ConseggioLigure/zenamt huggingface dataset:
Ligurian:
pâ che quello restorante o segge assæ cao

English translation:
they say that restaurant is very expensive
Ligurian:
pâ che st’anno chì l’inverno o saià tempiou

English translation:
they say winter will be mild this year
Ligurian:
comme se ghe dixe a-o barcon in franseise?

English translation:
how do you say “window” in French?
Ligurian:
comme se ghe dixe a-a ciæbella in cineise?

English translation:
how do you say “firefly” in Chinese?
Ligurian:
t’æ un bello dî ti che ghe veu tanta paçiensa!

English translation:
it’s easy for you to say it takes a lot of patience!
Ligurian:
o s’é dito che l’ea megio aspëtâ

English translation:
it was decided that it was better to wait
Ligurian:
quande diggo de no, l’é no

English translation:
when I say no, I mean no
Ligurian:
no gh’ò ancon dito de scì, veuggio pensâghe ancon un pö

English translation:
I haven’t told him yes yet, I want to think about it a bit more
Ligurian:
se â veddo torna, ghe destappo e oege!

English translation:
if I see her again, I’ll give her a piece of my mind!
Ligurian:
sensa che nisciun gh’e l’avesse domandou, o l’à vosciuo dî a seu

English translation:
without anyone asking him, he wanted to have his say
Ligurian:
gh’é de scituaçioin donde beseugna avei o cheu de dî a-o pan pan

English translation:
in certain situations one must have the courage to call a spade a spade
Ligurian:
o l’é anæto drito drito à Corniggen

English translation:
he went straight to Cornigliano
Ligurian:
o commandante o l’é un ch’o parla ciæo

English translation:
the commander is someone who speaks directly
Ligurian:
veuggio parlâ à lê de persoña, solo à lê

English translation:
I want to speak to him directly, only to him
Ligurian:
o treno diretto pe Milan o parte à eutt’oe

English translation:
the direct train to Milan leaves at eight
Ligurian:
a l’é anæta drita in scagno comm’a l’é arrivâ

English translation:
she went straight to the office as soon as she arrived
Ligurian:
o xeuo pe Romma o parte de chì à unn’oa

English translation:
the direct flight to Rome leaves in an hour
Ligurian:
an fermou un camio i viægio pe-a Fransa

English translation:
they stopped a truck headed for France
Ligurian:
a direttoa a l’à convocou unna reunion urgente

English translation:
the director called an urgent meeting
Ligurian:
ò unn’intervista co-o direttô

English translation:
I have an interview with the director
Ligurian:
vanni in quella direçion fintanto che no ti veddi o ponte

English translation:
go in that direction until you see the bridge
Ligurian:
a direçion do progetto a l’é stæta assegnâ a-a Luçia

English translation:
the management of the project was entrusted to Lucia
Ligurian:
a direçion a l’à approvou o neuvo regolamento

English translation:
management has approved the new regulations
Ligurian:
ti devi dirizze l’attençion do pubrico in sciô ponto ciave

English translation:
you must direct the audience’s attention to the key point
Ligurian:
ò pontou a barca verso o pòrto

English translation:
I steered the boat toward the harbor
Ligurian:
o regista o dirizze i attoî

English translation:
the director directs the actors
Ligurian:
mæ seuxoa a l’à diretto i travaggi de renovamento

English translation:
my mother-in-law oversaw the renovation work
Ligurian:
o gruppo o s’é inandiou verso a staçion

English translation:
the group headed toward the station
Ligurian:
tutti an vortou i euggi verso o son

English translation:
everyone turned their gaze toward the noise
Ligurian:
segondo o drito çivile quello contræto o no l’é valido

English translation:
according to civil law, that contract is not valid
Ligurian:
o drito de voto o pertocca à tutti i çitten adulti

English translation:
the right to vote belongs to all adult citizens
Ligurian:
a-o confin se paga o drito de dugaña in scê mercançie importæ

English translation:
at the border one pays the customs duty on imported goods
Ligurian:
o cotello o l’à unna lamma longa e drita

English translation:
the knife has a long, straight blade
Ligurian:
çerca de mantegnî o busto drito durante l’exerçiçio

English translation:
try to keep your torso straight during the exercise
Ligurian:
o l’é tròppo drito pe cazzighe

English translation:
he’s too shrewd to fall for it
Ligurian:
l’aguo o no l’é introu drito

English translation:
the nail didn’t go in straight
Ligurian:
o treno o va drito à Milan sensa fermæ

English translation:
the train goes straight to Milan without stops
Ligurian:
in sciô drito do mariölo gh’é un disegno bleu

English translation:
on the front of the shirt there’s a blue design
Ligurian:
a l’ea feua de cascia e a gh’à dito de tutto

English translation:
she was furious and gave him a real tongue-lashing
Ligurian:
gh’é stæto unna tentativa de desvio do xeuo

English translation:
there was an attempted hijacking of the flight
Ligurian:
emmo desviou o barco à Sestri pe caxon do tempo grammo

English translation:
we diverted the boat to Sestri because of the bad weather
Ligurian:
doî individui an çercou de desviâ o xeuo

English translation:
two individuals tried to hijack the flight
Ligurian:
o s’avansa da-a ziña da liggia

English translation:
he leans out over the edge of the cliff
Ligurian:
i travaggi pe-a neuva stradda en comensæ a settemaña passâ e an creou ben ben de desaxi pe-o trafego

English translation:
work on the new road began last week and has caused considerable traffic disruption
Ligurian:
o desaxo econòmico da region o l’é pezoou co-a crixi

English translation:
the region’s economic hardship has worsened with the crisis
Ligurian:
che gena à quella çeña, no conosceiva nisciun!

