ConseggioLigure/zenamt huggingface dataset:
Ligurian:
a l’a unna pontua de spiña in sciâ gamba

English translation:
he has a thorn prick on his leg
Ligurian:
o mego o gh’a fæto unn’inieçion de peniçilliña

English translation:
the doctor gave him a penicillin shot
Ligurian:
ò doe sagoggiæ de çinsaa in sciô pê

English translation:
I have two mosquito bites on my foot
Ligurian:
vegnî besiggiou da unna bestieta

English translation:
to be stung by an insect
Ligurian:
e ciantila de besiggiâ teu seu!

English translation:
stop pestering your sister!
Ligurian:
peu dâse ch’a l’agge raxon lê

English translation:
maybe she’s right
Ligurian:
ti ghe l’æ unna caròttoa pe-o naso de l’òmmo de neive?

English translation:
do you have a carrot for the snowman’s nose?
Ligurian:
o mego o l’à controllou a fantinetta con unna pilla

English translation:
the doctor checked the pupil with a flashlight
Ligurian:
a l’é stæta unna deçixon sccettamente prattica, no stâ à piggiâtela!

English translation:
it was a purely practical choice, don’t take it personally!
Ligurian:
ô fasso ben voentea, basta che pòsse

English translation:
I’ll gladly do it, as long as I can
Ligurian:
à l’inauguraçion gh’ea lê e seu fræ ascì

English translation:
at the inauguration he and his brother were there too
Ligurian:
ancheu ascì no emmo piggiou manco un pescio!

English translation:
and today as well we didn’t catch a single fish!
Ligurian:
ben che travaggio, no arriëscio à arrivâ a-a fin do meise

English translation:
even though I’m working, I can’t make it to the end of the month
Ligurian:
ægua pua e crestalliña

English translation:
pure, crystal-clear water
Ligurian:
a fraña a l’à isoou o paise, pe desgraçia

English translation:
unfortunately the landslide cut off the village
Ligurian:
pe desgraçia o tempo grammo o l’à caxonou tanti desaxi

English translation:
unfortunately the bad weather caused many problems
Ligurian:
ne rincresce informâve che no porriemo piggiâ parte à l’assemblea

English translation:
unfortunately I must inform you that we won’t be able to attend the assembly
Ligurian:
me rincresce che no pòsso fâ megio de coscì

English translation:
unfortunately I can’t do any better than this
Ligurian:
ma, rincresce dîlo, a-a giornâ d’ancheu o dödo o l’é scentou

English translation:
but today the dodo is extinct, unfortunately
Ligurian:
«t’an mandou via à l’examme?» – «scì, pe mæ desgraçia…»

English translation:
“did they fail you on the exam?” – “unfortunately…”
Ligurian:
unna spussa ch’a piggia a-a goa

English translation:
a stench that catches in your throat
Ligurian:
inta stançia gh’ea un fortô de çetroin marsi

English translation:
in the room there was a stench of rotten oranges
Ligurian:
o refrescumme de xatte mâ arruxentæ

English translation:
the stink of poorly rinsed bowls
Ligurian:
comm’o l’é spussolento sto gorgonzòlla, o me pâ de mangiâ di scappin!

English translation:
how stinky this gorgonzola is, I feel like I’m eating socks!
Ligurian:
gh’é cado chì drento, arvimmo un barcon?

English translation:
it’s hot in here, shall we open a window?
Ligurian:
chì se parla zeneise

English translation:
here we speak Genoese
Ligurian:
sto chì o l’é o mæ

English translation:
this one here is mine
Ligurian:
vëgni, senti chì che bella muxica che fan sti zoveni!

English translation:
come, listen here to what beautiful music these guys are playing!
Ligurian:
chì l’é tròppo tardi pe cangiâ de pai

English translation:
here it’s too late to change your mind
Ligurian:
gh’é ancon de macce de vernixe de sà e de là in sciâ miagia

English translation:
there are still paint stains here and there on the wall
Ligurian:
o quaddro o l’à quattro loei

English translation:
the square has four sides
Ligurian:
unna stançia quaddra a l’é diffiçile da impî co-a mobilia

English translation:
a square room is hard to furnish with furniture
Ligurian:
zugâ l’asso de dinæ

English translation:
to play the ace of diamonds
Ligurian:
sto casamento o l’é à cianta quaddra

English translation:
this building has a square floor plan
Ligurian:
unna veia quæa

English translation:
a square sail
Ligurian:
ò attaccou un quaddro a-a miagia

English translation:
I hung a painting on the wall
Ligurian:
vëgni chì de sotta à dâme unna man d’aggiutto

English translation:
come down here and give me a hand
Ligurian:
arriviò de chì à quarche giorno

English translation:
I’ll arrive in a few days
Ligurian:
l’aviò misso inte quarche cantia

English translation:
I must have put it in some drawer
Ligurian:
pe caxo ti sæ quarcösa in sciâ costion?

English translation:
do you happen to know anything about the subject?
Ligurian:
quarchedun m’à dito che o Marco o l’é anæto in penscion

English translation:
someone told me that Marco has retired
Ligurian:
ghe vorriæ quarchedun d’esperto in sce st’argomento

English translation:
we’d need someone expert in this topic
Ligurian:
de mæ amighe, ghe n’é quarcheduña ch’a l’à piggiou a laurea in matëie scientifiche

English translation:
among my friends there are some who have graduated in scientific subjects
Ligurian:
che cine anemmo à vedde staseia?

English translation:
which film shall we go and see tonight?
Ligurian:
no m’arregòrdo quæ a l’é stradda emmo da piggiâ

English translation:
I don’t remember which road we have to take
Ligurian:
ti ô sæ che butega a l’é averta à st’oa chì?

English translation:
do you know which shop is open at this hour?
Ligurian:
ò vixitou tante çittæ, comme Romma, Firense e Napoli

English translation:
I have visited many cities, such as Rome, Florence and Naples
Ligurian:
quæ o l’é o treno?

English translation:
which is the train?
Ligurian:
quæ a l’é a megio stradda pe arrivâ into çentro?

