italians, can you understand corsican???

**grecoroman** · 07-30-2018, 12:48 PM

some corsican songs

can you understand the songs??
discuss.

**Mens-Sarda** · 07-30-2018, 01:40 PM

As Sardinian I understand Corsican better than Italians, since Corsican language uses many words and expression not present in Italian, but present in Sardinian.

**gıulıoımpa** · 07-30-2018, 01:46 PM

i heard some french say that Corsican is impossible obscure language. So i got curious googled some french documentary and i was like….ayyy that's sardinian!!

but i think it's more mainland and genoese/tuscan influenced than proper sardinian.

still i understand about 20 percent

**grecoroman** · 07-30-2018, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Mens-Sarda

As Sardinian I understand Corsican better than Italians, since Corsican language uses many words and expression not present in Italian, but present in Sardinian.

how much would you say you understand corsican?? give like a percentage.

**grecoroman** · 07-30-2018, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by giulioimpa

i heard some french say that Corsican is impossible obscure language. So i got curious googled some french documentary and i was like….ayyy that's sardinian!!

but i think it's more mainland and genoese/tuscan influenced than proper sardinian.

still i understand about 20 percent

here is another corsican song but without music. only voice

**Seya** · 07-30-2018, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by giulioimpa

i heard some french say that Corsican is impossible obscure language. So i got curious googled some french documentary and i was like….ayyy that's sardinian!!

but i think it's more mainland and genoese/tuscan influenced than proper sardinian.

still i understand about 20 percent

how 20%? come on..listen carefully. i'm sure u can understand more then that

**grecoroman** · 07-30-2018, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by Seya

how 20%? come on..listen carefully. i'm sure u can understand more then that

as a latin speaker. can you understand some words??

**Seya** · 07-30-2018, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by grecoroman

as a latin speaker. can you understand some words??

i do understand quite well..but i pretty much know all the latin languages including some dialects. either-way i think italians could understand at least half of it if they listen carefully

**renaissance12** · 07-30-2018, 02:04 PM

No... it is very difficult to me to understand sardinian... and Corsican also.

**gıulıoımpa** · 07-30-2018, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Seya

how 20%? come on..listen carefully. i'm sure u can understand more then that

the first part of the song is quite easy to me , talks about the sun rising going over some houses i the morning...then it becomes a little bit more difficult.
i think it talks about a little girl coming to play, ad they talk about her hair.
then they say "look for the key of that door" and they talk about things that they found maybe (i understood something about the lost fruits)…

it may well be you can understand more than italians i think ( btw i was talking about the fourth song grecoroman posted)