’a-i corpi do maggio

English translation:
the red-hot iron on the anvil sparkled under the blows of the hammer
Ligurian:
l’anello de diamante o luxe

English translation:
the diamond ring sparkles
Ligurian:
de çerti momenti a sciollaia a piggia o desciù

English translation:
at certain moments foolishness takes over
Ligurian:
t’æ fæto unna sciollaia à anâ lì da solo

English translation:
you did a foolish thing going there alone
Ligurian:
no gh’é raxon de preoccupâse, a l’é solo che unna focciara

English translation:
there’s no need to worry, it’s just a trifle
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto sciòllo à fiâse de un desconosciuo

English translation:
he was foolish to trust a stranger
Ligurian:
a no l’é miga unn’idea sciòlla, ti ô sæ?

English translation:
it isn’t such a silly idea, you know?
Ligurian:
quello sciòllo de mæ fræ o s’é ascordou e ciave

English translation:
that fool of a brother of mine forgot the keys
Ligurian:
deslenguâ un chillo de cicolata inte unna pugnatta coppua

English translation:
melt a kilo of chocolate in a large pot
Ligurian:
a-o sô a neive a se deslengua

English translation:
the snow melts in the sun
Ligurian:
deslenguo o butiro into pugnattin perché ò poia do microonde

English translation:
I melt the butter in the small pan because I’m afraid of the microwave
Ligurian:
an desligou i pôsi a-i prexonê

English translation:
they untied the prisoners’ wrists
Ligurian:
no arriëscio à mollâ o groppo che t’æ fæto

English translation:
I can’t undo the knot you made
Ligurian:
unna corsa picciña a serve à destende i moscoli

English translation:
a light run helps to loosen up the muscles
Ligurian:
o prescidente o l’à desfæto o Parlamento

English translation:
the president dissolved Parliament
Ligurian:
a reunion a s’é spantegâ verso mëzogiorno

English translation:
the meeting broke up around noon
Ligurian:
a neive in sciâ çimma do monte a l’é apreuvo à deslenguâse

English translation:
the snow on the mountain peak is melting
Ligurian:
o groppo o s’é desgroppou

English translation:
the knot came undone by itself
Ligurian:
a-o comenso o l’ea soggettoso, dapeu o s’é desteiso e o l’à ciacciarou con tutti

English translation:
at first he was shy, then he loosened up and chatted with everyone
Ligurian:
a compagnia a s’é spantegâ comme l’é vegnuo scuo

English translation:
the group broke up when darkness fell
Ligurian:
i commissäi avian da deçidde se desfâ o Commun

English translation:
the commissioners will have to decide on the dissolution of the Municipality
Ligurian:
onzi o testo co-o butiro deslenguou

English translation:
grease the baking pan with melted butter
Ligurian:
a-o mercou vendan o riso despacchettou

English translation:
at the market they sell loose rice
Ligurian:
a leza a scuggia in sciâ neive zeâ

English translation:
the sled glides over the icy snow
Ligurian:
son scuggiou e me son rotto unna còsta

English translation:
I slipped and broke a rib
Ligurian:
o cotello o gh’é scappou d’inte moen e o s’é acciantou in tæra

English translation:
the knife slipped from her hand and lodged in the floor
Ligurian:
da figgeua anava à fâ e scuggiæle in sce l’erba

English translation:
as a little girl I used to go sliding on the grass
Ligurian:
ò piggiou unna scuggiæla in sciâ giassa e me son rotto o dio gròsso

English translation:
I took a tumble on the ice and broke my thumb
Ligurian:
apreuvo a-a giassa se scuggia in sciâ stradda

English translation:
because of the ice the road is slippery
Ligurian:
o sentê ch’o pòrta à l’assosto o l’é in scuggiâ

English translation:
the path leading to the mountain hut is slippery
Ligurian:
o pescio leppegoso o m’é scappou d’inte moen

English translation:
the slippery fish slid out of my hands
Ligurian:
scià me pòrte unn’atra xatta de bròddo, pe piaxei