English translation:
what is the best road to get to the centre?
Ligurian:
a l’à visto l’amiga co-a quæ a s’ea confiâ

English translation:
she saw the friend in whom she had confided
Ligurian:
o l’à reçevuo unna respòsta, a-a quæ o no l’é stæto bon de replicâ

English translation:
he received a reply, to which he was unable to respond
Ligurian:
o s’é presentou comme candidato independente

English translation:
he presented himself as an independent candidate
Ligurian:
cöse ti me dixi da bontæ de ste röbe?

English translation:
what can you tell me about the quality of these fabrics?
Ligurian:
in cantiña gh’o vin de tutte e qualitæ

English translation:
in the cellar I have wines of all qualities
Ligurian:
se maniman ô ciamma, dîghe che no ghe son

English translation:
should he call, tell him I’m not in
Ligurian:
se maniman no gh’é nisciun da-o portê, domandæ a-i vexin

English translation:
should there be no one at the porter’s lodge, ask the neighbours
Ligurian:
anemmo à piggiâ un treno chesesegge?

English translation:
shall we just catch any train?
Ligurian:
un parallelo o l’é perpendicolare à tutti i meridien

English translation:
a parallel is perpendicular to any meridian
Ligurian:
a no l’é unn’attoa comme tutte, a l’à guägno ciù de un premmio

English translation:
she is not just any actress, she has won several awards
Ligurian:
no impòrta cöse ti deçiddiæ, mi te sostegniò

English translation:
I will support you in whatever decision you make
Ligurian:
piggia da-o masso unna carta chesesegge

English translation:
take any card from the deck
Ligurian:
quæsesegge esperto o porrieiva respondite

English translation:
any expert could answer you
Ligurian:
veuggio quello travaggio à tutti i costi

English translation:
I want that job at any cost
Ligurian:
ô çerchiò inte tutte e parte do mondo

English translation:
I will look for him in any part of the world
Ligurian:
o no l’é un artista comme tutti

English translation:
he is not just any artist
Ligurian:
no impòrta cöse ve domandan, respondei che no ne sei ninte

English translation:
whatever he asks you, tell him you know nothing about it
Ligurian:
no impòrta chi vëgne, dîghe che no ghe son

English translation:
whoever comes, say I’m not in
Ligurian:
quande no l’an trovâ in cà son sciortie

English translation:
when they didn’t find her at home they went out
Ligurian:
quande a l’à visto o conto, a l’é vegnua futa

English translation:
when she saw the bill, she went pale
Ligurian:
quande ghe parli de travaggio, o cangia de descorso

English translation:
whenever you talk to him about work, he changes the subject
Ligurian:
quande l’é che arrivemmo?

English translation:
when do we arrive?
Ligurian:
boñaseia, scià sa quand’o parte sto treno?

English translation:
good evening, do you know when this train leaves?
Ligurian:
sciortiò con ti inta settemaña de træ zeugge

English translation:
I’ll go out with you when pigs fly
Ligurian:
gh’ea un muggio de gente in çittæ

English translation:
there was a great number of people in town
Ligurian:
quante citti gh’é inte un metro?

English translation:
how many centimetres are there in a metre?
Ligurian:
pe quante giorni t’æ fæto a valixe?

English translation:
for how many days did you pack your suitcase?
Ligurian:
se ti savesci quante vòtte aviæ vosciuo dîghelo!

English translation:
if you knew how many times I’ve wanted to tell him!
Ligurian:
chisà quante tempo o l’é passou!

English translation:
who knows how much time has passed!
Ligurian:
mai scua ch’a l’é sta stançia!

English translation:
how dark this room is!
Ligurian:
mai tanti agriòtti che mangiavimo de stæ in campagna!

English translation:
how many sour cherries we used to eat in summer in the countryside!
Ligurian:
mangia tutto o pandoçe che ti veu, ghe n’é areo

English translation:
eat as much pandolce as you like, there’s plenty of it
Ligurian:
n’aggiæ poia, restiò o tempo che ghe vorrià pe terminâ o travaggio

English translation:
don’t worry, I’ll stay as long as it takes to finish the job
Ligurian:
quante vëgne i bròccoli a-o chillo?

English translation:
how much is the broccoli per kilo?
Ligurian:
quante n’emmo ancheu?

English translation:
what’s the date today?
Ligurian:
gh’ò dito quello che doveiva dîghe

English translation:
I told him as much as was necessary
Ligurian:
quante t’é toccou camminâ quande se t’é rotto a machina?

English translation:
how far did you have to walk when your car broke down?
Ligurian:
e teu amighe no m’aivan dito comme t’ê bella!

English translation:
your friends hadn’t told me how beautiful you are!
Ligurian:
in ponto sâ, mettighene tanta ch’a basta

English translation:
as for the salt, put in just enough
Ligurian:
pòrtitelo apreuvo, a-o manco pe stâ segui

English translation:
take it with you, at least for safety’s sake
Ligurian:
ciù pöco ti te mesci, ciù tanto ti vëgni grasso

English translation:
the less you move, the more weight you put on
Ligurian:
ciù tanto ti deuvi o telefono, ciù tanto se descarrega a batteria

English translation:
the more you use the phone, the more the battery runs down
Ligurian:
a quaræxima a l’é un periodo de quaranta giorni pöcassæ

English translation:
Lent is a period of about forty days
Ligurian:
o quartê generale de l’açienda o l’é in San Pê d’Æña

English translation:
the company headquarters is in Sampierdarena
Ligurian:
i figgeu do quartê

English translation:
the children of the neighborhood
Ligurian:
mæ seu a l’é squæxi grande comme ti

English translation:
my sister is almost as tall as you
Ligurian:
l’é tòsto neutte

English translation:
it’s almost night
Ligurian:
m’é squæxi parsciuo de sentîlo rie

English translation:
I almost thought I heard him laugh
Ligurian:
a m’à ammiou comme s’a voesse dîme quarcösa

English translation:
he looked at me as if he wanted to tell me something
Ligurian:
de sti urtimi tempi no se veddemmo tòsto mai

English translation:
lately we hardly ever see each other
Ligurian:
ancheu into scagno no gh’ea guæi nisciun

English translation:
today there was almost no one at the office
Ligurian:
o frigo o l’é veuo, no gh’é guæi ninte

English translation:
the fridge is empty, there’s almost nothing in it
Ligurian:
con sta luxe no ghe veddo guæi ninte

English translation:
in this light I can hardly see anything
Ligurian:
l’é tardi, porrieiva fiña arrestâ à dormî chì

English translation:
it’s late, I might just stay and sleep here
Ligurian:
vëgni chì in çimma à vedde a vista!