English translation:
how awkward that dinner was, I didn’t know anyone!
Ligurian:
a poliçia a l’à desarmou l’aggressô

English translation:
the police disarmed the attacker
Ligurian:
an deçiso de desarmâ o vascello

English translation:
they decided to decommission the vessel
Ligurian:
l’é tròppo fito pe desarmâ o ponte

English translation:
it’s too early to dismantle the scaffolding
Ligurian:
chiño i scæn

English translation:
I walk down the steps
Ligurian:
a chiña da-i monti

English translation:
it descends from the mountains
Ligurian:
a matematica a l’é unna discipriña ch’a domanda tanta prattica e divoçion

English translation:
mathematics is a discipline that requires much practice and dedication
Ligurian:
a discipriña militare a l’impoñe de regole streite

English translation:
military discipline imposes strict rules
Ligurian:
a neuva lezze a discipriña a deuvia di spaçi pubrichi

English translation:
the new law regulates the use of public spaces
Ligurian:
beseugna ch’anæ apreuvo a-e nòrme de discipriña

English translation:
you must follow the disciplinary rules
Ligurian:
addeuvia un disco abraxivo pe taggiâ o færo

English translation:
use an abrasive disc to cut the iron
Ligurian:
sentivan un vegio disco in vinile

English translation:
they were listening to an old vinyl record
Ligurian:
descorrivan de questo e de quello

English translation:
they were chatting about this and that
Ligurian:
o prescidente o l’à dito inte un descorso a-a naçion

English translation:
the president said so in a speech to the nation
Ligurian:
a discuscion a l’à ascciæio tanti dubbi

English translation:
the discussion cleared up many doubts
Ligurian:
a discuscion tra i doî a l’é degenerâ inte di crii

English translation:
the argument between the two escalated into shouting
Ligurian:
a validitæ de quella teoria a l’é ancon in discuscion

English translation:
the validity of that theory is still debated
Ligurian:
e mæ colleghe n’an raxonou tutta a mattin

English translation:
my colleagues discussed it all morning
Ligurian:
ean lì che descorrivan tranquilli into sallon

English translation:
they were chatting quietly in the living room
Ligurian:
vëi seia s’en rattellæ torna e n’an addesciou co-i seu crii

English translation:
last night they argued again and woke us up with their shouting
Ligurian:
ciantemmola de disputâ de l’ombra de l’ase e piggemmo unna deçixon

English translation:
let’s stop arguing about the gender of angels and make a decision
Ligurian:
beseugna che desdimmo a stançia inte l’abergo

English translation:
we have to cancel the hotel room
Ligurian:
disegnâ unna sciô co-o lapi

English translation:
to draw a flower in pencil
Ligurian:
comme ti disegni ben!

English translation:
how well you draw!
Ligurian:
o meistro de disegno o m’à fæto i comprimenti

English translation:
the drawing teacher complimented me
Ligurian:
inta salla gh’é unna gròssa töa da disegno

English translation:
in the room there is a large drawing table
Ligurian:
o tappeto o l’à unna fantaxia geometrica complessa

English translation:
the carpet has a complex geometric pattern
Ligurian:
o seu disegno o l’ea ciæo: ottegnî o contròllo da dita

English translation:
his plan was clear: to gain control of the company
Ligurian:
e nessette aggiuttan o messiavo à scerbâ a vigna

English translation:
the granddaughters help their grandfather weed the vineyard
Ligurian:
o Commun o dovieiva occupâse do scerbamento di giardinetti

English translation:
the Town Council ought to see to the weeding of the flowerbeds
Ligurian:
un errô desgraçiou o l’à caxonou o danno

English translation:
an unfortunate mistake caused the damage
Ligurian:
pövea desgraçiâ, a l’à perso tutto!

English translation:
poor wretch, she has lost everything!
Ligurian:
o l’é un desgraçiou co-a consciensa inte carcagne

English translation:
he is an unscrupulous scoundrel
Ligurian:
o l’é chinou da-e scæ con un passo desinvòlto

English translation:
he came down the stairs with a casual step
Ligurian:
o l’à replicou de mainea desgenâ a-e critiche

English translation:
he responded nonchalantly to the criticism
Ligurian:
a l’é delongo desgagginâ quand’a l’à da piggiâ de deçixoin a-a lesta

English translation:
she is always self-assured when she has to make quick decisions
Ligurian:
ti ti parli in pubrico con gran desinvoltua

English translation:
you speak in public with great ease
Ligurian:
a desonestæ a dannezza a soçietæ

English translation:
dishonesty harms society
Ligurian:
o commisso o l’é stæto scorrio perché o l’ea desonesto co-e casañe

English translation:
the shop assistant was fired because he was dishonest with the customers
Ligurian:
dixineuve o l’é despa

English translation:
nineteen is odd
Ligurian:
o l’à fæto pe despeto

English translation:
he did it out of spite
Ligurian:
st’idea chì a no me despiaxe pe ninte

English translation:
I don’t mind this idea at all
Ligurian:
te despiaxe l’idea de cangiâ de casa?

English translation:
do you dislike the idea of moving house?
Ligurian:
me desgusta ste scene desgaibæ

English translation:
I dislike these uncivilised scenes
Ligurian:
gh’é despiaxuo quande gh’an dæto a notiçia

English translation:
she was saddened when they told her the news
Ligurian:
me despiaxe, aggi paçiensa!

English translation:
I’m sorry, forgive me!
Ligurian:
seu moæ a l’à provou un gran despiaxei pe-a notiçia

English translation:
her mother felt great sorrow at the news
Ligurian:
l’antologia a l’é disponibile a-a biblioteca Berio

English translation:
the anthology is available at the Berio library
Ligurian:
a l’é unna zovena larghea e servixosa

English translation:
she’s a generous and helpful girl
Ligurian:
a mega a l’é disponibile doman à dex’oe?

