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🇮🇹 Italian Level A1

At the station in Italian

You're at an Italian train station. Listen to the clerk (Elena), then choose how to reply — tap an answer to hear its pronunciation and see its translation, then confirm. What you pick changes what she says. Open “Vocabulary” for the words (or “Explore the scene”) and tap “🗣️ On the street” for the real language.

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At the station — Italian

What you'll learn here

Key words

il biglietto il bi-LIÉT-to
the ticket
“Andata” = one-way, “andata e ritorno” = round-trip. In Rome, the city BIT ticket (€1.50) is valid for 100 minutes on metro, bus and tram.
il binario il bi-NÀ-rio
the platform (track)
Binario = the platform/track. Always check the board: the platform can change at the last minute.
il treno il TRÈ-no
the train
“Regionale” = cheap, slow, many stops — and MUST be validated. “Frecciarossa”/“Italo” = fast, with an assigned seat, no validation.
l'obliteratrice l'o-bli-te-ra-TRÌ-ce
the validation machine
For the regional train: validate your ticket in the green/yellow machine BEFORE boarding, or you get a fine. Fast trains with an assigned seat aren't validated.
il tabellone il ta-bel-LÓ-ne
the (departures) board
“Partenze” = departures, “arrivi” = arrivals, “ritardo” = delay. The board shows time, destination and platform.

How locals really say it

Not the textbook version — the real language you hear in Italian.

“Buongiorno! Prego, mi dica.” — Good morning! Go ahead, tell me.
“Per dove?” — Where to?
“Andata e ritorno?” — Round-trip?
“Allora, c'è il regionale o la freccia.” — So, there's the regional or the “arrow”.

Dialogue (excerpt)

A taste of the conversation — play the rest in the app.

Elena
Buongiorno, biglietteria! Il prossimo, prego.
Good morning, ticket office! Next, please.
Elena
Dove deve andare?
Where do you need to go?
You
Un biglietto per Roma, per favore.
A ticket to Rome, please.
Elena
Solo andata o andata e ritorno?
One-way or round-trip?
You
Solo andata.
One-way.
Elena
C'è un regionale tra dieci minuti, oppure il Frecciarossa più tardi.
There's a regional in ten minutes, or the Frecciarossa later.

…continues in the app →

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