Page 40 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Italian

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ALLA BIGLIETTERIA
Warm up (1minute)
At the ticket office
Count to 100 in tens.
(pp.10–11 and pp.30–1) In Italy you must be sure to validate (convalidare)
Ask “At what time?” your ticket before getting on the train by stamping
(pp.30–1) it in one of the special small yellow machines
Say “half-past one.” installed in every train station for this purpose.
(pp.30–1) Fines are imposed on travelers who have forgotten
to validate their tickets.

il passeggero il cartello
Words to remember (3 minutes) eel passejjayroh eel kartelloh
passenger sign
Learn these words and then test yourself.
la stazione station
lah statseeonay
il treno train
eel trenoh
la prenotazione reservation
la prenotatseeonay
il biglietto ticket
eel beellyettoh
sola andata one-way
solah andatah
andata e ritorno round-trip
andatah ay reetornoh
prima/seconda classe first/second class
preemah/sekondah klassay
la coincidenza connection
la koeencheedentsa
La stazione è affollata.
lah statseeonay ay affollahtah
The station is crowded.
In conversation (4 minutes)

Due biglietti per Roma, Andata e ritorno? Sì. C’è la prenotazione
per favore. andatah ay reetornoh obbligatoria?
dooay beellyettee per see. chay lah prenotatseeonay
rohmah, per favoray Return? obbleegatoryah
Two tickets to Yes. Do I need to
Rome, please. reserve seats?