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chissà
who knows
chissà dove siamo
who knows where we are
mi scusi
excuse me (formal)
mi sono perso
I got lost (said by a man)
mi sono persa
I got lost (said by a woman)
dov'è il Colosseo?
where's the Colosseum?
ci siamo persi
we got lost (said by men)
ci siamo perse
we got lost (said by women)
la mappa
the map
comprare
to buy
dove possiamo comprare una mappa?
where can we buy a map?
tornare indietro
to go back
girare
to turn; to go round
a destra
to the right
a sinistra
to the left
poi
then (after that)
torna indietro, poi gira a destra
go back, then go right
andare dritto
to go straight ahead
attraversare
to go through
l'incrocio
the crossroad; the intersection
attraversa all'incrocio, poi vai dritto
cross at the intersection, then go straight ahead
è una scorciatoia
it's a shortcut
arrivare a
to get to
quanto ci vuole per arrivare al Duomo?
how long does it take to get to the Duomo?
a piedi
on foot
in bicicletta
by bicycle
ci vuole un'ora a piedi
it takes an hour on foot
in macchina
by car
in tram
by tram
in treno
by train
ci vogliono dieci minuti in treno
it takes ten minutes by train
in traghetto
by ferry
in aereo
by plane
in autobus
by bus
l'autobus è in anticipo
the bus is early
i trasporti pubblici
public transport
i trasporti pubblici sono sempre in ritardo
public transport is always late
prima di
before
dopo
later; after
la strada
the street; the road
il semaforo
the traffic light
prendi la strada dopo il semaforo
take the road after the traffic light
accanto a
next to
di fronte a
in front of
davanti a
opposite
dietro a
behind; back
prendere
to take
la stazione
the station
io sono davanti alla stazione, tu dove sei?
I'm opposite the station, where are you?
nord
North
sud
South
est
East
ovest
West
siamo arrivati?
are we there yet?
giusto
right
sbagliato
wrong
la città
the city
siamo nella città sbagliata!
we are in the wrong city!
siete nel posto giusto!
you guys are in the right place!
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