25 min

language learning center · A2 · Lesson 5

Getting travel help

Practice this topic in Italian: Getting travel help.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Giulia

Scusi, dov’è la stazione?

Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

Luca

Questo treno va a Firenze?

Go straight ahead to the traffic light.

Giulia

Devo cambiare treno?

Turn left at the corner.

Luca

A che ora parte?

It is opposite the bank.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • Scusi, dov’è la stazione?

    Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

    Scusi, dov’è la stazione?

  • Questo treno va a Firenze?

    Go straight ahead to the traffic light.

    Questo treno va a Firenze?

  • Devo cambiare treno?

    Turn left at the corner.

    Devo cambiare treno?

  • A che ora parte?

    It is opposite the bank.

    A che ora parte?

  • Può avvisarmi quando arriviamo?

    Is it very far on foot?

    Può avvisarmi quando arriviamo?

Notice, try, and speak

Which Italian sentence has this meaning: “Excuse me, how do I get to the station?”

Which Italian sentence has this meaning: “Excuse me, how do I get to the station?”

Make it yours

Say the five Italian turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this Italian in a real conversation

  1. 1. Scusi, dov’è la stazione?
  2. 2. Questo treno va a Firenze?
  3. 3. Devo cambiare treno?
  4. 4. A che ora parte?
  5. 5. Può avvisarmi quando arriviamo?
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