ItalianA1Lesson 3.1
🇮🇹 Italian A1 · Lesson 3.1

Dov'è? — Places in the city

Name key places and ask where something is.

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A tourist asks the way to the station.

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la stazionethe station 🔊
la stradathe street 🔊
a sinistraon the left 🔊
a destraon the right 🔊
sempre drittostraight ahead 🔊
Dov'è…?Where is…? 🔊

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« Dov'è la stazione? » 🔊
Where is the station?
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Pronunciation

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Scusi, dov'è la stazione? 🔊Excuse me, where is the station?
Vada sempre dritto e giri a sinistra. 🔊Go straight ahead and turn left.
È lontano? 🔊Is it far?
No, è a cinque minuti, a destra. 🔊No, it's five minutes away, on the right.
Grazie mille! 🔊Thank you very much!
Grammar in focus · dov'è / c'è

« Dov'è? » = where is? (dove + è). To say there is/are, use « c'è » (singular) and « ci sono » (plural).

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Write 2–3 sentences telling a friend how to get from the station to your home, using sinistra / destra / sempre dritto.

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Tip for this task
Ottimo! « giri » (turn) and « vada » (go) are polite commands.

Quick check

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1. “Turn left” is…
2. « Dov'è…? » asks…
3. “There is” (singular) is…
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