Italian for English speakers Beach · Lesson 4

Travelling by...

Travel methods in Italian — Come vuoi viaggiare? (How do you want to travel?) — and Vorrei prendere il treno (I'd like to take the train).

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    Come pensi di viaggiare?

    How were you planning to travel?

  2. Muri Muri

    Vorrei prendere il treno.

    I'd like to take the train

    Tip: <Prendo> = I take <Prendi> = you take

  3. Yaya Yaya

    Sì, ma a me piace guidare il motorino

    Yes, but I like riding the moped

    Tip: <Motorino> = moped

  4. Muri Muri

    Va bene anche il motorino

    The moped is fine too

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'by train/car/plane' in Italian?

In + transport: in treno, in macchina, in aereo, in autobus. Exception: a piedi (on foot).

Prendere il treno?

'To take the train' (literal). Common construction: prendere + transport. Prendere l'aereo = take the plane.

Common Italian transport?

Il treno, l'aereo, la macchina/l'auto, l'autobus, il tram, la bicicletta, la moto, la nave.

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