English translation:
come up here and look at the view!
Ligurian:
l’ea i quattro d’ottobre do 1950

English translation:
it was the fourth of October 1950
Ligurian:
se veddemmo à quattr’oe

English translation:
see you at four
Ligurian:
o treno o parte à quattro e un quarto

English translation:
the train leaves at a quarter past four
Ligurian:
quella biçicletta a l’é a mæ, lascila arrembâ à l’erbo, pe piaxei

English translation:
that bicycle is mine, leave it leaning against the tree, please
Ligurian:
arregòrdithe che ò misso o teu portafeuggio inte quella cantia lì

English translation:
remember that I put your wallet in that drawer there
Ligurian:
quelli zoveni che te diva son passæ pe vedde comm’o stà o Françesco

English translation:
those boys I was telling you about stopped by to see how Francesco is
Ligurian:
sta chì a l’é uña de quelle persoñe che no compòrto

English translation:
this is one of those people I can’t stand
Ligurian:
quande l’é cheito o quaddro m’ò piggiou un de quelli resati…

English translation:
when the picture fell I got such a fright…
Ligurian:
quello o l’é un libbro de varsciua, manezzilo con attençion

English translation:
that’s a valuable book, handle it with care
Ligurian:
a Scimoña a l’é uña de quelle che no s’arrendan de lengê

English translation:
Simona is one of those who don’t give up easily
Ligurian:
vëi l’é passou l’amiga çexa, ma ò fæto mostra de no veddila

English translation:
that woman came by yesterday, but I pretended not to see her
Ligurian:
no ê saveiva tutte ste cöse che ti m’æ contou

English translation:
I didn’t know all these things you’ve told me
Ligurian:
stavòtta no vëgno, son derenou

English translation:
this time I’m not coming, I’m dead tired
Ligurian:
inte sti caxi, l’é megio no fâ ninte

English translation:
in these cases, it’s better to do nothing
Ligurian:
ti ô veu sto chì?

English translation:
do you want this one?
Ligurian:
a sò idea a l’ea sta chì… cöse ne pensæ?

English translation:
his idea was this… what do you think?
Ligurian:
a l’é sta chì, ciù che tutto, a vea raxon

English translation:
this, above all, is the real reason
Ligurian:
sto fæto o l’é graviscimo, cöse ti peu dî à teu descarrego?

English translation:
this is very serious, what can you say in your defense?
Ligurian:
provæ à passâ de chì

English translation:
try coming this way
Ligurian:
chì parlemmo ligure

English translation:
here we speak Ligurian
Ligurian:
scià firme chì sotta e a machina a l’é seu

English translation:
sign here below and the car is yours
Ligurian:
i libbri che ti çercavi en tutti chì de d’ato

English translation:
the books you were looking for are all up here
Ligurian:
ma sta chì a l’é unn’atra stöia

English translation:
but this one here is another story
Ligurian:
t’ô chì o mæ libbro!

English translation:
here it is, my book!
Ligurian:
chì ghe veu paçiensa e sæximo

English translation:
patience and common sense are needed here
Ligurian:
se sente chì unna çerta tenscion inte l’äia

English translation:
a certain tension can be felt here in the air
Ligurian:
scià vagghe fin a-o semafero, dapeu scià gie in sciâ manciña

English translation:
go to the traffic light and then turn left
Ligurian:
son stanco, donca no stâme à angosciâ

English translation:
I’m tired, so don’t bother me
Ligurian:
dòppo tanto o l’é sciortio o quinto libbro da serie

English translation:
the fifth book of the series has finally come out
Ligurian:
picca da-a quinta pòrta in sciâ drita

English translation:
knock on the fifth door on the right
Ligurian:
quella scignoa assettâ a-o töin a l’é propietäia de unna porçion da dita

English translation:
that lady sitting at the little table owns a share of the company
Ligurian:
à st’ertixe chì se comensa à sentî i effetti do mâ de montagna

English translation:
at this altitude you start to feel the effects of altitude sickness
Ligurian:
can co-a raggia

English translation:
dog with rabies
Ligurian:
ciantila de spampaggiâme i cavelli!

English translation:
stop ruffling my hair!
Ligurian:
o gh’à dæto unna lavâ de còrne sensa dâghe o tempo de spiegâ

English translation:
he rebuked him without giving him time to explain
Ligurian:
t’æ portou a rachetta da tennis?

English translation:
did you bring the tennis racket?
Ligurian:
m’an contou tutto quello che l’é intravegnuo

English translation:
they told me everything that happened yesterday
Ligurian:
me piaxe stâ à sentîlo quand’o conta de viægi e avventue

English translation:
I like listening to him when he tells of travels and adventures
Ligurian:
pe piaxei, no stâ à contâme quella de l’uga!

English translation:
please don’t give me that one about sour grapes!
Ligurian:
a seu stöia a no l’ea do tutto coerente

English translation:
his account wasn’t entirely consistent
Ligurian:
sto libbro o l’arrecheugge dexe conti de l’orrô

English translation:
this book collects ten horror stories
Ligurian:
ò ammuggiou quarche euro con fâ di tappolli

English translation:
I scraped together a few euros doing odd jobs
Ligurian:
o ministëio da defeisa o l’à fæto redoggiâ e truppe a-o confin

English translation:
the ministry of defense had the troops at the border doubled
Ligurian:
inte quello periodo a popolaçion a l’ea redoggiâ

English translation:
during that period the population had doubled
Ligurian:
preuva à addrissâ o modiggion, o l’é ancon stòrto

English translation:
try to straighten the shelf, it’s still crooked
Ligurian:
ti veu sentî l’aradio con mi?

