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Words that end in a consonant in Italian

You arrive in a northern city for two days of work and move between hotel, tram and meetings with your suitcase always in tow.

The phrase

Scusi, questo hotel è lontano dalla stazione centrale?
Excuse me, is this hotel far from the central station?

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The ten words

  1. hotel/oˈtɛl/

    hotelnoun

    A building where you pay to sleep when you're traveling.

  2. tram/tram/

    tramnoun

    A public rail vehicle that runs through city streets.

  3. autobus/ˈawtobus/

    busnoun

    A public road vehicle that carries many people and stops at fixed stops.

  4. bar/bar/

    barnoun

    A place where you have a coffee or a drink, often standing at the counter.

  5. meeting/ˈmitinɡ/

    meetingnoun

    A gathering of several people to talk about work or a project.

  6. manager/ˈmanadʒer/Also said ˈmɛnadʒer, ˈmanedʒer or ˈmɛnedʒer.

    managernoun

    The person who leads a work group and decides how things are done.

  7. computer/komˈpjuter/

    computernoun

    A machine with a screen and keyboard that you use to write, search, and work.

  8. email/email/

    emailnoun

    A message you send from one address to another over the internet.

  9. weekend/wiˈkɛnd/

    weekendnoun

    Saturday and Sunday, when you usually don't work.

  10. nord/nɔrd/

    northernadjective

    Located in the part facing north.

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The sentences

  1. Scusi, questo hotel è lontano dalla stazione centrale?

    Excuse me, is this hotel far from the central station?

  2. Il tram per il centro passa ogni dieci minuti?

    Does the tram to downtown run every ten minutes?

  3. Scusi, quale autobus va verso il centro città?

    Excuse me, which bus goes downtown?

  4. Prendiamo un caffè al bar prima del meeting?

    Shall we grab a coffee at the bar before the meeting?

  5. Il meeting comincia alle nove in sala riunioni.

    The meeting starts at nine in the conference room.

  6. Devo parlare con il manager prima di partire.

    I need to talk to the manager before I leave.

  7. Ho lasciato il computer in camera, torno subito.

    I left my computer in the room, I'll be right back.

  8. Ti mando una email con gli orari del tram.

    I'll send you an email with the tram schedule.

  9. Resto in città anche nel weekend per lavorare.

    I'm staying in town over the weekend to work.

  10. La sala del meeting è nella zona nord della città.

    The meeting room is in the north part of the city.

Pronunciation

  • hotel/oˈtɛl/

    The h is silent and the stress falls on the second syllable: o-TEL, with an open e.

  • autobus/ˈawtobus/

    The stress falls on the first syllable: AU-to-bus, not auto-BUS.

  • meeting/ˈmitinɡ/

    The two e's make a single sound, an i, and the stress is on the first syllable.

  • manager/ˈmanadʒer/

    The stress is on the first syllable and the g is soft, like in 'giraffe'.

  • computer/komˈpjuter/

    The stress falls on the second syllable, not the first.

  • weekend/wiˈkɛnd/

    It's read as 'uikènd': stress on the second syllable, with an open e.

  • nord/nɔrd/

    The o is open, like in 'porta'.

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Questions

How do I ask which bus goes downtown in Italian?
Say: Scusi, quale autobus va verso il centro città?
What does manager mean in Italian here?
It's the person who leads a work group and decides how things are done.
How do I say I left my computer in my room?
Say: Ho lasciato il computer in camera, torno subito.

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