Finding your reserved seat when it's taken in Italian

1. 1
   posto/ˈposto/

   seatnoun

   The seat meant for one person.
2. 2
   prenotazione/prenotatˈtsjone/

   reservationnoun

   A place or service you keep held for yourself by asking for it beforehand.
3. 3
   carrozza/karˈrɔttsa/

   carriagenoun

   The train car where people travel.
4. 4

   bigliettoticket

5. 5

   scusareto excuse

6. 6

   sedereto sit

7. 7

   corridoioaisle

8. 8

   controlloreticket inspector

9. 9

   liberofree

10. 10

    mostrareto show

The sentences3 of 10

1. Mi scusi, credo che questo sia il mio posto.

   Excuse me, I think this is my seat.

2. Ecco la mia prenotazione, guardi il numero del posto.

   Here's my reservation, look at the seat number.

3. Mi scusi, questa è la carrozza otto, vero?

   Excuse me, this is carriage eight, right?

Pronunciation

• prenotazione/prenotatˈtsjone/

  The z is pronounced voiceless and long, like a double ts: prenotat-tsió-ne.

• carrozza/karˈrɔttsa/

  The zz is voiceless and long, as in pizza.

Good to know

posto prenotato

On high-speed trains like Frecciarossa and Italo the seat is assigned, and your ticket shows the carriage and number. On regional trains there is usually no reservation, and people sit wherever a seat is free.

controllore

On trains the onboard staff usually come through to check tickets. If two people claim the same seat, you can ask them.

convalida

On regional trains a paper ticket usually has to be validated at the machine in the station before you board. On high-speed trains with an assigned seat it usually isn't needed.