English translation:
do you want to listen to the radio with me?
Ligurian:
o meise ch’o ven ghe saià o radun di arpin

English translation:
next month there will be the alpine troops’ reunion
Ligurian:
s’ean assettæ in sce unn’asccianatua assoiggiâ

English translation:
they had sat down in a sunny clearing
Ligurian:
o pan o l’é pöso

English translation:
the bread is stale
Ligurian:
a raffega de vento a m’à fæto scappâ o pægua d’inte moen

English translation:
the gust of wind made the umbrella fly out of my hand
Ligurian:
l’é partio unna raffega de corpi da-a trincea nemiga

English translation:
a burst of gunfire came from the enemy trench
Ligurian:
o quaddro o representa unna moæ co-o figgio in brasso

English translation:
the painting depicts a mother holding her child in her arms
Ligurian:
l’ambiente o l’ea inluminou con finessa

English translation:
the room was elegantly lit
Ligurian:
a cornixe a l’é scorpia à man fiña

English translation:
the frame is finely carved
Ligurian:
metti a bottiggia into frigo pe refreidâla

English translation:
put the bottle in the fridge to cool it
Ligurian:
a mæ stançia a vëgne freida a-a spedia de neutte

English translation:
my room cools down quickly at night
Ligurian:
o motô o sciòrbe l’äia pe refreidâse

English translation:
the engine sucks in air to cool itself
Ligurian:
mangia a menestra, sedonca a scioa!

English translation:
eat your soup, otherwise it’ll get cold!
Ligurian:
se ti sciòrti con di vestî coscì legi, ti te constippi

English translation:
if you go out in such light clothes, you’ll catch a cold
Ligurian:
m’ò piggiou un brutto refreidô

English translation:
I caught a bad cold
Ligurian:
pe combatte o refreidô beivo tanto té cado con limon e amê

English translation:
to fight off a cold I drink lots of hot tea with lemon and honey
Ligurian:
o l’ea un bravo figgeu

English translation:
he was a good boy
Ligurian:
o figgeu o l’é scciuppou à rie

English translation:
the boy burst out laughing
Ligurian:
scià l’à visto passâ unna figgia co-o pægua?

English translation:
did you see a girl pass by with an umbrella?
Ligurian:
o Marco o l’é un zoveno de vint’anni

English translation:
Marco is a twenty-year-old young man
Ligurian:
inta butega chì sotta çercan un zoveno ch’o travagge a-o sabbo depoidisnâ

English translation:
the shop downstairs is looking for a boy to work Saturday afternoons
Ligurian:
a Maria a l’é triste perché o galante o gh’à dæto o bleu

English translation:
Maria is sad because she was dumped by her boyfriend
Ligurian:
o s’à attrovou unna galante

English translation:
he found himself a girlfriend
Ligurian:
o mæ galante o l’é mai tanto gioso!

English translation:
my boyfriend is so jealous!
Ligurian:
o l’anià in viægio co-o seu impromisso primma do sposaliçio

English translation:
she’ll go on a trip with her fiancé before the wedding
Ligurian:
figgeu, sciortî e demoæve!

English translation:
guys, go out and have fun!
Ligurian:
ò domandou a-o garson da consegna ch’o l’arrive in oräio

English translation:
I asked the delivery boy to arrive on time
Ligurian:
oua no stâ à fâ o figgeu e çerca de raxonâ

English translation:
don’t act like a child now and try to be reasonable
Ligurian:
figgeu, che desdiccia!

English translation:
guys, what bad luck!
Ligurian:
figgeu, no se peu anâ avanti coscì!

English translation:
guys, we can’t go on like this!
Ligurian:
quande t’acciappi o teu compagno de squaddra, passighe o testimònio

English translation:
when you reach your teammate, pass him the baton
Ligurian:
dòppo tanto acciappiò o mæ avversäio

English translation:
I’ll finally catch up with my opponent
Ligurian:
semmo arrive a-o paise dòppo çinqu’oe in machina

English translation:
we reached the village after five hours by car
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto corpio da unna ballòttoa

English translation:
he was hit by a bullet
Ligurian:
a squaddra a s’é missa à pao co-i avversäi

English translation:
the team has matched the level of their opponents
Ligurian:
son segua che t’arriesciæ à ottegnî l’obiettivo che ti t’ê pòsta

English translation:
I’m sure you’ll manage to reach the goal you’ve set for yourself
Ligurian:
o sciato o l’à toccou di livelli che no se peuan comportâ

English translation:
the noise has reached unbearable levels
Ligurian:
o l’à ammuggiou da monæa pe partî in viægio

English translation:
he scraped together some money to go on a trip
Ligurian:
a professoa a gh’à raxonou pe de oe

English translation:
the teacher reasoned with us about it for hours
Ligurian:
gh’é un ägno peigoso

English translation:
there’s a dangerous spider
Ligurian:
ò proprio coæ de un bello tondo de lasagne co-o tocco

English translation:
I really feel like a nice plate of lasagne with ragù
Ligurian:
o tempo grammo o l’à rallentou o viægio

English translation:
the bad weather slowed down the journey
Ligurian:
rallenta, aspëtime!

English translation:
slow down, wait for me!
Ligurian:
o numero de neuve infeçioin o s’é ammermou à marso

English translation:
the number of new infections slowed in May
Ligurian:
dòppo a rammâ d’ægua o sentê o l’é vegnuo un riâ

English translation:
after the downpour the path turned into a stream
Ligurian:
me sovvëgne i seu euggi verdi

English translation:
I remember her green eyes
Ligurian:
arregòrdighe de fâ a speisa pe doman

English translation:
remind him to do the shopping for tomorrow
Ligurian:
scià se sovvëgne quella figgetta ch’a stava in faccia à mi?

English translation:
do you remember that little girl who lived across from me?
Ligurian:
a s’é arrampinâ in sciô rammo

English translation:
she climbed up the branch
Ligurian:
a ramma a s’é rotta e e meie son cheite

English translation:
the branch broke and the apples fell
Ligurian:
a sciensa a no l’é o mæ rammo

English translation:
science isn’t my field
Ligurian:
into stemma gh’é un lion rampante d’öo

English translation:
a golden rampant lion appears on the coat of arms
Ligurian:
comme son sciortii da-o pòrto an ïsou a randa

English translation:
as soon as they left the harbor they hoisted the mainsail
Ligurian:
o paçiente o l’à rantegou pe tutta a neutte

English translation:
the patient gasped all night
Ligurian:
e ranteghe do maròtto me fan preoccupâ

English translation:
the sick man’s rattling breaths worry me
Ligurian:
cammiñan avviou pe schivâ l’ægua

English translation:
they walk quickly to avoid the rain
Ligurian:
quella discuscion a l’à caxonou unn’avveneuia inta seu relaçion

English translation:
that argument caused a rift in their relationship
Ligurian:
â veddo de ræo

English translation:
I rarely see her
Ligurian:
unn’occaxon pægia a l’é ræa pe in davei!