English translation:
bring me another bowl of broth, please
Ligurian:
a machina a l’é deruâ zu da-a scuggea

English translation:
the car plunged down off the cliff
Ligurian:
se bollemmo da-o scheuggio ciù erto

English translation:
let’s dive from the highest rock
Ligurian:
a-a sciornia a ghe gusta e nisseue

English translation:
the squirrel likes hazelnuts
Ligurian:
se t’æ finio d’addeuviâ o coapasta, lavilo

English translation:
if you’ve finished using the colander, wash it
Ligurian:
primma d’allugâ i tondi inta credensa, î lascio sciugâ inta vascellæa

English translation:
before putting the dishes back in the cupboard, I let them dry on the dish rack
Ligurian:
gh’an diagnosticou unna scolioxi legia

English translation:
he was diagnosed with mild scoliosis
Ligurian:
sta maggia a l’é tròppo descollâ, a no va ben pe l’inverno

English translation:
this sweater is cut too low, it’s not suitable for winter
Ligurian:
o sô o l’à fæto sperde e tende

English translation:
the sun has faded the curtains
Ligurian:
o tappeto o l’à sperso inti pissi

English translation:
the rug has faded at the corners
Ligurian:
o libbro o l’à a covertiña spersa

English translation:
the book has a faded cover
Ligurian:
a polegriña a l’à fæto sperde o maggion neuvo

English translation:
the bleach has discolored the new sweater
Ligurian:
a l’é unna vernixe ch’a no sperde

English translation:
it’s a paint that doesn’t fade
Ligurian:
o mariölo o l’à sperso dòppo pöche lavatue

English translation:
the T-shirt faded after just a few washes
Ligurian:
o manifesto o l’ea mai tanto sperso ch’o no se lezzeiva ciù

English translation:
the poster was so faded it could no longer be read
Ligurian:
a l’é scentâ sensa manco saluâ

English translation:
she disappeared without even saying goodbye
Ligurian:
quande dòrmo sciato delongo i lençeu

English translation:
when I sleep I always rumple the sheets
Ligurian:
o vento o sciata e feugge secche inti giardin

English translation:
the wind scatters the dry leaves in the gardens
Ligurian:
a lalla a gh’à fæto un fattoriso e a gh’à abberruffou i cavelli

English translation:
her aunt smiled at her and ruffled her hair
Ligurian:
no veuggio mettime a berretta perché a m’abberruffa i cavelli

English translation:
I don’t want to wear the cap because it messes up my hair
Ligurian:
o scandalo o l’à sciatou a paxe do paisetto

English translation:
the scandal disrupted the peace of the little village
Ligurian:
a pandemia a l’à provocou di anni de sciato soçiale

English translation:
the pandemic caused years of social upheaval
Ligurian:
quella butega a rebassa de spesso e mercançie a-a fin da saxon

English translation:
that shop often discounts its merchandise at the end of the season
Ligurian:
i creditoî an scontou unna parte do poffo

English translation:
the creditors wrote off part of the debt
Ligurian:
an ottegnuo un rebasso do 30%

English translation:
they got a 30% discount
Ligurian:
o banco o n’à accordou un abbon in sciô mutuo

English translation:
the bank granted us a discount on the mortgage
Ligurian:
t’ê tròppo rustego, comme ti pensi de fâ di amixi?

English translation:
you’re too surly, how do you expect to make friends?
Ligurian:
l’aragan o l’à destruto i paixi in sciâ mæña

English translation:
the hurricane devastated the coastal villages
Ligurian:
l’inçendio o destrue a foresta, con redue in çenie e fumme di ettari de vegetaçion

English translation:
the fire is ravaging the forest, reducing hectares of vegetation to ash and smoke
Ligurian:
o corpo de vento o sciata tutti i papê in sciâ töa

English translation:
the gust of wind scatters all the papers on the table
Ligurian:
quello scavisso o m’à sciätou tutta a coxiña, con lasciâ e demoe da tutte e parte

English translation:
that little hellion turned my whole kitchen upside down, leaving toys everywhere
Ligurian:
sti caxi l’an sciätou

English translation:
these events shook him deeply
Ligurian:
a notiçia da seu improvista moutia a sciata tutti i seu amixi e pænti

English translation:
the news of her sudden illness devastates all her friends and relatives
Ligurian:
scià no stâgghe à sciätâme tutti i libbri, pe piaxei!