English translation:
is the doctor available tomorrow at ten?
Ligurian:
ò dispòsto i libbri in ordine alfabetico

English translation:
I’ve arranged the books in alphabetical order
Ligurian:
o mego o l’à dispòsto un recòvero in sciô momento

English translation:
the doctor ordered an immediate hospitalization
Ligurian:
oua dispoñan de di strumenti ciù moderni

English translation:
they now have more modern tools at their disposal
Ligurian:
i studenti se son dispòsti inte unna fia

English translation:
the students lined up in a row
Ligurian:
sta dispoxiçion da mòbilia a rende a stansa ciù ciæa

English translation:
this arrangement of the furniture makes the room brighter
Ligurian:
ghe veu a dispoxiçion giusta pe resòlve sto problema

English translation:
the right disposition is needed to solve this problem
Ligurian:
a conteisa tra i vexin a l’é finia in tribunâ

English translation:
the dispute between the neighbors ended up in court
Ligurian:
quello gòtto d’ægua fresca o m’à descidiou

English translation:
that glass of cool water quenched my thirst
Ligurian:
a s’é fermâ da-a fontaña pe descidiâse

English translation:
she stopped at the fountain to quench her thirst
Ligurian:
desfa o crescente inte l’ægua

English translation:
dissolve the yeast in the water
Ligurian:
o vento o l’à fæto scentâ a negia

English translation:
the wind dispersed the fog
Ligurian:
quande gh’é cado a giassa a se deslengua

English translation:
when it’s hot the ice melts
Ligurian:
emmo provou à dissuadilo da-o replicâ à l’offeisa

English translation:
we tried to dissuade him from responding to the insult
Ligurian:
o zoveno o destacca unna figa da l’erbo e o â pòrze a-a galante

English translation:
the young man pulls a fig from the tree and offers it to his fiancée
Ligurian:
de vòtte me pâ imposcibile destaccâ mæ nevo da-o telefonin

English translation:
sometimes it seems impossible to pry my nephew away from his phone
Ligurian:
a scòrsa a se destacca da l’erbo secco

English translation:
the bark is peeling off the dead tree
Ligurian:
doî turisti an segnalou o destacco de un tòcco de cròsta da-a miagia da cappella

English translation:
two tourists reported a piece of plaster falling off the wall of the chapel
Ligurian:
tra lê e l’avversäia gh’ea çinque segondi de destacco

English translation:
there were five seconds between her and her opponent
Ligurian:
ò provou à giudicâla con destacco, ma no ò posciuo

English translation:
I tried to judge her with detachment, but I couldn’t
Ligurian:
ô sentivan da un chillòmetro de distansa

English translation:
they could hear him from a kilometer away
Ligurian:
a distansa tra e doe çittæ a l’é de trenta chillòmetri

English translation:
the distance between the two cities is thirty kilometers
Ligurian:
gh’é tanta distansa tra e nòstre opinioin

English translation:
there’s a great distance between our opinions
Ligurian:
mæ barba o destillava a rappa in cà co-o lambicco

English translation:
my uncle used to distill grappa at home with the still
Ligurian:
o lambicco o l’é un appægio pe-a destillaçion

English translation:
the still is an apparatus for distillation
Ligurian:
beseugna ëse boin à conosce o ben da-o mâ

English translation:
one must know how to distinguish good from evil
Ligurian:
a qualitæ a caratterizza o nòstro produto

English translation:
quality distinguishes our product
Ligurian:
quello restorante o se distingue pe-e pittanse creative

English translation:
that restaurant stands out for its creative dishes
Ligurian:
o træto distintivo do seu stilo o l’é l’uso do cô

English translation:
the distinctive trait of his style is the use of color
Ligurian:
o poliçiòtto o l’à mostrou o distintivo

English translation:
the policeman showed his badge
Ligurian:
ò sentio un son distinto

English translation:
I heard a distinct sound
Ligurian:
sta poula a l’à trei scignificati despægi

English translation:
this word has three distinct meanings
Ligurian:
l’é introu unna scignoa elegante

English translation:
a distinguished lady came in
Ligurian:
no travisâ e mæ intençioin, no voeiva offendite

English translation:
don’t distort my intentions, I didn’t mean to offend you
Ligurian:
i prexonê an distræto i poliçiòtti

English translation:
the prisoners distracted the policemen
Ligurian:
no lasciâ che te desandian da-a teu miscion

English translation:
don’t let them distract you from your mission
Ligurian:
quande son preoccupou, me divago con ammiâ a televixon

English translation:
when I’m worried, I distract myself by watching television
Ligurian:
ò provou à travaggiâ, ma me son distræto

English translation:
I tried to work, but I got distracted
Ligurian:
an distribuio i volantin davanti a-a staçion

English translation:
they handed out flyers in front of the station
Ligurian:
beseugna distribuî megio o peiso into saino

English translation:
the weight in the backpack needs to be distributed better
Ligurian:
o scistema o distribuisce l’ægua à tutte e abitaçioin

English translation:
the system distributes water to all the homes
Ligurian:
o distributô o fornisce e buteghe da zöna

English translation:
the distributor supplies the shops in the area
Ligurian:
o distributô de biggetti o piggia solo che e carte

English translation:
the ticket machine only accepts cards
Ligurian:
se fermemmo da-o distributô pe fâ benziña

English translation:
we’re stopping at the gas station to fill up
Ligurian:
l’inçendio o porrieiva destrue tutto o casamento

English translation:
the fire could destroy the entire apartment block
Ligurian:
a guæra a l’à destruto tutto

English translation:
the war has destroyed everything
Ligurian:
an destruto a concorrensa con un produto ciù bon

English translation:
they crushed the competition with a better product
Ligurian:
a borrasca a l’à caxonou da destruçion longo a riva

English translation:
the storm brought destruction along the coast
Ligurian:
o gh’à dæto tanto incòmmodo mæ figgio?

English translation:
did my son cause you much trouble?
Ligurian:
e condiçioin da prexon ean desumañe

English translation:
the prison conditions were inhumane
Ligurian:
gh’ò dæto unna diâ inte l’euggio sensa voeilo

English translation:
I poked him in the eye by mistake
Ligurian:
t’æ lasciou unna diâ in sciô spegio ch’aiva tòsto finio de nettezzâ!

