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Learn Italian gestures part one

Italian gestures part 1
"Sei fuori/pazzo?!"
"Are you mad?!"
How to do it: index finger pressed repeatedly to the side of the forehead.
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Italian gestures part 1: Italian gestures travel 2
Per fare i punti di un discorso ...
Dividing up a sentence - firstly, secondly ...
How to do it: one flat hand, other one hits it in a "cutting" motion.
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Photograph: Guardian
Italian gestures part 1: Italian gestures travel 3
Spiegazione
Explaining something
How to do it: hands in a rolling movement.
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Photograph: Guardian
Italian gestures part 1: Italian gestures travel 3
"Boh"
"I don't know/I can't help"
How to do it: hands open (palm upwards) at sides of body (chest level).
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