Laundry

1. Quantu costa lavari e asciucari i robbi?

   How much does it cost to wash and dry?

   Usage

   Asks the combined price of washing and drying at a laundry

   Grammar Note

   Robba is a feminine noun for clothes and belongings, with the plural robbi. Two infinitives in a row express "washing and drying". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Quantu tempu ci voli pi lavari i robbi?

   How long does the laundry take?

   Usage

   Asks how long the wash takes so you can plan when to pick it up

   Grammar Note

   Quantu tempu ci voli is the set way to ask how long something takes, also used for directions. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Sta cammisa s'havi a lavari a siccu

   This shirt needs to be dry-cleaned.

   Usage

   Tells the shop that a garment must be dry-cleaned

   Grammar Note

   S'havi a plus an infinitive is the impersonal "must be done". A siccu (dry) stands for dry cleaning. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. A me robba nun è pulita: la putiti lavari arreri?

   My laundry is not clean — can you rewash it?

   Usage

   Politely asks for a re-wash when stains are still there

   Grammar Note

   The negation is nun. Robba is feminine, so "it" is la and the adjective takes the feminine form pulita. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Pozzu usari a machina di lavari di sulu?

   Can I use the washing machine myself?

   Usage

   Checks whether you may run the washing machine yourself

   Grammar Note

   Di sulu means "on my own"; a woman says di sula. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. C'è nu sirvizziu pi stirari?

   Is there an ironing service available?

   Usage

   Asks whether a hotel or laundry will iron your clothes

   Grammar Note

   Pi plus an infinitive means "for doing". Sirvizziu (service) is written with a double z. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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