English translation:
you left a fingerprint on the mirror I had just cleaned!
Ligurian:
a s’é taggiâ un dio tanto ch’a coxinava

English translation:
she cut her finger while cooking
Ligurian:
scià me dagghe ancon doe die de vin, pe piaxei

English translation:
give me another two fingers of wine, please
Ligurian:
o s’é ferio o dio de mezo co-o cotello

English translation:
he hurt his middle finger with the knife
Ligurian:
se semmo accoegæ in sciô sofà à vedde un cine

English translation:
we lay down on the sofa to watch a film
Ligurian:
o mego o gh’à domandou de sciarrâ e gambe

English translation:
the doctor asked him to spread his legs
Ligurian:
co-o tempo a l’é vegnua à ëse unn’esperta do settô

English translation:
in time she became an expert in the field
Ligurian:
o l’à poia de vegnî vegio

English translation:
he is afraid of growing old
Ligurian:
quande s’é fæto giorno eimo ancon in viægio

English translation:
when day broke we were still travelling
Ligurian:
o l’é vegnuo à ëse un scrittô avvoxou

English translation:
he became an acclaimed writer
Ligurian:
a Ciña a l’é vegnua unna gran potensa econòmica

English translation:
China has become a great economic power
Ligurian:
o l’é vegnuo ricco dòppo avei guägno a-o semenäio

English translation:
he became rich by winning the lottery
Ligurian:
apreuvo a-a pubricaçion de quello libbro a s’é fæta famosa

English translation:
thanks to the publication of that book she became famous
Ligurian:
o vin o l’é vegnuo axou

English translation:
the wine has turned to vinegar
Ligurian:
l’ægua a l’é vegnua giassa

English translation:
the water has turned to ice
Ligurian:
quande l’an misso a-o landon, o l’é vegnuo rosso comme a braxa

English translation:
when they teased him, he turned red as fire
Ligurian:
emmo di gusti muxicali despægi

English translation:
we have very different musical tastes
Ligurian:
parlan doe lengue despæge ma se capiscian beniscimo

English translation:
they speak two different languages but they understand each other perfectly
Ligurian:
ò lezzuo ciù de un libbro in sce l’argomento

English translation:
I have read several books on the subject
Ligurian:
gh’é stæto ciù de unna tentativa de mediaçion

English translation:
there were several attempts at mediation
Ligurian:
ciù de unna persoña a l’à menassou de presentâ unna denonçia

English translation:
several people have threatened to file a complaint
Ligurian:
semmo in tanti à voei vegnî

English translation:
there are several of us who want to come
Ligurian:
o cine ch’emmo visto vëi o l’é stæto unna vea demoa

English translation:
the film we saw yesterday was really entertaining
Ligurian:
quello zeugo da töa o fa demoâ delongo

English translation:
that board game is always fun
Ligurian:
ste sciortie no me fan rie

English translation:
I don’t find this kind of joke amusing
Ligurian:
a comedia a l’à fæto demoâ tutti

English translation:
the comedy entertained everyone
Ligurian:
ve sei demoæ a-a festa?

English translation:
did you have fun at the party?
Ligurian:
en cöse che no me demoan

English translation:
they are things that don’t amuse me
Ligurian:
o rian o spartisce a colliña inta doî

English translation:
the stream divides the hill in two
Ligurian:
a meistra a l’à spartio a torta inta dexe

English translation:
the teacher divided the cake into ten
Ligurian:
100 diviso pe 2 o l’é 50

English translation:
100 divided by 2 is 50
Ligurian:
aggiuttæme à spartîli, che sedonca se dan!

English translation:
help me separate them, otherwise they’ll start fighting!
Ligurian:
a politica a l’à diviso a seu famiggia

English translation:
politics has divided his family
Ligurian:
se semmo spartii a-a sciortia da metropolitaña

English translation:
we parted ways at the exit of the metro
Ligurian:
an deçiso de spartîse dòppo tanti anni de rattelle

English translation:
they decided to split up after years of arguments
Ligurian:
se semmo spartii a torta

English translation:
we shared out the cake
Ligurian:
l’é proibio fermâse inte sta stradda

English translation:
there is a no-parking sign on this street
Ligurian:
a proibiçion de bagnâse a l’intrià in deuvia doman

English translation:
the swimming ban comes into force tomorrow
Ligurian:
o no l’ea autorizzou à divurgâ quelli dæti reservæ

English translation:
he was not authorised to disclose that confidential data
Ligurian:
o fin da fondaçion o l’é divurgâ a coltua scientifica inte scheue

English translation:
the foundation’s aim is to spread scientific culture in schools
Ligurian:
a divurgaçion di resultati a l’intravegnià inta conferensa stampa

English translation:
the disclosure of the results will take place during the press conference
Ligurian:
a doccia do bagno de d’ato a coa

English translation:
the shower in the upstairs bathroom is leaking
Ligurian:
dòppo l’allenamento a s’é fæta unna doccia cada

English translation:
after training she took a hot shower
Ligurian:
o volumme o l’arrecheugge o materiale documentäio de l’epoca

English translation:
the volume collects period documentary material
Ligurian:
emmo provou à vedde un documentäio in scî fozi, ma se semmo addormii

English translation:
we tried to watch a documentary about mushrooms, but we fell asleep
Ligurian:
beseugna che prepare tutta a documentaçion

English translation:
I need to prepare all the documentation
Ligurian:
i papê ean spantegæ abrettio in sciô scagno

English translation:
the documents were scattered haphazardly on the desk
Ligurian:
sti papê mostran che i propietäi semmo niatri

English translation:
these documents prove that we are the owners
Ligurian:
a-a maratoña o l’é arrivou dozzen

English translation:
he came twelfth in the marathon
Ligurian:
a primmaveia a comensa inta dozzeña settemaña de l’anno

English translation:
spring begins in the twelfth week of the year
Ligurian:
i dozze apòstoli

English translation:
the twelve apostles
Ligurian:
o Duxe da Repubrica de Zena

English translation:
the Doge of the Republic of Genoa
Ligurian:
m’é vegnuo e deugge

English translation:
my labor pains have started
Ligurian:
sto vin o l’é ciù tanto doçe che quello de l’anno passou

English translation:
this wine is sweeter than last year’s
Ligurian:
a galante do Marco a l’é unna figgia ben ben doçe

English translation:
Marco’s girlfriend is a very sweet girl
Ligurian:
de doçe emmo merelli e scciumma de læte

English translation:
for dessert we have strawberries and cream
Ligurian:
i dôsci ean tutti ciù che boin, graçie

English translation:
the desserts were all delicious, thank you
Ligurian:
me gusta o doçe

English translation:
I like sweets
Ligurian:
i doî sciummi strixellavan dôsci inta ciaña

English translation:
the two rivers flowed gently across the plain
Ligurian:
m’an parlou doçe

English translation:
they spoke to me gently
Ligurian:
gh’ò dæto vinti dòllai pe quello libbro

English translation:
I paid twenty dollars for that book
Ligurian:
o l’aiva un dô inte gambe

English translation:
he had a pain in his legs
Ligurian:
no poeivan parlâ do seu dô

English translation:
they couldn’t talk about their grief
Ligurian:
a feria a l’é ancon dosa à l’attasto

English translation:
the wound is still painful to the touch
Ligurian:
a pontua a l’à fæto un pö mâ

English translation:
the sting was a bit painful
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto un adio ben ben doso

English translation:
it was a very painful farewell
Ligurian:
o l’à respòsto a-e domande de l’examme abrettio

English translation:
he answered the exam questions at random
Ligurian:
a-o ministëio gh’é arrivou ciù domande che no s’aspëtavan

English translation:
more applications than expected reached the ministry
Ligurian:
m’an domandou o nomme

English translation:
they asked me my name
Ligurian:
ti m’æ domandou l’oa?

