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"Che figa!" (Italian hand gestures) Library Lounge THESE in Nishi Azabu, TOKYO (Apr.9th - May.6th, 2005) >> The scene from THESE
Cosa vuoi?

What do you want?

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
At the real heated up argument.
How to:
Put fingers together like a flower bud and shake it up
and down a couple of times.
Andiamo a bere qualcosa. /
Ho sete.


Let's get something to drink. / I'm thirsty.

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
Suggesting drinking something (among friends).
How to:
Pretend a thumb as liquid to flow into a mouth.
Che figa!

She is hot!/She is foxy!

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
When a man sees a beautiful woman,
use it like a whistle.
How to:
Crossing your cheek with your thumb.

Warning: figa has a sexual meaning. It's used among younger generations. Please use it at your own risk.
Facciamo le corna.

(Making hornes.)

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
When you'd like to say "Touch wood."
Attention: If you do it with pointing the sky, it means
that your partner is sleeping with somebody else.
How to:
Hold your index finger and pinkie toward a ground.
E' testardo/a.

He/She is stubborn.

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
When youユre talking about someone who is stubborn.
How to:
Knock something hard like a surface of a desk
with your knuckle.
Accidenti! / Sono arrabbiato/a.

Shoooooooot! / I'm angry.

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
When you make a mistake or you get really upset.
It's more of a southern Italian gesture.
How to:
Bite your knuckle.
Ma come faccio!

But, how can I do it!

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
Someone asks something (seems) impossible to do or you have no idea how to do it.
How to:
Put your palms together and shake it down. Fingers are pointed diagonally downwards.
Non e' importante.

Who cares?

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
Using it when the thing doesn't mean too much to you.
How to:
Scratching a chin only from the neck upwards a couple of times. Never in the other direction.
Ne ho fin qui.

I'm full of it! / I can't take it anymore.

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
Someone asks more things to do, but you already have too many things to take care of.
How to:

Crossing your palm horizontally once on your forehead.
Andiamo.

Let's go. / Let's get out here.

Meaning/situation to use/etc.:
When youユre taking about leaving for another place.
How to:
Tap the palm with another handユs side a couple of times.
     
   
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