Business & Commerce

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• Bissinissi

  Business

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  Bissinissi

  /bee-sih-NEE-see/

  Noun[Era 1]

  Used when you want to sound busy, important, professional… and a little mysterious. Need a haircut? Pay a bill?

  Don't say

  "I have things to do."

  Say

  "Oggi nun pozzu, fazzu bissinissi."

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• Furnitura

  Furniture

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  Furnitura

  /foor-nee-TOO-rah/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Furniture: the big sofa nobody sat on, kept under plastic for the guests who never came. Heavy, sacred, expensive. Furnishing the house?

  "Accattammu furnitura nova pâ casa."

  "We bought new furniture for the house."

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• Storu

  Store

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  Storu

  /STOH-roo/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  The store: the family shop below the apartment, open before sunrise and closed when the last neighbor finished talking. Is it open?

  "U storu è apertu finu â sira."

  "The store is open until evening."

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• Scioppu

  Shop

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  Scioppu

  /SHOP-poo/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  The shop: a small place with a big sign and a bigger debt, where trades were learned and gossip was free. Where do you work?

  "Travagghiu ntô scioppu di me ziu."

  "I work in my uncle’s shop."

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• Ccecca

  Check

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  Ccecca

  /CHEK-kah/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  The check: the magic paper that, once a week, made everything possible and was gone by Friday evening. Got paid?

  "Mi vinni u ccecca oggi."

  "My check came in today."

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• Rentari

  To rent

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  Rentari

  /ren-TAH-ree/

  Verb[Era 1 & 2]

  To rent: the Sicilian art of paying for someone else’s walls and complaining about them every month. A dream, with a landlord. Looking for a place?

  "Vulemu rentari na casa nova."

  "We want to rent a new house."

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