English translation:
don’t mess up all my books, please!
Ligurian:
o magazzin o l’ea bello che sciätou apreuvo o tæramòtto

English translation:
the warehouse was completely upended after the earthquake
Ligurian:
t’ò visto vëi e t’aivi unn’äia sciätâ, perché?

English translation:
I saw you yesterday and you looked distraught, why?
Ligurian:
o testimònio, sciätou da-a scena a-a quæ o l’aiva ascistio, o no poeiva parlâ

English translation:
the witness, shaken by the scene he had witnessed, couldn’t speak
Ligurian:
ti peu passâ a spassoia inte l’intrâ?

English translation:
can you sweep the entryway?
Ligurian:
femmo unna partia à sgobba?

English translation:
shall we play a round of scopa?
Ligurian:
t’æ za passou a spassoia in coxiña?

English translation:
have you already swept the kitchen?
Ligurian:
ò tòsto finio de passâ a spassoia in sciô poggiölo

English translation:
I’ve just finished sweeping the terrace
Ligurian:
a l’é unna persoña che gh’é cao becciâ

English translation:
he’s a person who likes to fuck
Ligurian:
m’ò becciou seu coxa

English translation:
I fucked her cousin
Ligurian:
ò dæto unna spassâ in tæra avanti ch’arrivessan

English translation:
I gave the floor a sweep before they arrived
Ligurian:
a gh’à dæto unna spassoiâ in scê gambe

English translation:
he gave her a slap on the legs
Ligurian:
dòppo quella becciata no se son ciù sentii

English translation:
after that fuck they never spoke again
Ligurian:
a descoverta de l’America, de l’elettriçitæ

English translation:
the discovery of America, of electricity
Ligurian:
ò piggiou o spassoin pe allevâ a pua d’inti canti

English translation:
I took the small broom to get the dust out of the corners
Ligurian:
o figgeu o cianze perché o ballonetto o l’é scciuppou

English translation:
the child is crying because the balloon burst
Ligurian:
ò sciaccou un pommello abrettio e a bomboa a l’é scciuppâ tutt’assemme

English translation:
I pressed a random button and the bomb suddenly exploded
Ligurian:
comm’a l’à sentio a notiçia, a l’à dæto in centi

English translation:
as soon as she heard the news, she burst into tears
Ligurian:
o pubrico o l’é scciuppou da-o rie

English translation:
the audience burst out laughing
Ligurian:
t’ê servio çinque meixi de reçerche pe attrovâ l’umiditæ into posso?

English translation:
you needed five months of research to discover hot water?
Ligurian:
comme l’é che t’ê coscì rustega ancheu?

English translation:
why are you so grouchy today?
Ligurian:
emmo piggiou un scorsaieu tramezo a-o bòsco pe arrivâ ciù fito

English translation:
we took a shortcut through the woods to get there sooner
Ligurian:
me son fæto unna pansâ de raieu

English translation:
I stuffed myself with ravioli
Ligurian:
danni a mente che sotta à quella pria gh’é un nio de tancoe

English translation:
watch out, there’s a nest of scorpions under that rock
Ligurian:
sei tutti doî do segno da tancoa?

English translation:
are you both Scorpios?
Ligurian:
o treno o core scilençioso in scê colisse

English translation:
the train glides silently along the rails
Ligurian:
o rianello o strixella carmo tra e colliñe

English translation:
the stream flows peacefully among the hills
Ligurian:
i sciummi s’incontran into fondo da vallâ e strixellan lesti verso o mâ

English translation:
the rivers meet at the bottom of the valley and run swiftly toward the sea
Ligurian:
e giornæ corrivan sensa che me ne desse conto

English translation:
the days slipped by without my realizing it
Ligurian:
o nataliçio de mæ seu o l’ea a settemaña passâ