English translation:
an opportunity like this is truly rare!
Ligurian:
allevâ a moffa con un rasccin

English translation:
remove the mold with a scraper
Ligurian:
a barca a l’é passâ a-a randa da ciazza

English translation:
the boat passed close along the beach
Ligurian:
a machina a l’é passâ a-a randa sensa manco rallentâ

English translation:
the car passed by without even slowing down
Ligurian:
an renonçiou à l’incarrego

English translation:
they have resigned from their post
Ligurian:
l’açienda a l’à asseguou che no ghe saià di aumenti

English translation:
the company has reassured that there will be no price increases
Ligurian:
ò çercou de dâ do cheu à unn’amiga in difficoltæ

English translation:
I tried to reassure a friend in difficulty
Ligurian:
addeuviemmo o rastello pe accheugge e feugge cheite into giardin

English translation:
we use the rake to gather the fallen leaves in the garden
Ligurian:
donde ti l’æ misso o rastello de legno?

English translation:
where did you put the wooden rake?
Ligurian:
o gatto o l’à scorrio un ratto

English translation:
the cat chased a rat
Ligurian:
pe telefono o paiva röco apreuvo a-o refreidô

English translation:
on the phone he sounded hoarse from the cold
Ligurian:
scià me pòrte unna xatta de ravieu co-o tocco de carne e fonzi neigri, pe piaxei

English translation:
bring me a plate of ravioli with meat and porcini sauce, please
Ligurian:
o partio da prescidente o l’é stæto accaxonou de razziximo

English translation:
the president’s party has been accused of racism
Ligurian:
an taggiou a testa a-o re

English translation:
they cut off the king’s head
Ligurian:
l’òmmo de dinæ

English translation:
the king of diamonds
Ligurian:
a l’à inroccou o re

English translation:
he castled the king
Ligurian:
an realizzou unna neuva pista da biçiclette in çittæ

English translation:
they have built a new bike path in the city
Ligurian:
a gh’à guägno pöco, ma a-o manco a l’à coverto e speise

English translation:
he didn’t accomplish much, but at least he covered his expenses
Ligurian:
cian cianin o s’é dæto conto da gravitæ da scituaçion

English translation:
little by little he realized the gravity of the situation
Ligurian:
tutti i mæ dexidëi en intravegnui!

English translation:
all my dreams have come true!
Ligurian:
a realizzaçion do progetto a l’à domandou di meixi de travaggio

English translation:
the realization of the project required months of work
Ligurian:
a veitæ a l’é che no ô sò

English translation:
the truth is that I don’t know
Ligurian:
o confonde a realtæ e a fantaxia

English translation:
he confuses reality and imagination
Ligurian:
portâ de boñe neuve

English translation:
to bring good news
Ligurian:
anâ in sciô travaggio

English translation:
to go to work
Ligurian:
o conçerto o l’à avuo de reçenscioin poxitive da-a critica

English translation:
the concert received favorable reviews from the critics
Ligurian:
son stæto à Sant’Orçeise che no l’é guæi

English translation:
recently I was in Sant’Olcese
Ligurian:
e pegoe dòrman inta seu cioenda

English translation:
the sheep sleep in their pen
Ligurian:
o can o l’é scappou da-o pertuso da cioenda

English translation:
the dog escaped through the hole in the fence
Ligurian:
emmo installou unna cioenda d’in gio a-o giardin pe tegnî lontan i pòrchi sarvæghi

English translation:
we installed a fence around the garden to keep the wild boars away
Ligurian:
a Françesca a l’à reçitou a poexia davanti a-a lalla

English translation:
Francesca recited the poem in front of her aunt
Ligurian:
reçitâ inte unna comedia

English translation:
to act in a play
Ligurian:
ò recoverou tutti i quaddri che m’ean stæti arröbæ

English translation:
I recovered all the paintings that had been stolen from me
Ligurian:
dòppo sta partia ò pròpio da repiggiâ e fòrse

English translation:
after this match I really need to recover my strength
Ligurian:
o cantonê o l’à dæto un cicchetto a-o conduttô ch’o l’aiva parchezzou mâ

English translation:
the traffic warden reprimanded the driver who had parked badly
Ligurian:
ti l’æ deciarou a rendia à l’esattô?

English translation:
have you declared your income to the tax collector?
Ligurian:
graçie a-i contræti collettivi, i louanti an ottegnuo unna montâ do reddito

English translation:
thanks to collective bargaining agreements, workers have obtained an increase in income
Ligurian:
n’an dæto e ciù boñe informaçioin in sce de ti

English translation:
they gave us excellent references about you
Ligurian:
donde me presentava, me domandavan da chi poeivan anâ pe avei e mæ informaçioin

English translation:
wherever I applied, they asked me for references
Ligurian:
emmo piggiou o modello avanti comme referensa

English translation:
we took the previous model as a reference
Ligurian:
o figgeu o sätava de feliçitæ apreuvo a-o regallo

English translation:
the little boy was jumping for joy over the gift
Ligurian:
ò avuo un barlugon ma mæ figgia a m’à arrezzuo

English translation:
I had a dizzy spell but my daughter held me up
Ligurian:
arrezo mæ madonnâ tanto ch’a chiña pe-a scâ

English translation:
I hold my grandmother as she goes down the stairs
Ligurian:
quande ti fæ coscì mi no t’arrezo!

English translation:
when you act like this I can’t stand you!
Ligurian:
a carrega a no l’à tegnuo e son cheito in tæra

English translation:
the chair didn’t hold and I fell to the ground
Ligurian:
vaggo in vacansa a-a mæña perché no rexisto a-o freido

English translation:
I go on holiday to the seaside because I can’t stand the cold
Ligurian:
son mai tanto stanca che no arriëscio à arrezime in pê

English translation:
I’m so tired I can’t stand on my feet
Ligurian:
tëgnite à l’arrembaggia quande ti chiñi pe-a scâ

English translation:
hold on to the handrail when you go down the stairs
Ligurian:
vestia comme unna regiña

English translation:
dressed like a queen
Ligurian:
ò zugou a dònna de spoæ e lê a dònna de coppe

English translation:
I played the queen of spades and he the queen of hearts
Ligurian:
gh’é da mesciâ a regiña

English translation:
the queen must be moved
Ligurian:
o conseggio da region o s’é arrecampou vëi

English translation:
the regional council met yesterday
Ligurian:
l’é za partio o regionale de quattr’oe?

