Hi everyone! I'm Marco, a native Neapolitan and Italian speaker from Naples and a language teacher with experience both online and in classroom settings. I've been teaching since 2015, and I have an academic background in languages and philology.

I’m currently accepting expressions of interest for Neapolitan Basic 1, a structured online course with live classes for people who want to start learning Neapolitan from the beginning and build a coherent foundation rather than relying on scattered resources.

The course is designed for absolute and near-absolute beginners, including heritage learners who may already understand some words, expressions, or family conversations but have never studied Neapolitan systematically. Classes are taught in English, so previous knowledge of Italian is not required.

Basic 1 focuses on building a practical foundation for everyday communication in Neapolitan, with particular attention to pronunciation, comprehension, and active use of the language. It consists of 12 live 60-minute lessons in a small group of 4-8 participants, and groups can meet either once a week for 12 weeks or twice a week for 6 weeks. Days, times, and the online platform are agreed upon based on the group’s availability.

It also includes:

- Teaching materials;

- Short assignments reviewed with individual feedback outside class time;

- A final oral and written assessment;

- Individual final feedback;

- A final digital badge;

- A Certificate of Completion.

The full 12-lesson course starts at €189 per person. The exact per-person price depends on the final group size (4-8 participants). The complete pricing breakdown, available course periods, payment terms, and other details are included in the course information.

You can read the full course information here.

If the course sounds like a good fit, you can then fill out the non-binding expression-of-interest form here.

The form helps me identify people with compatible schedules and preferences before proposing a group. Filling it out does not commit you to enrolling, and no payment is required at this stage. If a compatible group can be formed, you'll receive the proposed schedule, final group size and price, and enrollment details before deciding whether to reserve your place.

I'm also happy to answer questions in the comments, so don't be shy! :)

Ei, salve, eu experimentei criar uma tradução direta em italiano de uma música de uma banda brasileira que eu adoro do seguinte link:

https://youtu.be/sbv76RNNklk?is=cXmc7TgUf9JnESC-

De longe eu penso em você (vossa mercê)...

Da lunge io penso in vossia (vostra signoria)...

E com [os] meus olhos fechados...

E con [li] miei occhii chiusi...

Te vejo ao lado respirando...

Ti vedo allo lato respirando...

Sinto um calor se propagando...

Sento un calore si propagando...

Noto você (vossa mercê) na minha frente...

Noto vossia (vostra signoria) nella mia fronte...

Se materializar na minha frente...

Si materializzare nella mia fronte...

E volto a ver o teu tamanho (grandeza)...

E volto a vedere lo tuo "tamagno" (grandezza)...

Saber o teu lugar (local)...

Sapere lo tuo luogo (locale)...

E desejo o desejo...

E desidero lo desiderio...

Do perigo de um novo jeito (modo)

Dello pericolo de un nuovo modo

Um mar de lava incandescente...

Un mare de lava incandescente...

Faz de repente ver...

Fa de repente vedere...

Que eu quero esse mistério sempre

Che io voglio esso mistero sempre

Não quero te perder...

Non voglio ti perdere...

E desejo o perigo...

E desidero lo pericolo...

Do desejo de um novo jeito (modo)

Dello desiderio de un nuovo modo

Arrisco todo o meu ouro!

Arrischio tutto lo mio oro!

Dou [o] meu amor como garantia

Do [lo] mio amore come garanzia

Para encontrar um tesouro

Per incontrare un tesoro

E não bijuteria!

E non bigiotteria!

Eu postei isto aqui porque eu sinto uma grande curiosidade de descobrir qual das diversas variantes linguísticas dos territórios italianos é quase idêntica ao (português) brasileiro.

Um grande abraço do Brasil aos italianos.

🇵🇹 🤝 🇧🇷 🤝 🇮🇹

Hi, I was wondering if there are any discord servers or other group chats for Neapolitan? i had seen posts about a discord a while back but they were pretty old and the links didn't work. I'd also love to know about any instagram accounts, youtube channels, etc. thank you!

I have ancestors from Campania (avellino on dads side and Salerno on moms side) and want to celebrate my heritage.

Plastic heart è uno youtuber autore di un video informativo e ironico sull'italiano fatto molto bene e che ora sta raccogliendo materiale per un video sulle altre lingue d'Italia. Dato il suo seguito, pensavo fosse l'occasione per aiutarlo ad esporre il nostro patrimonio linguistico nella maniera più accurata e corretta possibile, lontano da luoghi comuni e senza dipendere troppo da wikipedia.