English translation:
did you ask me the time?
Ligurian:
gh’ò domandou un piaxei importante

English translation:
I asked him for an important favor
Ligurian:
mæ moggê a l’à domandou un gòtto d’ægua a-o buteghinê

English translation:
my wife asked the bartender for a glass of water
Ligurian:
sto spòrt o veu de l’agilitæ e de stâ concentræ

English translation:
it’s a sport that demands agility and concentration
Ligurian:
quante t’an ciammou pe dâ recatto a-e scarpe?

English translation:
how much did they ask you to repair the shoes?
Ligurian:
me domando cös’o veu da mi

English translation:
I wonder what he wants from me
Ligurian:
parto doman a-a mattin

English translation:
I’m leaving tomorrow morning
Ligurian:
se veddemmo doman pe finî o travaggio

English translation:
see you tomorrow to finish the job
Ligurian:
doman ò un appontamento importante

English translation:
tomorrow I have an important appointment
Ligurian:
pensa a-o doman e mettite da-a parte un pö de dinæ

English translation:
think about tomorrow and save a little money
Ligurian:
doman mattin ò da addesciâme fito

English translation:
tomorrow morning I have to get up early
Ligurian:
domenega passâ emmo fæto unna passaggiâ in sciâ mæña

English translation:
last Sunday we took a walk on the beach
Ligurian:
domenega ch’a vëgne anemmo à disnâ da-i mæ

English translation:
next Sunday we’re going to my parents’ for lunch
Ligurian:
a-a domenega a-a seia fasso delongo quarcösa de legio da mangiâ

English translation:
on Sunday evenings I always make something light to eat
Ligurian:
o regime o l’à dominou o paise pe de dexeñe d’anni

English translation:
the regime dominated the country for decades
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto bon à astallâ a raggia inte un momento difficoltoso

English translation:
he managed to control his anger in a difficult moment
Ligurian:
l’é di anni che quella squaddra a dòmina i avversäi

English translation:
that team has dominated its opponents for years
Ligurian:
o Speron o batte a çittæ de Zena

English translation:
Forte Sperone overlooks the city of Genoa
Ligurian:
l’impëio o dominava in sce di pòpoli despægi

English translation:
the empire ruled over different peoples
Ligurian:
o batte tutti pe esperiensa

English translation:
he surpasses everyone in experience
Ligurian:
a barca a se bäsiga in sce l’ægua

English translation:
the boat rocks on the water
Ligurian:
a figgeua ascidiâ a se bäsigava in sciô rammo do castagno

English translation:
the bored little girl was swinging on the chestnut branch
Ligurian:
à mæ figgio ghe lòccia za un dente

English translation:
my son already has a loose tooth
Ligurian:
o poæ o bäsiga a figgeua

English translation:
the father is rocking the baby girl
Ligurian:
me bäsigo in sciâ branda

English translation:
I sway in the hammock
Ligurian:
parlemmo di driti de dònne

English translation:
we talk about women’s rights
Ligurian:
doçe comme l’abbrasso de unna dònna

English translation:
sweet as a woman’s embrace
Ligurian:
ò accattou un masso de reuse pe-a mæ dònna

English translation:
I bought a bouquet of roses for my woman
Ligurian:
ò callou a dònna de dinæ

English translation:
I played the queen of diamonds
Ligurian:
an ciammou unna dònna de servixo pe dâ recatto a-a casa

English translation:
they hired a cleaning woman to tidy up the house
Ligurian:
no stâte à fiâ, o l’é un donnâ e o promette à tutte e mæxime cöse

English translation:
don’t trust him, he’s a womanizer and promises every woman the same things
Ligurian:
ghe pensiemo dapeu!

English translation:
we’ll think about it later!
Ligurian:
primma a l’ea intrâ e dapeu a l’ea torna feua

English translation:
first she went in and then she was out again
Ligurian:
o dexe o ven dòppo o neuve

English translation:
ten comes after nine
Ligurian:
un passo apreuvo à l’atro

English translation:
one step after another
Ligurian:
a settemaña apreuvo à Dënâ

English translation:
the week after Christmas
Ligurian:
o l’é sciòrtio in libertæ dòppo un anno de prexon

English translation:
he was released after a year in prison
Ligurian:
staggo dòppo o distributô de benziña

English translation:
I live just past the gas station
Ligurian:
dòppo che ti te n’ê anæto semmo anæti in letto

English translation:
after you left we went to sleep
Ligurian:
dòppo ësimeghe ben appensou, ò tiou sciù a cornetta do telefono

English translation:
after thinking long and hard, I picked up the telephone receiver
Ligurian:
o giorno apreuvo a se n’é anæta

English translation:
the next day she left
Ligurian:
se veddemmo poidoman, perché doman l’é festa

English translation:
see you the day after tomorrow, because tomorrow is a holiday
Ligurian:
in zeneise o ve doggio o s’addeuvia solo che pe-e poule estranxee

English translation:
in Genoese dialect the double v is used only for foreign words
Ligurian:
ghe veu un sfòrso doggio pe finî à tempo

English translation:
it takes twice the effort to finish on time
Ligurian:
o mego o gh’à prescrito unna quantitæ doggia

English translation:
the doctor prescribed him a double dose
Ligurian:
a casa a l’aveiva unn’intrâ doggia

English translation:
the house had a double entrance
Ligurian:
o pâ corteise, ma o l’é fäso e o pensa solo che a-i seu interesci

English translation:
he seems kind, but he’s two-faced and thinks only of his own interests
Ligurian:
emmo misso o doggio de succao respetto a-a reçetta

English translation:
we put in twice as much sugar as the recipe called for
Ligurian:
se ti prenòtti tardi, ti paghi doggio!