English translation:
has the 4 p.m. regional train already left?
Ligurian:
o fonçionäio o l’à registrou nomme, cognomme e abitaçion

English translation:
the clerk recorded name, surname and address
Ligurian:
me son scrito à l’assoçiaçion

English translation:
I registered with the association
Ligurian:
a meistra a l’à çernuo un nomme abrettio d’into registro

English translation:
the teacher picked a name at random from the register
Ligurian:
beseugna anâ apreuvo a-e regole

English translation:
the rules must be followed
Ligurian:
lezzemmo torna e regole do zeugo

English translation:
let’s read the rules of the game again
Ligurian:
sei bon à disegnâ un pentagono regolare co-o compasso e a squaddra?

English translation:
are you able to draw a regular pentagon with compass and set square?
Ligurian:
o controllô o l’à verificou che tutto o fïse regolare

English translation:
the inspector verified that everything was in order
Ligurian:
a-a domenega i treni no en guæi regolari

English translation:
on Sundays the trains aren’t very regular
Ligurian:
sto termòstato o no regola ben a temperatua

English translation:
this thermostat doesn’t regulate the temperature well
Ligurian:
ti piggi e teu meixiñe regolarmente?

English translation:
are you taking your medicines regularly?
Ligurian:
sciâ Montanâ, voscià scià sa ben che mi pago regolarmente a pixon!

English translation:
Mrs Montanari, you know perfectly well that I pay the rent regularly!
Ligurian:
pe commun, quande son in retardo, attreuvo delongo do trafego

English translation:
regularly, when I’m running late, I always run into traffic
Ligurian:
i investigatoî en apreuvo à domandâse se ghe segge unna relaçion tra sti doî fæti

English translation:
the investigators are wondering whether there’s a connection between these two events
Ligurian:
i doî zoveni an comensou unna relaçion grandestiña

English translation:
the two young people have started a secret relationship
Ligurian:
gh’é stæto delongo unna boña relaçion tra sti doî paixi

English translation:
there has always been a good relationship between these two countries
Ligurian:
a direttoa a m’à domandou unna relaçion scrita in sciô stato de finanse da dita pe doman

English translation:
the director has asked me for a written report on the state of the company’s finances by tomorrow
Ligurian:
a religion crestiaña catòlica

English translation:
the Roman Catholic Christian religion
Ligurian:
a l’ea unna dònna de bon cheu e piña de religion

English translation:
she was a woman with a heart of gold and full of religion
Ligurian:
beseugna che ghe dagghe inderê o libbro ch’a m’à impremuou che l’é doe settemañe

English translation:
I have to return to her the book she lent me two weeks ago
Ligurian:
te daiò inderê i dinæ comme reçeivo o stipendio

English translation:
I’ll give you back the money as soon as I get my paycheque
Ligurian:
se o produto o l’é ammagagnou, a casaña a l’à 30 giorni pe portâlo inderê a-a butega

English translation:
if the product is defective, the customer has 30 days to return it to the shop
Ligurian:
a terapia sperimentale a m’à dæto torna a memöia

English translation:
the experimental therapy gave me back my memory
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto mai tanto aggaibou che emmo vosciuo contracangiâghe a cortexia

English translation:
he was so kind that we wanted to return the favour
Ligurian:
l’investimento o l’a reiso o dexe in sce çento a-o netto de l’inflaçion

English translation:
the investment yielded ten percent net of inflation
Ligurian:
l’ægua a l’à reiso o terren tròppo appätanou pe zugâ à ballon

English translation:
the rain made the ground too muddy to play football
Ligurian:
de sti tempi o stress o l’à fæto vegnî rattelloso

English translation:
lately stress has made him irascible
Ligurian:
l’é stæto neçessäio piggiâ de mesue straordenäie

English translation:
it became necessary to adopt extraordinary measures
Ligurian:
no vorriæ rendime refuoso con fâ tròppe domande

English translation:
I wouldn’t want to make myself disliked by asking too many questions
Ligurian:
dòppo ch’o m’à trattou con prepotensa pe di anni, in sciâ fin son riescio à rendighe pan pe fugassa

English translation:
after years of harassment, I finally managed to give him a taste of his own medicine
Ligurian:
no s’ean manco dæte conto che l’ea za quattr’oe

English translation:
they hadn’t even realised it was already four o’clock
Ligurian:
ò investio into mercou di inmòbili pe garantîme unna rendia stabile

English translation:
I invested in the real estate market to ensure a stable income
Ligurian:
ò un gran mâ de ren

English translation:
I have a terrible backache
Ligurian:
l’exerçito o l’à represso a rebellion

English translation:
the army has suppressed the uprising
Ligurian:
m’ò dovuo tegnî o cento

English translation:
I had to hold back the tears
Ligurian:
a Repubrica italiaña

English translation:
the Italian Republic
Ligurian:
t’ò delongo tegnuo pe unna brava persoña

English translation:
I have always considered you a good person
Ligurian:
a reisa a l’é stæta annonçiâ à l’aradio da-o cappo do governo

English translation:
the surrender was announced on the radio by the head of government
Ligurian:
o guägno o l’é do 5% à l’anno

English translation:
the yield is 5% annually
Ligurian:
a-o strenze do sacco, a seu arrogansa a gh’é costâ l’arrembo di colleghi

English translation:
at the final reckoning, her arrogance cost her the support of her colleagues
Ligurian:
un quartê rescidençiale

English translation:
a residential neighborhood
Ligurian:
sta camixa a l’é fæta con un tesciuo ch’o rexiste a-e ceighe

English translation:
this shirt is made of wrinkle-resistant fabric
Ligurian:
l’alluminio o no l’é un materiale de duata

English translation:
aluminum is not a sturdy material
Ligurian:
o magistrato o l’à rexistio con fermessa a-e menasse

English translation:
the magistrate firmly resisted the threats
Ligurian:
i nòstri sordatti coraggioxi rexistian à st’attacco chì ascì

English translation:
our brave soldiers will withstand this attack as well
Ligurian:
no rexisto a-a coæ de rie quande fan coscì

