Go, go on, move it, hurry up

Italian translation: Veloci, su, su, andiamo!

03:08 Oct 17, 2006

English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Go, go on, move it, hurry up

I'm in a play about an Italian-American family living in Jersey. In one scene, my grandson says he wants to make an important announcement, so, through gestures, I urge everyone to go into the living room to sit down and listen to his announcement. I would also like to say an appropriate Italian word/phrase at that point to get everyone to hurry up into the living room to get ready for the announcement. Simplicity would be nice here. If a cognate exists, that would be even better. Please also give me a phonetic spelling of the word/phrase. Thank you.

spanruss KudoZ activity Questions: 1584 (6 open) (19 without valid answers) (126 closed without grading) Answers: 236 United States
Local time: 13:08

Italian translation:Veloci, su, su, andiamo!

Explanation:
"Quick, c'mon, let's go!"
Velòchee, soo, soo, andeeàmoh!
I think it's the easiest to say. And my grandmother would have choosen "andiamo" (that translates "let's go", but even "we go") to include herself in the hurry up: a grandmother is peremptory but partecipative and therefore lovely...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-10-17 09:47:12 GMT)
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Try to pronounce andeeàmoh without splitting too much between "dee" and "àmoh", going quick from "andee" (the first "a" is like in "abrupt", not like in "and"!!!) to "àmoh": remember that the accent is on "àmoh", not on "dee"!
And... break a leg, granny!

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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-10-17 09:53:03 GMT)
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And the sound of "soo" is quick too, shorter than "soon": imagine an accent on it, like if it was "sù, sù". In Italian writing "sù" would be wrong but speaking, it has definitely a strong accent. It's the "u" of superior, not of submarine.

Selected response from:

Fiamma Lolli
Italy
Local time: 20:08

Grading comment

Thanks everyone for all the options!
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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

Veloci, su, su, andiamo!

Fiamma Lolli

5 +1

Dai dai, sbrigati!

Vanessa Rivera Rivier

4 +1

Dai, Dai, sprigatevi

snatalieg

Su, su, andiamo

xlationhouse

Forza, andate, movetevi, sbrigatevi

clarinet3

Dai/Su, su. Sbrigatevi/Muovetevi/Veloci/In fretta

Mara Ballarini

5 -1

Dai, dai, muoviti cazzo!

tandream

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

go, go on, move it, hurry up Dai dai, sbrigati!

Explanation:
Dai dai, sbrigati!

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-10-17 03:18:25 GMT)
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Dai Dai sbrigati if it's for one person and sbrigatevi if it's for the entire group

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-10-17 03:19:47 GMT)
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Asker: Is that pronounced like the English word "die"? And is the other word pronounced like "zbreegátee"?- YES

Sbrigatevi- zbreegátehvee

Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Is that pronounced like the English word "die"? And is the other word pronounced like "zbreegátee"?

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

go, go on, move it, hurry up Dai, Dai, sprigatevi

Explanation:
It says "ask everyone" - so it should be plural

snatalieg
Local time: 14:08
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

go, go on, move it, hurry up Dai/Su, su. Sbrigatevi/Muovetevi/Veloci/In fretta

Explanation:
Well, there are many ways of saying this. What the colleagues said (I'm refering to dai, dai, sbrigatevi) is good, and I'm just adding a few more possibilities, so you can choose what's easier for you to pronounce maybe. :-)
Something like 'Dai' (you can say it once or twice) - pronounced like the English verb 'die' - or Su, su (this one would be better, if said twice) - pronounced like the beginning of the English word 'Super' - are ok to start.
Then you could use 'sbrigatevi' (=hurry up) - pronounced as Vanessa said -
or muovetevi (=move it) - /moo(like moon)+ov(like over)+et(like in bet)+e(like in bet)+vee(like vean) - hope it was clear( I've separated to give you a clear pronounciation of every sound from English words, and of course you've got to put them back together) -
or also 'veloci' (=something like quick) - pronounced /vel/(like velodrome)+/o/(like opera)+/chi/ (like chips)
or In fretta (=something like quick, again) - pronounced /in/ /phre/(with an open or closed 'e' like bad or bed)+ double t+/a/ (like in cup)
well, hope it was of some help!! :-)

Mara Ballarini
Australia
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

go, go on, move it, hurry up Dai, dai, muoviti cazzo!

Explanation:
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tandream
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

go, go on, move it, hurry up

Veloci, su, su, andiamo!

Fiamma Lolli
Italy
Local time: 20:08
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Thanks everyone for all the options!

7 hrs confidence:

go, go on, move it, hurry up Su, su, andiamo

Explanation:
In agreement with Fiamma...only I would caution you to stay very simple here. Most Italian-American families in the States don't have the same vocabularies as Italians in Italy, moreover, they typically speak dialect (Neapolitan or Sicilian), not standard Italian.

"Andiamo" is universal and would work in this context. Good luck and have fun with the play!

xlationhouse
United States
Local time: 11:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

1 day 17 hrs confidence:

go, go on, move it, hurry up Forza, andate, movetevi, sbrigatevi

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2006-10-18 20:42:26 GMT)
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muovetevi... (errore ortografico!).. Scusatemi.

clarinet3
Italy
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English

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