Do you speak Italian?

[eminenz2]

In one of the songs for my students the words are:

Chi si sona

and

E comu si sona



Now, I don't know much about Italian at all, but do these two phrases roughly translate to:

Who going to play? As in 'play an instrument'

and

And how does it sound? As in 'what sound does the instrument make?'

Thanks in advance!

Susan L.G.

 

[allwildgirl]

Susan - that looks right to me. Are you sure the "comu" isn't "come", which is how in Italian? Could be a dialect thing, of course.

 

[EVCT]

One of my dreams is to live in Italy and learn the language that way.I just love going to Italy and have been there twicw!
Ellen

 

[eminenz2]

Shelley -

the textbook spelled it "comu". I looked it up on the Alta-Vista Babelfish Translation page but that site was no help.

Thanks!

 

[allwildgirl]

Well, mine's a bit rusty, but I'm pretty sure we're close.

 

[lorrayne]

I agree with Shelley. Before I read your translation, Susan, I knew it was about playing a musical instrument.

I just finished taking Italian lessons for 3 months (and just returned from a fabulous 2-week vacation in Italy). Fabulous country! I can't wait to go back!

Anyway, I'm checking with one of my more fluent friends to confirm.

Lorrayne

 

[lorrayne]

Update. I just checked with my local Italian guy. He says that sona and comu are not words.

Assuming sona is "suona" and comu is "come" then the translation is:

Ch si suona - who rings the bell (suonare is to ring)

E come si suona - and how one plays


Lorrayne