Buying your ticket for the regional train in Italian

1. 1
   biglietto/biʎˈʎetto/

   ticketnoun

   A slip of paper or card you buy to be able to travel or get into somewhere.
2. 2
   biglietteria/biʎʎetteˈria/

   ticket officenoun

   An office or sales point where tickets are bought.
3. 3
   regionale/redʒoˈnale/

   regionaladjective

   Relating to a region, or staying within its borders.
4. 4

   macchinettavending machine

5. 5

   convalidarevalidate

6. 6

   binarioplatform

7. 7

   andataone-way

8. 8

   ritornoreturn

9. 9

   sportellocounter

10. 10

    contantecash

The sentences3 of 10

1. Vorrei un biglietto di sola andata per il regionale.

   I'd like a one-way ticket for the regional train.

2. La biglietteria è ancora aperta o devo usare la macchinetta?

   Is the ticket office still open, or do I have to use the machine?

3. Il regionale delle undici parte da quale binario?

   Which platform does the eleven o'clock regional train leave from?

Pronunciation

• biglietto/biʎˈʎetto/

  The gli sounds like the lli in million, and the double t is held long.

• biglietteria/biʎʎetteˈria/

  The stress falls on the i of -ri-, not on the final a: bigliette-rì-a.

• regionale/redʒoˈnale/

  The g before the i is soft, as in the English word gentle.