30: How to buy train and bus tickets

When you visit Italy, you’ll probably need to buy train and bus tickets, whether it’s to get to your accommodation or explore the town and surrounding areas.

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Today’s words
Scusi = excuse me (formal, with people you don’t know)
Si può = is it possible (literally: can one?)
Si può comprare un biglietto = is it possible to buy a ticket? (literally: can one buy a ticket?)
Per = for
Il tram = the tram
Qui = here
Allora = so/in that case
Prendo = I’ll have (literally: I take)
Un biglietto giornaliero = a day travel pass
Mi dispiace = sorry
Bisogna = it’s necessary
Andare = go
A = to
La stazione = the station
A + la = alla (to the)
Alla stazione = to the station
Di = of
La = the
Di + la = della (of the)
La stazione della metro = the metro station (literally = the station of the metro)
Aeroporto di Londra = London Airport
Biglietti = tickets (change o to i for the plural).
Allora prendo quattro biglietti singoli = In that case I’ll have 4 single tickets
Sono sei euro = that’s 6 euros (literally: they are 6 euros)