English translation:
I can’t resist the urge to laugh when they act like that
Ligurian:
a l’é dua rexiste a-a tentaçion do doçe

English translation:
it’s hard to resist the temptation of dessert
Ligurian:
sto materiale o no rexiste ben a-a prescion

English translation:
this material does not withstand pressure well
Ligurian:
i sordatti an sponciou inderê l’assato

English translation:
the soldiers repelled the assault
Ligurian:
vëi seia a paçiente a l’à avuo unna crixi de respiraçion e gh’é stæto somministrou l’oscigeno

English translation:
last night the patient had a respiratory crisis and was given oxygen
Ligurian:
a seu respiaçion a l’ea inregolare

English translation:
her breathing was irregular
Ligurian:
quande no l’an invitou a-a festa, o gh’é arrestou pròpio mâ

English translation:
when they didn’t invite him to the party, he was really hurt
Ligurian:
penso ch’arrestiò à travaggiâ fin a-a seia in sciô tardi

English translation:
I think I’ll stay and work until late in the evening
Ligurian:
m’arresta ancon quarche dubio

English translation:
I still have some doubts
Ligurian:
inta despensa arresta ciù solo che unna bottiggia de vin

English translation:
only one bottle of wine remains in the pantry
Ligurian:
arresta ciù pöchi giorni pe Natale

English translation:
there are only a few days left until Christmas
Ligurian:
m’arresta solo ciù che un parente

English translation:
I have only one relative left
Ligurian:
affermâse pe-o disnâ

English translation:
to stay for lunch
Ligurian:
in sciâ fin o pescio o l’é arrestou a-o lammo e l’ò tiou sciù de lengê

English translation:
in the end the fish stayed on the hook and I reeled it in easily
Ligurian:
ghe son arrestâ de natta, no me l’aviæ maiciù figuou

English translation:
I was dumbfounded, I would never have imagined it
Ligurian:
co-e ægue secche, a barca a s’é amorrâ

English translation:
at low tide, the boat was left high and dry
Ligurian:
son apreuvo à restaurâ un fresco do Quattroçento inta gexa

English translation:
they are restoring a fifteenth-century fresco in the church
Ligurian:
o Commun o veu reconstrue a facciâ do tiatro

English translation:
the city wants to restore the facade of the theater
Ligurian:
o ministro o veu repiggiâ a confiansa di çitten

English translation:
the minister wants to restore the citizens’ trust
Ligurian:
o paise o l’à deçiso de restaurâ l’antiga festa de primmaveia

English translation:
the village has decided to revive the ancient spring festival
Ligurian:
o museo o l’à finançiou o restauro da statua

English translation:
the museum funded the restoration of the statue
Ligurian:
a gexa a l’é serrâ pe-i travaggi de reconstruçion

English translation:
the church is closed for restoration work
Ligurian:
o no poeiva fâ atro che dâghelo inderê

English translation:
he could do nothing but give it back to him
Ligurian:
a cuxeuia a m’à astreito o giachê

English translation:
the seamstress took in my jacket for me
Ligurian:
aspessisci a menestra à feugo lento ancon pe quarche menuto

English translation:
reduce the soup over low heat for a few more minutes
Ligurian:
an deçiso de restrenze i oräi d’avertua

English translation:
they have decided to shorten the opening hours
Ligurian:
ammiemmo de restrenze o descorso a-i ponti primmäi, pe piaxei

English translation:
let’s try to narrow the discussion down to the main points, please
Ligurian:
ste braghe se son astreite inta machina da lavâ

English translation:
these trousers shrank in the washing machine
Ligurian:
se son astreiti d’in gio a-o feugo

English translation:
they gathered around the fire
Ligurian:
a ræ di pescoei a l’ea piña de laxerti

English translation:
the fishermen’s net was full of mackerel
Ligurian:
a ræ a l’ea mai tanto pesante che gh’ea beseugno de doî òmmi pe tiâla sciù

English translation:
the net was so heavy that it took two men to lift it
Ligurian:
a zugheuia a l’é arrestâ imbroggiâ inta ræ dòppo ch’a l’aiva marcou

English translation:
the player got tangled in the net after scoring
Ligurian:
o Zena o l’à fæto doe ræ into primmo tempo

English translation:
Genoa scored two goals in the first half
Ligurian:
quande gh’é a pubriçitæ, mi cangio de canâ

English translation:
when the commercials come on, I change the channel
Ligurian:
a ræ elettrica a creuve tutto o territöio da naçion

English translation:
the electrical grid covers the entire national territory
Ligurian:
ò domandou a-o maxellâ un pö de rægio

English translation:
I asked the butcher for a little caul fat
Ligurian:
l’ò delongo tegnua pe unna persoña de bon conto

English translation:
I’ve always considered her an upright person
Ligurian:
disegnemmo unna linea drita

English translation:
let’s draw a straight line
Ligurian:
o Jean o l’aiva da fâ a revixon da lettia «A» do diçionäio, ma o s’é addormio co-a testa in sciô computer

English translation:
Jean was supposed to revise the letter “A” of the dictionary, but he fell asleep with his head on the computer
Ligurian:
besorrià che portemmo a machina da-o mecanico à fâ a revixon

English translation:
we’ll have to take the car to the mechanic for a service
Ligurian:
ò dovuo tiâ torna sciù e tapparelle perché gh’ea tròppo scuo

English translation:
I had to raise the shutters again because it was too dark
Ligurian:
apreuvo a-o reisego d’inondaçion an tiou sciù l’arze de doî metri

English translation:
because of the flood risk they raised the embankment by two meters
Ligurian:
m’ea assettou, ma tòsto ch’ò sentio o mæ nomme son stæto torna sciù

English translation:
I had sat down, but as soon as I heard my name I stood up again
Ligurian:
ò dovuo piggiâ e critiche sensa contradîle

English translation:
I had to accept the criticism without answering back
Ligurian:
aloa permetteime d’insciste torna in sce sta costion

English translation:
so allow me to return once again to this matter
Ligurian:
imbösa e carreghe e mettile in sciâ töa, coscì poemmo passâ a spassoia

English translation:
turn the chairs upside down and put them on the table, so we can sweep
Ligurian:
o conduttô o l’ea imbriægo e a machina a s’é imbösa

English translation:
the driver was drunk and the car overturned
Ligurian:
a çittæ a s’é sollevâ contra l’occupaçion nemiga

English translation:
the city rebelled against the enemy occupation
Ligurian:
i revoluçionäi an piggiou a Bastiggia

English translation:
the rebels took the Bastille
Ligurian:
o sollevo do 1746 o l’é arrestou avvoxou

English translation:
the rebellion of 1746 remained famous
Ligurian:
son cheita torna inte l’ægua

English translation:
I fell back into the water
Ligurian:
i longhi cavelli ghe cazzeivan in scê spalle

English translation:
his long hair fell down over his shoulders
Ligurian:
a responsabilitæ a cazze in sce de ti

English translation:
the responsibility falls on you
Ligurian:
da ste meie mæ barba o l’ottëgne un vin ben ben grammo

English translation:
from these apples my uncle makes a truly awful cider
Ligurian:
cöse ti pensi de sciortîne da-a vendia?

