3 8 WEEK 4
1 Warm up
Count to 100 in tens. (pp.10–11 and pp.30–1)
Ask “at what time?” (pp.30–1)
Say “half-past one.” (pp.30–1)
Alla biglietteria
At the ticket office
In Italy you must be sure to validate (convalidare) your ticket before getting on the train by stamping it in one of the special small yellow machines installed in every train station for this purpose. Fines are imposed on travelers who have forgotten to validate their tickets.
2 Words to remember
il passeggero eel passejjayroh
passenger
Learn these words and then test yourself.
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il cartello |
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eel kartelloh |
la stazione |
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station |
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sign |
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lah statseeonay |
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il treno |
train |
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eel trenoh |
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la prenotazione |
reservation |
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la prenotatseeonay |
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il biglietto |
ticket |
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eel beellyettoh |
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sola andata |
one-way |
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solah andatah |
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andata e ritorno |
round-trip |
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andatah ay reetornoh |
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prima/seconda classe |
first/second class |
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preemah/sekondah |
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klassay |
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La stazione è affollata. |
la coincidenza |
connection |
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lah statseeonay ay |
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la koeencheedentsa |
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affollahtah |
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The station is crowded. |
3 In conversation
Due biglietti per |
Andata e ritorno? |
Sì. C’è la prenotazione |
Roma, per favore. |
andatah ay reetornoh |
obbligatoria? |
dooay beellyettee per |
Return? |
see. chay lah |
rohmah, per favoray |
prenotatseeonay |
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obbleegatoryah |
Two tickets to Rome,
please. Yes. Do I need to reserve seats?
TRAVEL 3 9
4 Useful phrases
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
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How much is a ticket |
Quanto costa un |
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to Genoa? |
biglietto per Genova? |
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kwantoh kostah oon |
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beellyettoh per jenovah |
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Do you accept credit |
Accettate la carta di |
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cards? |
credito? |
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acchettatay lah kartah |
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dee kredeetoh |
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Do I have to change |
Devo cambiare? |
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trains? |
devoh kambeearay |
Il treno per Firenze è |
Which platform does |
Da quale binario |
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in ritardo. |
the train leave from? |
parte il treno? |
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eel trenoh per firentsay |
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dah kwalay beenareeoh |
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ay een reetardoh |
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partay eel trenoh |
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The train to Florence |
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Ci sono delle |
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riduzioni? |
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chee sonoh dellay |
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reedootseeonee |
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What time does the |
A che ora parte il |
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il binario |
train to Naples leave? |
treno per Napoli? |
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ah kay orah partay eel |
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trenoh per napolee |
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beenareeoh |
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platform |
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5 Say it
Which platform does the train to Genoa leave from?
Three return tickets to Naples, please.
Cultural tip Most
train stations now have automatic ticket machines (“la biglietteria automatica”) that accept credit and debit cards as well as cash.
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No. Sono quaranta |
Accettate la carta di |
Certo. Il treno parte |
euro. |
credito? |
dal binario uno. |
noh. sonoh kwarantah |
acchettatay lah kartah |
chertoh. eel trenoh partay |
ayooroh |
dee kredeetoh |
dal beenareeoh oonoh |
No. It’s forty euros. |
Do you take credit |
Certainly. The train |
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cards? |
leaves from platform |
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one. |
4 0 WEEK 4
1 Warm up
How do you say “train”? (pp.38–9)
What does “Da quale binario parte il treno?” mean? (pp.38–9)
Ask “When are you free?” (pp.32–3)
2 Andare: to go
Andare e prendere
To go and to take
Andare (to go) and prendere (to take) are essential verbs in Italian that you will need to use frequently in everyday conversation as you find your way around. You can also use prendere when you talk about food and drink—for example, to say prendo un caffè (I’ll have coffee).
Say the different forms of andare (to go) aloud. Use the cover flaps to test yourself and, when you are confident, practice the sample sentences below.
(io) vado |
I go |
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(eeoh) vadoh |
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(tu) vai |
you go (informal |
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(too) vaee |
singular) |
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(Lei) va |
you go (formal |
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(lay) vah |
singular) |
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(lui/lei) va |
he/she/it goes |
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(looee/lay) vah |
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(noi) andiamo |
we go |
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(noy) andeeamoh |
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(voi) andate |
you go (plural) |
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(voy) andatay |
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(loro) vanno |
they go |
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(loroh) vannoh |
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Dove va, signora? |
Where are you |
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dovay vah, seennyorah |
going, madam? |
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Vorrei andare in |
I’d like to go by train. |
Vado a Pisa. |
treno. |
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vadoh ah peesah |
vorray andaray |
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I am going to |
een trenoh |
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Pisa. |
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Conversational tip In Italian the present tense includes a sense of continuous action. You use the same
form to say “I go” and “I am going.” “Vado a means both “I am going to Rome” and
go to Rome.” The same is true of other verbs; for example, “prendo il taxi” means “I am
taking the taxi” and “I take the taxi.”
TRAVEL 4 1
3 Prendere: to take
Say the different forms of prendere (to take) aloud and test yourself.
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I take |
(io) prendo |
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(eeoh) prendoh |
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you take (informal) |
(tu) prendi |
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(too) prendee |
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you take (formal) |
(Lei) prende |
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(lay) prenday |
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he/she/it takes |
(lui/lei) prende |
Prendo la metro tutti |
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(looee/lay) prenday |
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(noi) prendiamo |
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i giorni. |
we take |
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prendoh lah metroh |
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(noy) prendeeamoh |
toottee ee jornee |
you take (plural) |
(voi) prendete |
I take the metro |
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every day. |
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(voy) prendetay |
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they take |
(loro) prendono |
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(loroh) prendonoh |
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I don’t want to |
Non voglio prendere |
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take a taxi. |
un taxi. |
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non vollyoh prenderay |
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oon taxee |
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Take the first left. |
Prenda la prima a |
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sinistra. |
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prenda lah preemah ah |
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seeneestrah |
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He’ll have the veal. |
Lui prende il vitello. |
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looee prenday eel |
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veetelloh |
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4 Put into practice
Cover the text on the right and complete the dialogue in Italian.
Dove va? |
Vado alla stazione. |
dovay vah |
vadoh allah |
Where are you going? |
statseeonay |
Say: I’m going to the |
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Vuole prendere la |
No, voglio andare in |
metro? |
autobus. |
vwolay prenderay lah |
noh, vollyoh andaray |
metroh |
een |
Do you want to take |
a-ootoboos |
the metro? |
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Say: No, I want to go by bus.