Italian for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 3

I got lost again

Ask directions in Italian — Come arrivo alla stazione? (How do I get to the station?) — with arrivare.

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    Scusi, come arrivo alla stazione?

    Excuse me, how do I get to the station?

    Tip: Formal conversation between strangers. They use the third person singular (Lei) to address each other.

  2. Meera Meera

    La stazione centrale, vero?

    The central station, right?

  3. Honey Honey

    Sì, è qui vicino?

    Yes, is it near here?

  4. Meera Meera

    Sì. Deve andare dritto e girare a destra

    Yes. You need to go straight and turn right

    Tip: Io devo = I have to/ need tu devi = you have to/ need Lui/ lei deve = he/ she has to/ need

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'how do I get to ...?' in Italian?

Come arrivo a + place? Come faccio per arrivare a...? Both common.

What does la stazione mean?

'The station' — train, bus, or subway. La stazione centrale = main station. La fermata = bus stop.

Italian direction words?

A sinistra (left), a destra (right), dritto (straight), indietro (back), davanti (in front), dietro (behind).

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