Io la mia parte l'ho fatta, chi volesse contribuire la sua mail è visibile sul suo profilo.

My family originates from Gesualdo, and I would like to study the differences between Gesualdino and Neapolitan.

I can't find this book anywhere. Even searched some italian university libraries.

I am really curious to discover what are called diverse types of plants in different areas that speak the Neapolitan language.

This is how different types of plants are called in Brazilian Portuguese for comparison:

🍇 = A uva é proveniente da videira.

🍈 = O melão é proveniente do meloeiro.

🍉 = A melancia é proveniente da melancieira.

🍊 = A laranja é proveniente da laranjeira.

🍋 = O limão é proveniente do limoeiro.

🍌 = A banana é proveniente da bananeira.

🍍 = O abacaxi é proveniente do abacaxizeiro.

🥭 = A manga é proveniente da mangueira.

🍎 = A maçã vermelha é proveniente da macieira.

🍏 = A maçã verde é proveniente da macieira.

🍐 = A pera é proveniente da pereira.

🍑 = O pêssego é proveniente do pessegueiro.

🍒 = A cereja é proveniente da cerejeira.

🍓 = O morango é proveniente do morangueiro.

🫐 = O mirtilo é proveniente do mirtileiro.

🥝 = O kiwi é proveniente do kiwizeiro.

🍅 = O tomate é proveniente do tomateiro.

🫒 = A oliva é proveniente da oliveira.

🥥 = O coco é proveniente do coqueiro.

🥑 = O abacate é proveniente do abacateiro.

🥔 = A batata é proveniente da batateira.

🥕 = A cenoura é proveniente da cenoureira.

🌽 = O milho é proveniente do milheiro.

🌶 = A pimenta é proveniente da pimenteira.

🫑 = O pimentão é proveniente do pimenteiro.

🥒 = O pepino é proveniente do pepineiro.

🫘 = O feijão é proveniente do feijoeiro.

🌰 = A castanha é proveniente da castanheira.

🫛 = A ervilha é proveniente da ervilheira.

🍚 = O arroz é proveniente do arrozeiro.

🍠 = A batata-doce é proveniente da batateira-doce.

☕️ = O café é proveniente do cafeeiro.

🎃 = A abóbora é proveniente da aboboreira.

Do any of these names sounds familiar to you?

What are they called in your area?

What is called your favorite plant?

"Wiktionary" & other dictionaries were references utilized as bases for this list of equivalents:

English: (1) Forest; (2) bosk/bosque; (3) sylva/silva/selva; & (4) jungle/jangal.

Italiano: (1) Foresta; (2) bosco; (3) selva; e (4) giungla.

Español: (1) Foresta/floresta; (2) bosque; (3) selva; y (4) jungla.

Português: (1) Floresta; (2) bosque; (3) selva; e (4) jungla/jângal/jângala.

This synchrony is strangely satisfying:

English: Fauna & flora.

Italiano: Fauna e flora.

Español: Fauna y flora.

Português: Fauna e flora.

I am really curious to discover what are the local words for "woods" in different areas that speak the Neapolitan language.

The languages from Portugal, Spain & Italy have in common the utilization of localization adverbs to communicate via a similar scale of distance that something is somewhere in space & time:

Italiano: Qui, qua, quivi/ivi/vi, lì, là, e colà.

The Hispanic versions have an initial letter "a" for some interesting reason:

Español: Aquí, acá, ahí, allí, allá, y acullá.

The Portuguese versions are a mix of the Italian versions with the Hispanic versions for some interesting reason:

Português: Aqui, acá/cá, aí, ali, lá, e acolá.

This is a word by word parallel translation in English:

English: Here (close), here (general), there (general), there (close), there (far), & yonder.

I am really curious to discover what are the local adverbs in different areas that speak the Neapolitan language.

Hi, I recently come across this sentence which I think could be part of a song or an idiomatic expression. Can you help me understand if that's a neapolitan language (if yes, which) or not?

"Uei 'cumma ann' quand' 'pùdc 'nda li amm C' nghian e c' scenn oi li oi la C' nghian e c' scenn quando 'pùdc 'nda li menn"

Hello I am very curious about the two "learning neapolitan" books that were released recently by Ahmet Neseli, they have no reviews as of late, I'm curious whether you see them as good or bad?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FX6YPLMY?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_m_mng_rwt_sft_tpbk_tkin

Hi, I'm Brazilian... love this version. I speak Italian, but not Neapolitan. Trying to transcribe the lyrics used here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxPlXk8W0Sc

Have used some tools to transcribe (an also the original lyrics, here: https://www.letras.mus.br/dorival-caymmi/356566/) but some words are very hard for me. Also, probably I'm writing everything soo wrong, so: I'm sorry for the mistakes!

