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Oct 2017
11m 27s

30: How to buy train and bus tickets

Joy of Languages
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When you visit Italy, you’ll probably need to buy train and bus tickets, whether it’s to get to your accommodation or explore the town and surrounding areas.

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Today’s words
Scusi = excuse me (formal, with people you don’t know)
Si può = is it possible (literally: can one?)
Si può comprare un biglietto = is it possible to buy a ticket? (literally: can one buy a ticket?)
Per = for
Il tram = the tram
Qui = here
Allora = so/in that case
Prendo = I’ll have (literally: I take)
Un biglietto giornaliero = a day travel pass
Mi dispiace = sorry
Bisogna = it’s necessary
Andare = go
A = to
La stazione = the station
A + la = alla (to the)
Alla stazione = to the station
Di = of
La = the
Di + la = della (of the)
La stazione della metro = the metro station (literally = the station of the metro)
Aeroporto di Londra = London Airport
Biglietti = tickets (change o to i for the plural).
Allora prendo quattro biglietti singoli = In that case I’ll have 4 single tickets
Sono sei euro = that’s 6 euros (literally: they are 6 euros)

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