Lesson 3.1 — In treno o in autobus? — Getting around (Italian A2)

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A traveller buys a ticket at a tobacconist in Rome.

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in trenoby train 🔊

in autobusby bus 🔊

un bigliettoa ticket 🔊

la fermatathe stop 🔊

andata e ritornoreturn (round trip) 🔊

la metropolitanathe underground/metro 🔊

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« Vorrei un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Firenze, per favore. » 🔊

I'd like a return ticket to Florence, please.

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Buongiorno, vorrei un biglietto per il centro, per favore. 🔊Good morning, I'd like a ticket to the centre, please.

Solo andata o andata e ritorno? 🔊One-way or return?

Solo andata. Vado in autobus o in metropolitana? 🔊One-way. Should I go by bus or by metro?

La metropolitana è più veloce. La fermata è proprio qui all'angolo. 🔊The metro is faster. The stop is right here on the corner.

Grammar in focus · in + transport

For most means of transport Italian uses in: in treno, in autobus, in macchina, in aereo, in bici, in metropolitana. The exception is on foot: a piedi. To say where you are going use andare + a/in: vado a Roma, vado in Italia, vado al lavoro. Remember a + il = al, in + il = nel.

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Tip for this task
Bene! Use « in » with the vehicle, e.g. « Vado al lavoro in metropolitana perché è veloce. »

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1. “By train” in Italian is…

2. Which means “return ticket”?

3. “On foot” is…

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