*e tu come lo dici ?
What you say*
Discover how the dialects of Marche describe the summer heat. From “lo callo che tte ffiara” to “caldo muntobè,” all...
“Leftovers, Picked Ones, Can’t Get Off This Ride, Wildly Unpairable”. In Marche dialect, these categories aren’t jokes—they’re lived experiences, social...
Valentine’s Day as a Process of Affective Fermentation. In the Marche, love is not something you talk about — it...
In the cultural semiotics of the Marche region, there is a term that is not easily defined: le strolleche. These...
“Màgnece lo pà”: the Marchigian saying that blends irony, peasant wisdom, and moderation. Discover its origins, everyday use, and the...
A pop-punk game between Marchigian dialect and ’70s glam. “Friche” means lively girls in the Macerata/Fermo dialect. Our illustration celebrates...
Montanà is not simply an inhabitant of the Sibillini Mountains: he is an icon of the Marche hinterland. His armor...
Electric shocks and heart jolts! In the Marche, there are no ordinary matches: there are **li FURMINANDI**....
A child asks his father: “Oh va’ vo’ vè lo vì?” (“Dad, do you want to drink some wine?”) and...
Zita and Zitu are the soul of Marchigiani families: unfiltered gossip and epic tales. Discover how the dialect makes aunts...
Your sister. Sweet or ruthless, depending on who grabs the last slice of pizza. Your brother. Partner in crime for...
In the Marche, you don’t just have a grandpa or a grandma: you have Nonnetu and Nonneta. They are YOURS,...
If you exist, it’s thanks to them. But reducing Memmeta and Babbetu to just their biological role would be an...
When play is never just play What’s this “lo jocà è tanto”? If you grew up among the hills of...
Here, no long speeches are needed—just one thing: a “fiecca.” A small wooden wedge, often made from a scrap, slipped...
Sacred bottles and liquid identity: a dive into the portable faith of the Marche Small, shiny, and incredibly powerful. The...
The verb “to go” in its punkiest form. And in the most Marche way. We stole a couple of words...
NOELLE – as a concept of NON-PLACE and NOTHINGNESS in the Marche “Noelle,” used to indicate a state of emptiness,...
Ah, the Frichi! In the Marche, this word is everywhere, as essential as salt in pasta water. From Macerata to...
“Being Marchigian is a destiny. It means being in the world in a way that is both telluric and fantastical...
The Marchigian Art of Responding with Sarcasm Imagine the scene: you’re sitting at a family lunch, just trying to dodge...
“Eh Sci No”: the Marchigian oxymoron Among the thousand shades of the Marchigian dialect, few expressions manage to be at...
Pantalò, Fattò, Vergà, and Garzò: The Marchigian Countryside Meets the Modern Office In the old Marchigian sharecropping society, there was...
But who was — and who is — really la Vergara? And why does the sound of the word, especially...
Marchigian style is no joke. “Come te si ‘rvistita!?” or, for men, “Come te si ‘rvistito!?” is one of the...
If you walk through the villages, squares, or along the Marchigian coast, sooner or later you’ll hear this word: Vardasci....
"(...)And what immense thoughts, What sweet dreams my eyes inspired From that distant sea, those azure mountains, Which I discover...
Pesciaroli ( pescivendoli in dialetto maceratese) simpatico nome con il quale vengono chiamati abitanti delle località sulla costa maceratese, in...
The Marche Way of Being Cool. If there's one word that captures a certain je ne sais quoi unique to...
There’s a phrase that every person from Marche carries tattooed in their soul (or rather, in their dialect). You don’t...