English translation:
my sister’s birthday was last week
Ligurian:
o meise passou ò cangiou de travaggio e son ancon apreuvo à avviâme

English translation:
last month I changed jobs and I’m still adjusting
Ligurian:
l’anno passou son passou dottô

English translation:
last year I graduated
Ligurian:
stanni attento à no tiâ a çimma, quella gassa a l’é corrente

English translation:
careful not to pull the end, that knot is a slipknot
Ligurian:
a guardia do prescidente

English translation:
the president’s escort
Ligurian:
portæve apreuvo unna bella provixon d’ægua

English translation:
bring along a good supply of water
Ligurian:
a commissa a l’é stæta mai tanto desgaibâ che inte quella butega no gh’aniò maiciù

English translation:
the saleswoman was so rude that I’ll never go back to that shop
Ligurian:
t’æ sentio o scròllo do tæramòtto?

English translation:
did you feel the tremor of the earthquake?
Ligurian:
ò toccou quello fî sensa voeilo e ò piggiou a corrente

English translation:
I touched that wire by mistake and got a shock
Ligurian:
o tæramòtto o l’à dæto un scrollon à tutta a çittæ

English translation:
the earthquake gave the whole city a jolt
Ligurian:
arröso o sofà pe nettezzâ co-o sciorbipua

English translation:
I move the sofa aside to clean with the vacuum
Ligurian:
me son arrösou pe fâ passâ e gente

English translation:
I stepped aside to let people pass
Ligurian:
a sciammadda improvista a gh’à strinou a man

English translation:
the sudden flare-up burned her hand
Ligurian:
o sô o m’à bruxou a scheña

English translation:
the sun scorched my back
Ligurian:
preboggi i spæghi e servili

English translation:
blanch the asparagus and serve them
Ligurian:
l’æña a bruxa, mettite e savatte!

English translation:
the sand is burning hot, put your sandals on!
Ligurian:
sta pasta a l’é stracheutta e fatta!

English translation:
this pasta is overcooked and tasteless!
Ligurian:
o freido o creña a pelle

English translation:
the cold chaps the skin
Ligurian:
se m’é crenou e lerfe perché no me son dæto o butiro de cacavao

English translation:
my lips got chapped because I didn’t put on lip balm
Ligurian:
o l’à e moen piñe de crenatue pe-o freido

English translation:
his hands are full of cracks from the cold
Ligurian:
quella carrega a scrosce

English translation:
that chair creaks
Ligurian:
o scroscio da pòrta o l’à addesciou tutti

English translation:
the creaking of the door woke everyone up
Ligurian:
o scrigno o l’aiva de decoraçioin fiñe

English translation:
the casket was finely decorated
Ligurian:
un scrittô de romansi poliçieschi

English translation:
a writer of detective novels
Ligurian:
ò lasciou e ciave in sciâ töa do scagno

English translation:
I left the keys on the office desk
Ligurian:
t’ê bon à scrive in zeneise?

English translation:
can you write in Genoese?
Ligurian:
o carabinê o scrive o verbâ da contravençion

English translation:
the carabiniere is writing up the ticket report
Ligurian:
lo Scrivia nasce nel paese di Montoggio

English translation:
in Screia he was born in the village of Monteggio
Ligurian:
o sentiva i becchelletto che scroscivan sott’a-i pê

English translation:
he could hear the pebbles crunching under his feet
Ligurian:
o l’à l’andio de fâ scroscî e die quand’o l’é nervoso

English translation:
he has a habit of cracking his fingers when he’s nervous
Ligurian:
scròllo l’erbo pe fâ cazze e meie

English translation:
I shake the tree to make the apples fall
Ligurian:
l’öxellin, scrollou da-o vento, o s’ea affermou pe pösâse

English translation:
the little bird, buffeted by the wind, had stopped to rest
Ligurian:
o can o lòccia a coa

English translation:
the dog wags its tail
Ligurian:
an locciou a testa

English translation:
they shook their heads
Ligurian:
o façionê o scandaggiava o zinâ

