Transportation

1. Unni è a stazzioni?

   Where is the station?

   Usage

   Used to find the train station

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as "Unni è u bagnu?": put the place after unni è. A feminine noun takes a. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Nu bigghiettu pi Palermu, pi favuri

   One ticket to Palermo, please

   Usage

   The basic way to buy a ticket by naming your destination at the station

   Grammar Note

   The masculine indefinite article is nu before a consonant. Swap Palermu for your destination. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. A chi ura parti u prossimu trenu?

   What time does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Used to ask what time the next train departs

   Grammar Note

   Uses the same ura as "Chi ura è?" (what time is it?). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. È luntanu di ccà?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Used to check how far away a destination is

   Grammar Note

   The opposite is vicinu (near). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Jiti cchiù adaciu, pi favuri

   Please go more slowly

   Usage

   Used to ask a taxi driver or other driver to slow down

   Grammar Note

   The ending -iti is the plural imperative, also used politely to one person; to a friend say Vai. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Quantu tempu ci voli a pedi?

   How long does it take on foot?

   Usage

   Used to ask how long it takes to walk somewhere

   Grammar Note

   Time is a quantity, so it takes quantu (a count takes quanti). A pedi is literally "by foot". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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