Learn how to ask "How much is it?”
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ciao tutti! Benvenuti su ItalianPod101.com. |
| Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian Survival Phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You'll be surprised at how far a little Italian will go. |
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| The bus is an important means of transportation. In many Italian cities, even the big ones, buses are used more than the subway. Usually, buses are used to cover both long and short distances. |
| However, before starting your trip you probably need to buy a ticket. In Italy, you can find bus tickets at a tobacco shop or a vending machine, normally located close to the bus stop. Please remember that local buses are different from the long distance ones. Normally, if you buy a bus ticket, it is valid for one ride in which you can go anywhere. Once you get off the bus, you will have to buy a new ticket for the return journey. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| So, let’s imagine you are in Naples and you want to go from Central Station, Stazione Centrale, to Piazza Plebiscito, one of the most famous squares of Napoli, in order to buy an espresso from the famous Gambrinus café. How can you get your bus ticket then? |
| Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. “Excuse me. A bus ticket please”. |
| First, you have Scusi, "excuse me," then Un biglietto, “a ticket.” And then, you have Dell’, which is the equivalent to “of the.” It’s an articled preposition with the apostrophe, followed by a word starting with a vowel. Finally, you have autobus, “bus,” and Per favore, “please.” |
| Let's break down these words and hear them one more time. Scu-si, un big-liet-to del-l’a-u-to-bus per fa-vo-re. Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. So now, what if you want to know how much the ticket is? |
| You could simply use this sentence: Quanto costa un biglietto dell’autobus? Quan-to cos-ta un big-liet-to del-l’a-u-to-bus? "How much is a bus ticket?" Quanto is an adjective, and you can often find it in Quanto costa or Quant’è, which are “How much is it?” which we have already seen in some previous lessons when we went shopping around the stalls. So, Quanto costa, means “How much is”. Let's break down these words and hear them one more time. Quan-to cos-ta? Quanto costa? Then, you have Un biglietto, “a ticket.” Un big-liet-to. Un biglietto. And finally, Dell’autobus. Del-l’a-u-to-bus. Quanto costa un biglietto dell’autobus? |
Outro |
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| Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian. |
| “Excuse me, a bus ticket please.” - Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. |
| Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. |
| Scusi, un biglietto dell’autobus per favore. |
| "How much is a bus ticket?" - Quanto costa un biglietto dell’autobus? |
| Quanto costa un biglietto dell’autobus? |
| Quanto costa un biglietto dell’autobus? |
| That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao! |
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