English translation:
what do you expect to get from the sale?
Ligurian:
o vestî o l’ea decorou à l’in grande con di recammi indoæ

English translation:
the dress was richly adorned with gilded embroidery
Ligurian:
a sò unica ricchessa

English translation:
his only wealth
Ligurian:
o can o l’à un pei scciasso e risso

English translation:
the dog has thick, curly fur
Ligurian:
i rissi ghe cazzeivan zu in scê spalle

English translation:
her curls fell down over her shoulders
Ligurian:
ò sciusciou via e limagge fiñe e arrecuggeito i rissi de færo

English translation:
I blew away the fine filings and gathered the iron curls
Ligurian:
emmo trovou un risseu into giardin e l’emmo lasciou quëtâ

English translation:
we found a hedgehog in the garden and left it alone
Ligurian:
in sciâ scuggea gh’ea pin de zin

English translation:
on the cliff there were lots of sea urchins
Ligurian:
i figgeu arrecuggeivan e risse cheite sott’a-i erboi de castagne

English translation:
the children were gathering the burrs that had fallen beneath the chestnut trees
Ligurian:
danni a mente à no sciaccâ i zin co-i pê

English translation:
be careful not to step on the sea urchins
Ligurian:
un òmmo ricco e larghê

English translation:
a rich and generous man
Ligurian:
o l’é uña de gente ciù ricche da çittæ

English translation:
he is one of the wealthiest people in town
Ligurian:
o Giappon o l’é un di paixi ciù ricchi de l’Asia

English translation:
Japan is one of the richest countries in Asia
Ligurian:
unna ricca colleçion de quaddri

English translation:
a rich collection of paintings
Ligurian:
a seu attivitæ de reçerca scientifica

English translation:
his scientific research work
Ligurian:
o l’é anæto in çerchia de quarcösa

English translation:
he went in search of something
Ligurian:
a reçetta do pesto

English translation:
the recipe for pesto
Ligurian:
o mego o l’à scrito a reçetta

English translation:
the doctor wrote out the prescription
Ligurian:
ciammilo torna, perché o no t’à sentio

English translation:
call him back, because he didn’t hear you
Ligurian:
l’avertua do neuvo museo a l’à fæto arrivâ un muggio de turisti

English translation:
the opening of the new museum drew a crowd of tourists
Ligurian:
quella röba rossa a reciamma i euggi de tutti

English translation:
that red dress draws everyone’s gaze
Ligurian:
o direttô o l’à ciammou inderê into scagno

English translation:
the director called him back to the office
Ligurian:
o cantonê o l’à dæto i arregòrdi a-o conduttô

English translation:
the traffic officer reprimanded the motorist
Ligurian:
a-o reciammo do patron, o can o l’é vegnuo inderê de ficco

English translation:
at his master’s call, the dog came straight back
Ligurian:
o meistro o l’à dæto un arregòrdo a-o studente distræto

English translation:
the teacher gave a reprimand to the distracted student
Ligurian:
o cacciou o l’à addeuviou unna pelleuia pe-e anie

English translation:
the hunter used a decoy for the ducks
Ligurian:
e mande into testo correspondan a-e nòtte in fondo da pagina

English translation:
the references in the text correspond to the footnotes
Ligurian:
bongiorno, voeiva domandâ ciù tante informaçioin in sciô progetto

English translation:
good morning, I wanted to request further details about the project
Ligurian:
o m’à domandou torna o documento perché m’ea ascordâ de mandâghelo

English translation:
he asked me for the document again because I had forgotten to send it to him
Ligurian:
pe sto travaggio ghe veu tanta preçixon

English translation:
this job requires great precision
Ligurian:
a teu domanda a l’é stæta approvâ

English translation:
your request has been approved
Ligurian:
a domanda per quello produto a passa l’offerta

English translation:
demand for that product exceeds supply
Ligurian:
me n’impippo da teu reconoscensa, mi veuggio unna recompensa!

English translation:
I don’t care about your gratitude, I want a reward!
Ligurian:
a sciâ Parödi a l’à promisso unn’attroveuia de çinquant’euro à chi ghe portià inderê o portafeuggio

English translation:
Mrs. Parodi has promised a reward of fifty euros to whoever brings her wallet back to her
Ligurian:
l’ò conosciua tramezo a-e gente

English translation:
I recognized her in the crowd
Ligurian:
pe fortuña an conosciuo de ficco a ciappoa do nemigo

English translation:
luckily they immediately recognized the enemy’s trap
Ligurian:
en stæti giudicæ corpevoli tutti

English translation:
they were all found guilty
Ligurian:
l’an reconosciuo comme prescidente legittimo

English translation:
they recognized him as the legitimate president
Ligurian:
no m’arregòrdo à che oa doviæ arrivâ o Carlo

English translation:
I don’t remember what time Carlo is supposed to arrive
Ligurian:
arregòrda à teu fræ de lavâ i tondi!

English translation:
remind your brother to wash the dishes!
Ligurian:
sta çittæ a l’arregòrda Spezza

English translation:
this city is reminiscent of La Spezia
Ligurian:
ti t’ê arregordou de fâlo?

English translation:
did you remember to do it?
Ligurian:
arregòrdighelo!

English translation:
remind him!
Ligurian:
ò un arregòrdo confuso de quella giornâ

English translation:
I have a vague memory of that day
Ligurian:
o recorrî de l’aro o mostra che gh’é un problema de fondo

English translation:
the recurrence of the error indicates an underlying problem