LearnsomebasicItalianlanguage aboutpublictransportationandlistentothepodcast.

TravelingbytrainorbusinItaly,willgiveyouanexcellentchancetocommunicatewithpeople,enjoyingthefantasticlandscape,andlearnmanythingsaboutthecountry.Italianslovetotalkwithstrangers,especiallyforeigners,andwillgiveyousometipsandusefulinformationaboutyourdestination.

Allacciatelecinture,siparte.Fastenyourseatbelts…

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Inbiglietteria-Trains

Nothingexotichere…TrainstationsinItalyusuallyhaveaticketcounter(biglietteria)withanoperator(bigliettaio)whocangiveyouinformation(informazioni)aboutyourtrain(iltreno),timetables(orari)theconnection(lacoincidenza).Youcanaskthetimeofdeparture(acheoraparte?)arrival(acheoraarriva?),thedurationofthetrip(quantocimetteiltreno?).

Sometimesthetrainislate(iltrenoèinritardo),orthere’sastrike(c’èunosciopero).Loudspeakersatthestationwilltellyouhowlateyourtrainis(“iltrenoperRomaèinritardodi5minuti”),theplatform(ilbinario),ifthetrainisarriving(iltrenoèinarrivo)ordeparting(inpartenza).InformationinlargestationsisbilingualbutlivemessagesfromthestationmasterareusuallyonlyinItalian.

Theticket(ilbiglietto)canbeoneway(disolaandata)orroundtrip(andataeritorno).Remembertovalidatetheticket(convalidareilbiglietto)usingtheyellowmachinesonyourplatform.Youcangetafine(prendereunamulta)ifyouforgettodoso.Youmayneedtodoareservation(unaprenotazione)orpayarapidservicefee(supplementorapido)ontopofyourprice.

Prettymuchalltrainstationshaveanautomaticticketmachine(biglietteriaautomatica)andyoucanpaywithcash(contanti)oracard(carta).Itisnotunusualtofinditoutoforder(guasta).

Biglietteria
Bigliettaio
Informazioni
Treno
Orario
Coincidenza
Acheoraparte?
Acheoraarriva?
Quantocimetteiltreno?

Iltrenoèinritardo
C’èunosciopero
IltrenoperRomaèinritardodi5minuti
Ilbinario
Iltrenoèinarrivo
Iltrenoèinpartenza

llbiglietto
Disolaandata
Andataeritorno
Convalidareilbiglietto
Prendereunamulta
Unaprenotazione
Supplementorapido
Biglietteriaautomatica
Contanti
Cartadicredito
Lamacchinaèguasta

Bus,metroandcabs

Busesinbigcities(wesayautobus,corrieraorpullman)areusuallypublic,buttheonescovering longdistancesoftenbelongtoprivatecompanies.Ifyoubuyaurbansingleticket(bigliettosingolourbano)youcanuseallpublictransportationfor alimitedtime.

ForexampleinMilano,mycity,withasingleticketyoucantravelanywherefor90minutesfor just1,50euro.ComparedtootherbigEuropeancities,that’sreallycheap.

Youcan buyyourticketsinany tobaccostore(tabaccheria),newsstand(edicola)orbusstation.Younormallycan’tbuyticketsonboard,atleastin MilanorRome.Busstops,aswellassubwayortramstopsarecalled fermata;finaldestinationisthe capolinea;timetableistheorario.

SomeItaliancitieshavea subway (lametropolitana).Romahas3lines(A,BandthebrandnewCline)(Romahatrelinee);Milanohas4linesandothersunder construction,Napoli2,Catania,Torino,GenovaandBresciahaveasingleline.

Inmostcases,thefamousinefficiencyofItalianbureaucracyhasbeenslowingdowntheconstructionofnewmetrolines.Inothercases,likeinRoma,diggingholesinancientcitiesturnedouttobe abigproblem.Monumentsandarchaeologicalareashavebeendiscoveredanditwasnecessarytostoptheconstructionofmetrostationsandlines.

Cabs(taxiortassì)aregenerallywhiteoryellow.Youcancallacabthroughtheircustomerservice -theywillsendtheclosestavailable taxi atyouraddress.Ifyoucallthem,themeterwillstartassoonasthedriver(iltassista)getsthecall,butitgenerallytakesjustafewminutes.

Alwaysaskthepriceofyourride(quantocostalacorsaper…?)andtoswitchthemeteron(iltassametro)incasethedriver”forgets”todothat.Tipsareuncommon.Taxidriversareofcoursetheright peopleyoucan talktoforunderstandingbetterthecityyouarevisiting.

autobus
corriera
pullman
bigliettosingolourbano
tabaccheria
fermata
orario
capolinea

metropolitana
stazionedellametro
linea1
taxi
tassista
corsa
tassametro
destinazione
quantocostalacorsaperl’aeroporto?

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Trains

Buyticketsandaskinformation Buses,CabsandMetro

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