English translation:
if you book late, you pay double!
Ligurian:
sensa speggetti ghe veddo doggio

English translation:
without glasses I see double
Ligurian:
o parlava doggio: o ô lödava in pubrico e dapeu o ô criticava

English translation:
he spoke with a forked tongue, praising him in public and criticizing him afterwards
Ligurian:
a valixe a l’aiva doî fondi donde o tegniva i papê

English translation:
the suitcase had a false bottom where he kept the documents
Ligurian:
ammia de no addeuviâ de frase à senso doggio inta presentaçion

English translation:
try to avoid double-meaning phrases during the presentation
Ligurian:
sta stradda a l’é à doî sensci, fanni attençion a-e machine che arrivan da l’atra banda

English translation:
this is a two-way street, watch out for cars coming from the other side
Ligurian:
quella cornixe indoâ a distrae l’attençion da-o delicou aquarello ch’a contëgne

English translation:
that gilded frame distracts attention from the delicate watercolor it contains
Ligurian:
a famiggia Döia

English translation:
the Doria family
Ligurian:
no vorrieiva responde subito a-a teu propòsta, m’é ciù cao dormîghe in çimma

English translation:
I wouldn’t want to respond to your proposal right away, I’d rather sleep on it
Ligurian:
l’é za mez’oa che o figgeu o dòrme

English translation:
the baby has been sleeping for half an hour now
Ligurian:
quande dòrmo pöco, n’arriëscio à conçentrâme

English translation:
when I sleep little, I can’t concentrate
Ligurian:
ciantila de dormî e mescite!

English translation:
stop sleeping and get moving!
Ligurian:
ò dormio de un seunno duo

English translation:
I slept a deep sleep
Ligurian:
o mego o m’à desconseggiou de dormî boccuo

English translation:
the doctor advised me against sleeping on my stomach
Ligurian:
quande dòrmo sorvin, tio à ronfâ

English translation:
when I sleep on my back, I tend to snore
Ligurian:
no t’ò sentio che ti tornavi, dormiva comme un succon

English translation:
I didn’t hear you come home, I was sleeping like a log
Ligurian:
con tutti sti problemi, de sti urtimi tempi dòrmo co-i euggi averti

English translation:
with all these problems, lately I sleep with one eye open
Ligurian:
o cascê o dormiva d’in pê e o m’à dæto o resto sbaliou

English translation:
the cashier was asleep on his feet and gave me the wrong change
Ligurian:
à dormî arrensenio ghe staggo ben, ma a-a mattin de spesso ò o mâ de scheña

English translation:
sleeping in the fetal position is comfortable for me, but in the morning I often have back pain
Ligurian:
dormî de scianco o l’aggiutta a digestion

English translation:
sleeping on your side aids digestion
Ligurian:
a s’é desteisa in sciô dorso pe ammiâ o çê

English translation:
she lay down on her back to look at the sky
Ligurian:
o dorso da man da vittima o l’é pin de granfignæ

English translation:
the back of the victim’s hand is covered with scratches
Ligurian:
o dorso do petene o l’ea decorou con unna fantaxia de scioî

English translation:
the back of the comb was decorated with a floral motif
Ligurian:
pe arvî a noxe de còcco di peu battila co-a còsta de un cotello

English translation:
to open the coconut you can strike it with the back of a knife
Ligurian:
unna reçetta con quantitæ pe quattro persoñe

English translation:
a recipe with portions for four people
Ligurian:
o se meita unna boña quantitæ de baccæ

English translation:
he deserves a good thrashing
Ligurian:
dòppo a curva gh’é un zembo in sciâ stradda, rallenta!

English translation:
after the curve there’s a bump in the road, slow down!
Ligurian:
l’an dottou de tutto l’occorrente pe-o viægio

English translation:
they equipped him with everything necessary for the journey
Ligurian:
a famiggia a l’à giaminou ben ben pe addeuttâ e træ figge

English translation:
the family struggled greatly to provide dowries for the three daughters
Ligurian:
o l’é assæ intrante into disegno

English translation:
he is very gifted at drawing
Ligurian:
za da figgeua a paiva intrante inta matematica

English translation:
even as a little girl she seemed gifted in mathematics
Ligurian:
o speçiâ o l’ea un òmmo assæ cortivou e tutti into paise ô respettavan

English translation:
the pharmacist was a very learned man and everyone in the village respected him
Ligurian:
mi son dottô in lezze, mæ coxa a l’é dottoa in filosofia

English translation:
I have a doctorate in law, my cousin has a doctorate in philosophy
Ligurian:
seu figgia a l’é vegnua dottoa in fixica

English translation:
her daughter has become a doctor in physics
Ligurian:
o mego o â vëgne à vixitâ

English translation:
the doctor is coming to examine her
Ligurian:
scià me scuse, sciâ mega, ma no arriëscio à leze a reçetta

English translation:
excuse me, doctor, but I can’t read the prescription
Ligurian:
ma donde a î à lasciæ?

English translation:
but where did you leave them?
Ligurian:
de dond’o ne vëgne o teu amigo?

English translation:
where does your friend come from?
Ligurian:
commensæ torna à leze da-a pagina donde se semmo affermæ vëi

English translation:
start reading again from the page where we stopped yesterday
Ligurian:
o l’é de Votri, donde e belle figge no mancan

English translation:
he’s from Voltri, where pretty girls are not in short supply
Ligurian:
primma d’anâ inderê à casa beseugna che passe à cattâ ancon un pâ de cöse a-o supermercou

English translation:
before going home I have to stop and buy a couple of things at the supermarket
Ligurian:
ò accapio, no t’æ da dîmelo dexemia vòtte!

English translation:
I get it, you don’t need to tell me a thousand times!
Ligurian:
l’é tardi, beseugna ch’anemmo

English translation:
it’s late, we have to go
Ligurian:
se voei travaggiâ ancon da niatri, ei da ëse chì tutte e mattin à neuv’oe

English translation:
if she wants to continue working for us, she must be here every morning at nine
Ligurian:
no dovei sciortî d’in scagno pe nisciuña raxon, se semmo capii?

