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🇮🇹 Italian Lesson 9: Travel & Getting Around

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📚 LESSON 9 · A1 BEGINNER

🚆 Travel & Getting Around

Learn to navigate Italian cities, ask for directions, and use transport!

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🚆 Vocabulary: Transport & Places

🚌
l’autobus
the bus
🚆
il treno
the train
🚕
il taxi
the taxi
🚶
a piedi
on foot
🛴
la bicicletta
the bicycle
🛫
l’aereo
the airplane
🏙️
la città
the city
🗺️
la piazza
the square
🏛️
il museo
the museum
⛪
la chiesa
the church
🏨
l’albergo
the hotel
🛤️
la stazione
the station

📝 Grammar: Asking for Directions

Key phrases for getting around:

Dov’è la stazione? = Where is the station?
Come arrivo a…? = How do I get to…?
Gira a destra / sinistra. = Turn right / left.
Vai dritto. = Go straight.
Quanto dista? = How far is it?
È vicino / lontano. = It is near / far.
Prendo il treno per Roma. = I take the train to Rome.
A che ora parte? = What time does it leave?
a destra= to the right
a sinistra= to the left
dritto= straight ahead
vicino= nearby / close
lontano= far / distant
all’angolo= on the corner

💬 Dialogue: Asking for the Station

Turista: Scusi, dov’è la stazione ferroviaria?
Passante: È abbastanza vicino. Vai dritto per 200 metri, poi gira a sinistra.
Turista: E poi?
Passante: La stazione è sulla destra, vicino al museo.
Turista: Grazie mille! Quanto tempo ci vuole a piedi?
Passante: Circa cinque minuti. Buon viaggio!

Translation: “Excuse me, where is the train station?” / “It’s quite close. Go straight for 200 metres, then turn left.” / “And then?” / “The station is on the right, near the museum.” / “Thank you very much! How long does it take on foot?” / “About five minutes. Have a good trip!”

✏️ Exercises — Earn 50 Mondi!

1. 🗺️ How do you ask “Where is the station?” in Italian? (10 Mondi)

2. ➡️ The local says “Gira a destra” — what do you do? (10 Mondi)

3. ✍️ What is the Italian word for “the train”? (15 Mondi)

4. 🚶 What does “a piedi” mean? (15 Mondi)

🎉 Ottimo! Lesson Complete!

You can now navigate Italian cities with confidence!

⭐ 0 / 50 Mondi earned

Next up → Lesson 10: Shopping & Prices!

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📚 Vocabulary

WordMeaning
TrenoTrain
AereoAirplane
StazioneStation
AeroportoAirport
BigliettoTicket
Dove è…?Where is…?
A destraTo the right
A sinistraTo the left
DrittoStraight ahead
AlbergoHotel

Italian Travel Getting Around is the focus of this Mondosol lesson on Travel & Getting Around. In about five minutes you will hear real Italian phrases, repeat them out loud, and test yourself with a quick quiz. Every step is designed so that the new material sticks, even if you only have a short break today.

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What you will learn about Italian travel getting around

This lesson breaks Travel & Getting Around into small, practical steps. You start with the essentials, see how they are used in real situations, and then apply them yourself with guided practice and examples.

Each item comes with audio you can replay, a simple English meaning, and a memory cue. By the end you will recognise and use what you learned with confidence, which is exactly what the A1 level of the Learn to speak Italian course expects at this stage. First, we look at the meaning. Then, we practise it in context. Finally, we check it with a quiz.

How to practise Italian travel getting around

Read each line once, then listen and repeat it aloud. Repeat the set until you can recall every item without looking. After that, take the quiz at the end of the lesson: a correct answer earns Mondi points and keeps your daily streak alive. If you miss one, the lesson shows it again, so the material is reviewed at the right moment.

You can skip ahead any time, but the lesson counts towards your certificate only when it is completed. Explore the rest of the Learn to speak Italian course on Mondosol, and read the official CEFR level descriptions to see what each level means. Ready? Scroll down and start your Italian travel getting around practice now.

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