English translation:
the sentry was scanning the horizon
Ligurian:
an fæto scoffia comm’en sciortii da-o pòrto, apreuvo à unna virâ mâ fæta

English translation:
they capsized just after leaving the harbour, because of a bad tack
Ligurian:
à scheua emmo studiou e poexie do Steva De Franchi

English translation:
at school we studied the poems of Stefano De Franchi
Ligurian:
tutta a scheua a l’à piggiou parte a-a representaçion da fin de l’anno

English translation:
the whole school took part in the end-of-year play
Ligurian:
sta pittua a se poñe inta scheua sciammenga do Çinqueçento

English translation:
this painting belongs to the sixteenth-century Flemish school
Ligurian:
emmo impreiso à leze a-a scheua primmäia

English translation:
we learned to read in primary school
Ligurian:
dòppo a scheua media a l’é anæta a-o liçeo scientifico

English translation:
after middle school she went on to a science-track high school
Ligurian:
o ministro o l’aiva propòsto de taggiâ i finançiamenti a-e scheue pubriche e de dâ di suscidi à quelle particolæ

English translation:
the minister had proposed cutting funding to public schools and giving subsidies to private ones
Ligurian:
a scheua pubrica a garantisce l’instruçion pubrica à tutti

English translation:
the public school system guarantees free education for all
Ligurian:
ò finio e scheue erte l’anno passou

English translation:
I finished secondary school last year
Ligurian:
se ei finio de mangiâ, ti peu scrollâ a tovaggia?

English translation:
if you’ve finished eating, can you shake out the tablecloth?
Ligurian:
o mâ remesciou o scrollava a barca picciña

English translation:
the rough sea was tossing the little boat
Ligurian:
mæ seu a se gh’é appensâ un segondo e dapeu a l’à locciou a testa

English translation:
my sister thought about it for a moment and then shook her head
Ligurian:
a stançia a l’ea scua

English translation:
the room was dark
Ligurian:
ò scrito a lettia con un inciòstro rosso scuo

English translation:
I wrote the letter in dark red ink
Ligurian:
into scuo da stançia no se distingueiva ninte

English translation:
in the darkness of the room nothing could be made out
Ligurian:
quande dòrmo de giorno særo delongo e arve scue

English translation:
when I sleep during the day I always close the shutters
Ligurian:
no pòsso perdonâ à mæ coxo o seu comportamento

English translation:
I can’t excuse my cousin for his behaviour
Ligurian:
gh’ò acciammou tantiscime scuse

English translation:
I apologised to him profusely
Ligurian:
se ti vëgni ti m’ô devi dî

English translation:
if you’re coming you have to tell me
Ligurian:
s’ô saveiva no vegniva

English translation:
if I had known I wouldn’t have come
Ligurian:
se a-o manco o stesse sitto!

English translation:
if only he would be quiet!
Ligurian:
a l’à provou à levâselo de pe i pê

English translation:
he tried to get him out of his way
Ligurian:
o se l’à guägno

English translation:
he earned it for himself
Ligurian:
o se l’à piggiâ con lê

English translation:
she took it out on him
Ligurian:
se â rian de niatri

English translation:
they’re laughing at us
Ligurian:
o parla tra de lê

English translation:
he talks to himself
Ligurian:
son pin de lô

English translation:
they’re full of themselves
Ligurian:
se ninte ninte ti ô contradixi, o va feua de cascia

English translation:
if you contradict him even slightly, he flies into a rage
Ligurian:
con tutto che l’é di anni che ô conoscio, o no m’à mai parlou da seu famiggia

English translation:
although I’ve known him for years, he has never spoken to me about his family
Ligurian:
a sciugata do fen

English translation:
the drying of the hay
Ligurian:
che sciugata ch’o l’é o trafego in çittæ

English translation:
what a nuisance the traffic in the city is
Ligurian:
ò impio o bollacchin d’ægua do bronzin

English translation:
I filled the little bucket with water from the tap
Ligurian:
an accuggeito de ramme secche

English translation:
they gathered some dry branches
Ligurian:
l’é doî giorni che ò unna tossa secca

English translation:
I’ve had a dry cough for two days