English translation:
you must not leave the office for any reason, understood?
Ligurian:
à quelli tempi t’aivi ancon da nasce

English translation:
at that time you weren’t even born yet
Ligurian:
no t’aivi da anâ da-o mego?

English translation:
weren’t you supposed to go to the doctor?
Ligurian:
t’æ o dovei de studiâ

English translation:
you have a duty to study
Ligurian:
i prævi veddan o diao da tutte e parte

English translation:
priests see the devil everywhere
Ligurian:
ti peu assettâte donde ghe segge pòsto

English translation:
you can sit anywhere there’s room
Ligurian:
t’attroviò, donde che ti seggi!

English translation:
I’ll find you, wherever you are!
Ligurian:
unna dozzeña d’euve

English translation:
a dozen eggs
Ligurian:
o teu de quell’erbo o l’é do tutto drito

English translation:
the trunk of that tree is perfectly straight
Ligurian:
o cavallo o tegniva a testa drita

English translation:
the horse held its head upright
Ligurian:
o l’é unna persoña drita ma no desonesta

English translation:
he’s a sharp type, but not dishonest
Ligurian:
assettite drito e no stâ à ingombâ a scheña!

English translation:
sit up straight and don’t hunch your back!
Ligurian:
ammiime drito inti euggi!

English translation:
look me straight in the eye!
Ligurian:
a l’é unna drïtoña, no ti â castagni de lengê

English translation:
she’s a sharp one, you won’t fool her easily
Ligurian:
o drito de unna röba o l’é ciù lustro che o reverso

English translation:
the right side of a fabric is shinier than the wrong side
Ligurian:
a poliçia a l’à sexio unna gròssa quantitæ de dröga

English translation:
the police seized a large quantity of drugs
Ligurian:
o laddro o l’aiva drogou o can pe poei intrâ in cà

English translation:
the thief had drugged the dog in order to get into the house
Ligurian:
o tabacco o l’é stæto drogou con di additivi inlegali

English translation:
the tobacco was laced with illegal additives
Ligurian:
me piaxe dâ gusto a-o vin cado co-a cannella e i ganeufani

English translation:
I like to spice mulled wine with cinnamon and cloves
Ligurian:
o se dröga pe scappâ da-i problemi

English translation:
he takes drugs to escape from his problems
Ligurian:
aggiuttan i drogæ à sciortî da-a dependensa

English translation:
they help addicts get off their dependency
Ligurian:
ò un dubio in sce sto teorema

English translation:
I have a doubt about this theorem
Ligurian:
a l’é unna spiegaçion dubia

English translation:
it is a dubious explanation
Ligurian:
a m’à fæto unna propòsta dubia

English translation:
he made me a questionable offer
Ligurian:
nisciun se n’indubita

English translation:
no one doubts it
Ligurian:
o ducca o passa tutto o giorno à grattâse a pansa

English translation:
the duke spends the whole day scratching his belly
Ligurian:
son nasciuo a-i doî d’arvî

English translation:
I was born on the second of April
Ligurian:
ancheu l’é i doî de settembre do 2019

English translation:
today is the second of September 2019
Ligurian:
o doî de coppe

English translation:
the two of hearts
Ligurian:
l’é doe oe da mattin

English translation:
it’s two in the morning
Ligurian:
doî amixi e doe amighe

English translation:
two male friends and two female friends
Ligurian:
i dæti son ciæi, donca a deçixon a l’é inevitabile

English translation:
the data is clear, therefore the decision is inevitable
Ligurian:
o treno o l’é in retardio, donca arriviemo ciù tardi

English translation:
the train is late, therefore we’ll arrive later
Ligurian:
aloa, comme diva primma, serve ciù tempo

English translation:
so, as I was saying before, we need more time
Ligurian:
aloa, fæme pensâ

English translation:
so, let me think
Ligurian:
eben, cös’a v’à contou?

English translation:
so, what did they tell you?
Ligurian:
a messa de Dënâ a saià into dòmmo

English translation:
the Christmas Mass will be held in the cathedral
Ligurian:
o gh’à dæto de gambe inta neutte

English translation:
he took to his heels during the night
Ligurian:
in tempo de vendegna o paise o s’impiva de louanti

English translation:
during the grape harvest the village would fill with workers
Ligurian:
o cô da miagia o l’é duou pe di anni sensa sperde

English translation:
the wall’s color lasted for years without fading
Ligurian:
a festa a l’é anæta avanti fin à træ oe da mattin

English translation:
the party went on until three in the morning
Ligurian:
no conoscemmo ancon a duata di travaggi

English translation:
we still don’t know how long the work will last
Ligurian:
o seu maiezzo o l’é un exempio de ligammo de duata e amoso

English translation:
their marriage is an example of a lasting and loving bond
Ligurian:
a carne a l’é vegnua dua perché a l’é stæta cheutta pöco

English translation:
the meat turned out tough because it was undercooked
Ligurian:
quella straponta a l’é tròppo dua pe mi

English translation:
that mattress is too hard for me
Ligurian:
o l’é stæto un anno duo pe tutti

English translation:
it’s been a tough year for everyone
Ligurian:
a montâ a l’é dua ma a vista a repaga

English translation:
the climb is hard but the view makes up for it
Ligurian:
o se mostrava duo pe no fâ vedde a seu poia

English translation:
he acted tough so as not to show his fear
Ligurian:
sto pan o l’é duo comme e prie!

English translation:
this bread is as hard as marble!
Ligurian:
mæ messiavo o l’é un pö duo d’oegia

English translation:
my grandfather is a bit hard of hearing
Ligurian:
o collega o l’é bravo ma un pittin duo de çervello

English translation:
my colleague is good but a bit slow on the uptake
Ligurian:
ma beseugna ben mangiâ e dormî pe vive!

English translation:
after all, you have to eat and sleep to live!
Ligurian:
gh’ea un òmmo e unna dònna

English translation:
there were a man and a woman
Ligurian:
e cöse saià mai!

