Welcome to another learning day with Glossika.
Hi, everyone.
My name is Dino.
Today, I want to teach you
some Italian hand gestures.
As Italians, we are very expressive
and we are words lack,
we have hand gestures
and facial expression
to make up for it.
We can only use this gestures to communicate.
It helps to accentuate or emphasize
our point of view. Our story.
We call them
which means gestures
and it's often
combined with facial expression.
We use them naturally.
Like, we don't even think about it.
There are many theories
as why we use so many gestures
and facial expressions.
But, the one that persists the most,
it is because Italy, they wasn't always
an unified country was like
divided in separate kingdoms.
And with all those dialects,
it was really hard to communicate.
So, we invented a universal language
with hands and facial expression
and everything.
There is a lot of them.
There's like 250 gestures.
But, in this video we are talking about
the most common gestures.
Come on, let's go.
First of all,
we have the
or the finger purse.
You can see that in movies, in tv shows
in the Internet.
There is also an emoji for it.
So, in Italy,
we use this
when we are frustrated
or irritated about a situation
or someone action we don't understand.
It can be translated as. But why?
You need to stick
all your fingers together
and swing your wrist back and forth
like this.
There is a stronger version
of this gesture
when you use the two hands
and you stick them together
and you use it like this.
It means you are really angry.
There is also
is this one
This gesture is use when we talk about something
suspicious, strange.
This gesture is really menacing.
So, use it carefully
because it can be an insult.
So, this is a real threat
if someone do that to you.
Calm down.
When we think about
someone talk behind our back
or wishes bad luck.
We use this
to reverse the bad spell to them.
It's like the devils horns
The horns.
I don't care.
This one is an aggressive gesture.
Don't use it too much.
Basically, it means that you don't care
about what someone is telling you
or you don't like the person.
You can use your hand to rub your chin
or two hands to rub your chin.
But, it is considered as an insult for us.
So, use it carefully.
It's like the eye gesture.
Commonly use to warn someone
to tell someone to be careful.
Be careful.
When we change our mind about something
or we don't want
to talk about something,
we use our hands to mimic
and throw the idea behind us.
Like, if it's too late
or if it's in the past.
This gesture is used to calm
someone gently.
Or also to warn someone
who is being disrespectful to you.
Use your hand to show
that your stomach is hurting
because you are really really hungry.
When the food is delicious
Use your finger to point the food
you have in your mouth
and you consider it really good.
So, you have to
to do some some with it like,
Oh, so good.
You use your hand to mimic a bottle,
you're about to drink.
This gesture is used
when you really need alcohol.
I really need to drink
You rub your thumb
and your first finger together,
like for money.
And this means that something
is really expensive.
It's a big amount.
Like, it's really expensive.
This gesture means that you don't
have something any more or
there is nothing or no one any more.
I'm sorry, we don't have anything else to drink.
Then we have
When you really want a favor
or someone's help,
you can move your hands
and bow your head on the side.
It's means like help me, please.
Please, come on.
When you agree with something or someone,
you can use this gesture.
It's like
perfect
The perfecto gesture is the same as the other one we saw.
But, it's more intense.
Then we have
Small coffee.
The caffettino gesture is used
when you want to express
the need of buying coffee
or to ask someone for coffee.
Sometimes, when you see
someone for a distance,
instead of shouting to him,
you do the gesture to invite him to
to for coffee.
like when you want someone to
come with you to
to get away from a party or something.
You say
It's like you try to push in a way
See you later.
You use your hands to symbolize
the passing of hours on the clock.
It means
that you want to see someone after
See you soon.
See you after.
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Bye, guys.