4 2 WEEK 4
1 Warm up
Say “I’d like to go to the station.” (pp.40–1)
Ask “Where are you going?” (pp.40–1)
Say “fruit” and “cheese.” (pp.24–5)
Taxi, autobus e metro
Taxi, bus, and metro
In Italy you generally don’t hail taxis, but go to a taxi stand. You can buy bus tickets at a newsstand and then validate them in the machine on the bus. You can use the same tickets both on the buses and on the metro.
2 Words to remember
Familiarize yourself with these words.
l’autobus (m) |
bus (local) |
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la-ootoboos |
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il pullman |
bus (long- |
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eel poolman |
distance) |
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la stazione dei |
bus/metro |
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pullman/della metro |
station |
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lah statseeonay day |
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poolman/dellah metroh |
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la fermata |
bus stop |
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dell’autobus |
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lah fermatah |
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della-ootoboos |
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il biglietto |
fare |
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eel beellyettoh |
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Passa di qui il |
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il posteggio dei taxi |
taxi stand |
quarantasei? |
eel postejjoh day taxee |
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passah dee kwee eel |
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kwarantasay |
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Does the Route 46 bus |
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stop here? |
3 In conversation: taxi
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Al mercato di San |
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Benissimo, signore. |
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Mi lasci qui, per |
Lorenzo, per favore. |
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beneesseemoh, |
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favore. |
al merkatoh dee san |
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seennyoray |
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mee lashee kwee, per |
lorentsoh, per favoray |
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Very well, sir. |
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favoray |
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To the San Lorenzo |
Can you drop me here, |
market, please. |
please? |
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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
I’d like a taxi to go to |
Vorrei un taxi per |
the Colosseum. |
andare al Colosse0. |
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vorray oon taxee per |
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andaray al kolossayoh |
When is the next bus |
Quando passa il |
to the Capitol? |
prossimo autobus |
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per il Campidoglio? |
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kwandoh passah eel |
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prosseemoh a-ootoboos |
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per eel kampeedollyoh |
How do you get to the |
Scusi, per andare al |
Vatican? |
Vaticano? |
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skoozee, per andaray |
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al vateekahnoh |
Please wait for me.
Cultural tip In Italy the
metro exists only in Milan and Rome. There are only a few lines and they are identified by numbers (M1, M2, M3 in Milan) or letters of the alphabet (MA, MB in Rome). Look for the relevant end station to find the direction you need.
Mi aspetti, per favore.
mee aspettee, per favoray
6 Say it
Do you go to the train station?
The Vatican, please.
When’s the next coach to Rome?
5 In conversation: bus
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Scusi, va al museo? |
Sì. Non è lontano. |
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Può dirmi quando |
skoozee, vah al |
see. non ay lontanoh |
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devo scendere? |
moozayoh |
Yes. It’s not very far. |
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pwoh deermee kwandoh |
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devoh shenderay |
Do you go to the museum?
Can you tell me when to get off?
4 4 WEEK 4
1 Warm up
How do you say “I have…”? (pp.14–15)
Say “my father,” “my sister,” and “my parents.” (pp.12–13)
Say “I’m going to
Rome.” (pp.40–1)
In auto
On the road
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the Italian rules of the road before driving in Italy. Italian autostrade (expressways) are fast but expensive toll (il pedaggio) roads. You usually take a ticket as you enter the expressway and pay according to the distance traveled as you leave it.
2 Match and repeat
Match the numbered items to the list on the left, then test yourself.
1il bagagliaio eel bagallyaeeoh
2il parabrezza eel parabretsah
3il cofano eel kofanoh
4la ruota lah rwotah
5la gomma lah gommah
6lo sportello loh sportelloh
7il paraurti
eel parahoortee
8i fari ee faree
Cultural tip In Italy many gas stations still have a pump attendant, and many are closed for lunch. Sometimes you can serve yourself and pay a cheaper rate.
1 trunk
5 tire
6 door
4 wheel
3 Road signs
Senso unico |
Rotatoria |
Dare la precedenza |
senso uneekoh |
rotatoreeah |
daray lah prechedentsah |
One way |
Roundabout |
Yield |
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4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
My turn signal |
La freccia non |
doesn’t work. |
funziona. |
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lah frechah non |
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foontseeonah |
Fill it up, please. |
Il pieno, per favore. |
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eel pyaynoh, per |
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favoray |
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5 Words to remember
Familiarize yourself with these words, then test yourself using the flap.
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driver’s license |
la patente |
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lah patentay |
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My gearbox doesn’t |
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gasoline |
la benzina |
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lah bendseenah |
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diesel |
il gasolio |
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gazolyoh |
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windshield |
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oil |
l’olio (m) |
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3 hood |
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lohlyoh |
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engine |
il motore |
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eel motoray |
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gearbox |
il cambio |
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eel kambeeoh |
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turn signal |
la freccia |
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lah frechah |
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exhaust |
la marmitta |
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lah marmeettah |
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headlights |
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flat tire |
la gomma a terra |
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lah gommah ah terrah |
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Diritto di precedenza |
Divieto di accesso |
Sosta vietata |
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deereettoh dee |
deevyaytoh dee |
sostah veeaytatah |
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prechedentsah |
acchessoh |
No parking |
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Priority road |
Do not enter |