English translation:
big deal!
Ligurian:
o treno o l’é arrivou in retardio, e a va za ben ch’o l’é arrivou

English translation:
the train arrived late, and we should be grateful it arrived at all
Ligurian:
me rincresce ma a l’é coscì e no poemmo fâghe ninte

English translation:
unfortunately that’s how it is and there’s nothing we can do about it
Ligurian:
pe quella machina gh’ò dæto chinzemia e passa euro

English translation:
that car cost me fifteen thousand euros and then some
Ligurian:
ti dixi che l’é delongo stæto coscì, e aloa no se peu cangiâ?

English translation:
you say it’s always been this way, and so it can’t be changed?
Ligurian:
inta valixe gh’ea giancaia, scappin, camixe e avanti coscì

English translation:
in the suitcase there was underwear, socks, shirts, and so on
Ligurian:
t’ò mandou unn’e-mail

English translation:
I sent you an e-mail
Ligurian:
eben, açetto

English translation:
well then, I accept
Ligurian:
alora, o ve gusta?

English translation:
well, do you like it?
Ligurian:
aloa, anemmo?

English translation:
well, shall we go?
Ligurian:
o lunäio ebraico o l’à de festivitæ speçifiche

English translation:
the Hebrew calendar has specific holidays
Ligurian:
o testo originäio o l’é scrito in ebraico

English translation:
the original text is written in Hebrew
Ligurian:
o museo o conta a stöia di ebrëi in Euröpa

English translation:
the museum tells the story of the Jews in Europe
Ligurian:
o l’é cresciuo inte unna famiggia ebrea d’osservansa

English translation:
he grew up in an observant Jewish family
Ligurian:
vëi seia ò esagerou co-o beive

English translation:
last night I had too much to drink
Ligurian:
i costi passan e mæ capaçitæ econòmiche

English translation:
the costs exceed my financial means
Ligurian:
l’intrâ a vëgne 10€ pe un, levou i figgeu

English translation:
admission costs €10 each, except for children
Ligurian:
chì gh’é o pacco che t’aspëtavi

English translation:
here’s the package you were waiting for
Ligurian:
t’ô chì o libbro che te diva!

English translation:
here’s the book I was telling you about!
Ligurian:
sta chì a l’é a mæ amiga, vëgni che te â presento

English translation:
here’s my friend, come, I’ll introduce her to you
Ligurian:
ammia, lì gh’é o sentê ch’emmo da piggiâ

English translation:
look, there’s the path we need to take
Ligurian:
t’ô lì o mâ, ô se vedde tra i erboi

English translation:
there’s the sea over there, you can see it through the trees
Ligurian:
t’ô lì che l’é sätou torna a luxe

English translation:
there, the power has gone out again
Ligurian:
son chì, in sciâ fin

English translation:
here I am, at last
Ligurian:
aggiæ paçiensa pe-o retardio, ghe semmo!

English translation:
sorry we’re late, here we are!
Ligurian:
«Ti ô veu un cafè?» – «Seguo!»

English translation:
“Would you like a coffee?” – “You bet!”
Ligurian:
s’accapisce che veuggio vegnî!

English translation:
of course I want to come!
Ligurian:
l’ecologia a l’aggiutta à accapî l’equilibrio di ecoscistemi

English translation:
ecology helps us understand the balance of ecosystems
Ligurian:
o studio ecològico o l’anià avanti pe un anno

English translation:
the ecological study will last one year
Ligurian:
an piggiou un savon ecològico

English translation:
they chose an eco-friendly soap
Ligurian:
l’ecologiximo o l’à piggiou un ròllo primmäio inte discuscioin politiche

English translation:
environmentalism has taken on a central role in the political debate
Ligurian:
o partio ecologista o l’à ottegnuo ciù voti che no se pensesse

English translation:
the green party received more votes than expected
Ligurian:
tanti ecologisti piggian parte a-o convëgno in sciô climma

English translation:
many environmentalists are attending the conference on the climate
Ligurian:
l’economia do paise a l’é cresciua ciù pöco che s’ea previsto

English translation:
the country’s economy grew less than expected
Ligurian:
tanti studenti d’economia çercan di stage inte açiende

English translation:
many economics students look for internships in companies
Ligurian:
l’açienda a l’à introduto di taggi pe fâ economia

English translation:
the company has introduced cuts to save money
Ligurian:
e economie en servie pe dâ recatto a-a coxiña

English translation:
the savings were used to renovate the kitchen
Ligurian:
analizzan a recheita econòmica da neuva lezze

English translation:
they are analyzing the economic impact of the new law
Ligurian:
emmo attrovou un abergo à bon patto vexin a-o çentro

English translation:
we found a cheap hotel near the city center
Ligurian:
tanti economisti no concòrdan in sce ste previxoin

English translation:
many economists disagree on these forecasts
Ligurian:
inta butega da giornali aivan finio i biggetti de l’autobo

English translation:
the newsstand had run out of bus tickets
Ligurian:
an dæto recatto a-o niccio à l’intrâ do paise

English translation:
they restored the kiosk at the entrance to the town
Ligurian:
o giornalâ o l’arve o casòtto à sëi oe da mattin

English translation:
the newsagent opens the kiosk at six in the morning
Ligurian:
l’aeroplan o l’à piccou drento à un palaçio

English translation:
the airplane crashed into a building
Ligurian:
l’editô o l’à propòsto unna neuva colleçion de narrativa

English translation:
the publisher proposed a new fiction series
Ligurian:
a primma ediçion de un libbro

English translation:
the first edition of a book
Ligurian:
l’allevo di figgi o domanda do tempo e da constansa

English translation:
raising children requires time and perseverance
Ligurian:
l’educaçion universcitäia a gh’à averto tante opportunitæ

English translation:
his university education opened up many opportunities for him
Ligurian:
o replica delongo con educaçion ascì quand’o l’é stanco

English translation:
he always replies politely, even when he is tired
Ligurian:
gh’é da dî che no t’ê stæto franco con lê

English translation:
you really weren’t honest with him
Ligurian:
l’é vea che a soluçion propòsta da lê a fonçioña megio

English translation:
her proposed solution actually works better
Ligurian:
o cine o l’é tanto bello in davei

English translation:
the film is indeed very good
Ligurian:
a scituaçion a l’é in davei ciù grave de quante pensesse

English translation:
the situation is in fact more serious than I thought