![]() The " finger purse" is the most well known Italian hand gesture, so well known that it has its own emoji: ![]() ![]() These first four gestures are ones that are neither particularly rude, nor have hidden meanings. Moreover, they give us an important insight into Italian culture (which is very useful if you want to travel to Italy). They form an important part of Italian communication and, in particular, are vital to understanding colloquial Italian and Italian idiom and Italian Vocabulary. These hand gestures developed as a means of communication after the fall of the Roman Empire when Italy experienced an influx of peoples (the Carolingans, Normans, Visigoths, Arabs, Germans, French and Austrians) who couldn't speak a common language, and have stuck around ever since. There are about 250 of these gestures, which can get rather confusing for Italian language learners, so, in this article we have tried to simplify things so that you can learn a 11 of the most essential Italian hand gestures. Italians often use hand gestures as an alternative form of communication.
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