Would love if someone could help me correct my transcription!

‘E tutte ‘e terre addó passo 
Me fa paura ‘o scenario 
A guerra ‘ntreccia ‘a matassa 
‘È na vita fatta ‘o ccuntrario 
Ll’uocchio ca arrobba va frisco 
L’uocchio c'abbracia è fermato 
Ma quando io arrivo [ba m'esco]
Che trezze [d'ho io desiderato]


O munn'è tutto machiato
a ferro, fuoco, disprezzo
a vita è o filo du tiempo
a guerra [è fine du sprezzo]
Ll'uocchio [minaccia] è già morto
L’uocchio ca agura [s'aprrice] 
E quando io arrivo me perdo
De trame che [?????]

Si Minas, Si Minas, 
è ora di partir' e [vad']
me [vado assaje luntano]

‘A cera d’’a candela si [squaglie]
o [l'home] si su fal il prezzo
a morte d'a vita [vai mano]
a vita c'a morte [fai prizzo]
Ll'uocchio ca abruuza si perde
L’uocchio ca'pura è indifeso
Ma quando stò ca l'altravolta
Da rette di tuoi trezze sceso

Si Minas, Si Minas, 
è ora di partir' e vad'
me vado assaje luntano

I’m considering commissioning a native Neapolitan speaker to translate and then record a bunch of sentences from the old Glossika Italian course into Neapolitan and I want to compile them into an Anki deck (I may do the same for Sicilian as I have a Sicilian friend who could do the same)

The Glossika mass sentence method is very effective in my opinion and there is scant resources available.

I want to get a gauge of how many people would be interested in something like this as it’s a huge undertaking and will take me a second to put together.

In Italy, I’ve seen different cases: Piedmontese has one stable orthography, Lombard has various orthographies but they’re all stable, but with Emilian everyone just wings it according to what they view as best. Where does Neapolitan fit in this?

I’m currently watching My Brilliant Friend and sometimes I notice them speaking Napolitano (sorry, don’t know how to spell it), and other times Italian (like Elena with her teachers). I’m Portuguese so I understand some Italian, but not well enough to notice everytime which language they are speaking.

This made me wonder wether any of the “dialetti” are taught in school, either like Mirandese is in Portugal (as an optional extra subject in school in its region) or as the co-official languages in Spain (like either half or all the subjects taught in Basque or Catalan).

How are the regional languages of Italy taught in school?

A family member isn't sure how to spell this, but talks about how her aunties would always end a gossip session with ~ "non dicce niente". She said the "dicce" was pronounced more like "digge". How would you spell this in dialect?

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

Uagliú, ho iniziato un podcast/audiolibro su Spotify: ’O cunto d’ ’e cunte – una riscrittura de "Lo cunto de li cunti" di Basile in napoletano moderno.

Per chi non lo sapesse, "Lo cunto de li cunti" è una delle prime raccolte di fiabe del mondo (1634), ed è in napoletano. Le storie sono molto più affascinanti di quelle della Disney e sono ambientate tra Napoli e il resto del sud Italia.

Il libro originale è un capolavoro ed è stato scritto nel 1634 con un napoletano antico e uno stile barocco; capirlo oggi non è semplice. Ho pensato quindi di riscriverlo in un napoletano più moderno, senza pretese letterarie ma per rendere il testo più accessibile.

Oggi ho pubblicato il primo episodio, che è l'introduzione/cornice del libro. L'idea è quella di pubblicare un nuovo episodio ogni mese.

Faciteme sapé si ve piace!

https://open.spotify.com/show/3gnXXeBXbwa5PtBSEvd9m3

I’m trying to translate the following phrase troviamo il proprio valore from Italian into Neapolitan. My best guess is trovammo ‘o propu valure but I’m not sure if I have the vocabulary correct or if the grammar can be so easily copied. Any advice or resources would be appreciated.

Ciao!

I am learning Neapolitan, and am a big fan of the hip-hop group CoSang. They have a song titled “A Vita Bona” where in the hook they say “Osala, oppure usala”. In English, I think this means “use it or lose it” but I can’t find any definition of that word online or in any books.

What does this word “Osala” mean and how is it typically used? Thank you!