Learn Italian for Beginners — Day 12: Getting Around by Taxi, Bus & Metro

Learn Italian for beginners with Day 12: Getting Around — taxi, bus, metro and train. Buy any ticket and find any platform in this 15-minute lesson, with Italy in motion as your classroom. 🎯 IN THIS LESSON • il treno (eel TREH-noh) — the train • l'autobus (LOW-toh-boos) — the bus • la metro (lah MEH-troh) — the metro / subway • il taxi (eel TAH-ksee) — the taxi • il biglietto (eel bee-LYEHT-toh) — the ticket • il binario (eel bee-NAH-ree-oh) — the platform / track • la partenza (lah par-TEN-tsah) — the departure • l'arrivo (lahr-REE-voh) — the arrival • il ritardo (eel ree-TAR-doh) — the delay / lateness • il viaggio (eel vee-AHJ-joh) — the journey / the trip • Un biglietto per Roma, per favore. (oon bee-LYEHT-toh pair ROH-mah, pair fah-VOH-reh) — A ticket for Rome, please. • Andata e ritorno, per favore. (ahn-DAH-tah eh ree-TOR-noh, pair fah-VOH-reh) — A return ticket, please. • Da quale binario parte? (dah KWAH-leh bee-NAH-ree-oh PAR-teh) — From which platform does it leave? • Il treno è in ritardo. (eel TREH-noh eh in ree-TAR-doh) — The train is late. • Possiamo andare in taxi? (pos-SYAH-moh ahn-DAH-reh in TAH-ksee) — Can we go by taxi? • Quanto costa il biglietto? (KWAN-toh KOS-tah eel bee-LYEHT-toh) — How much is the ticket? • La prossima fermata? (lah PROS-see-mah fair-MAH-tah) — The next stop? • Ecco il biglietto. (EK-koh eel bee-LYEHT-toh) — Here is the ticket. 🗣️ REAL DIALOGUES • THE TICKET OFFICE • LA BIGLIETTERIA • THE TAXI • IL TAXI • THE METRO • LA METRO 🗺️ YOUR 20-DAY JOURNEY Days 1–5: Basics — greet, introduce yourself, numbers Days 6–10: Daily life — time, family, café, shopping Days 11–15: City & travel — directions, metro, hotel Days 16–20: Connect — plans, past & future, graduation Golden thread: tu vs Lei — the friendly vs polite "you" 📍 YOU ARE HERE: Day 12 of 20 — Getting Around — Taxi, Bus, Metro & Train 📚 HOW EVERY LESSON WORKS (15 minutes) Listen → repeat in the silences (out loud!) → real dialogue → review. English first, then Italian. Pronunciation guide on every line. No writing needed. 👇 TODAY'S HOMEWORK (30 seconds) Write ONE sentence using today's star words: il treno, l'autobus, la metro Sarah reads every comment! 🧠 BONUS QUIZ — answer in the comments: Quick challenge! Bad news at the station: Il treno è in ritardo. Is the train early, or late? Think, then answer out loud. 🔔 NEXT: Tomorrow, day thirteen: the sky! Weather, seasons, and small talk with the sun. A domani! New lesson every day — subscribe so the next day finds you. #LearnItalian #ItalianForBeginners #ItalianLanguage #SpeakItalian #ItalianPronunciation 00:00 Day 12 — Italy in motion 00:04 Welcome to Day 12! 00:27 The Golden Ticket 00:52 il treno (eel TREH-noh) — the train 01:02 l'autobus (LOW-toh-boos) — the bus 01:10 la metro (lah MEH-troh) — the metro / subway 01:20 il taxi (eel TAH-ksee) — the taxi 01:27 il biglietto (eel bee-LYEHT-toh) — the ticket 01:38 il binario (eel bee-NAH-ree-oh) — the platform / track 01:48 la partenza (lah par-TEN-tsah) — the departure 01:57 l'arrivo (lahr-REE-voh) — the arrival 02:06 il ritardo (eel ree-TAR-doh) — the delay / lateness 02:16 il viaggio (eel vee-AHJ-joh) — the journey / the trip 02:26 Ticket Talk 03:05 Read the Board 03:28 Un biglietto per Roma, per favore. (oon bee-LYEHT-toh pai… 03:49 Andata e ritorno, per favore. (ahn-DAH-tah eh ree-TOR-noh… 04:07 Da quale binario parte? (dah KWAH-leh bee-NAH-ree-oh PAR-… 04:25 Il treno è in ritardo. (eel TREH-noh eh in ree-TAR-doh) —… 04:40 Possiamo andare in taxi? (pos-SYAH-moh ahn-DAH-reh in TAH… 04:57 Quanto costa il biglietto? (KWAN-toh KOS-tah eel bee-LYEH… 05:12 La prossima fermata? (lah PROS-see-mah fair-MAH-tah) — Th… 05:26 Ecco il biglietto. (EK-koh eel bee-LYEHT-toh) — Here is t… 05:39 Bonus Station Words 06:19 🗣️ THE TICKET OFFICE • LA BIGLIETTERIA 08:01 🗣️ THE TAXI • IL TAXI 09:30 🗣️ THE METRO • LA METRO 10:54 🧠 Quiz: Quick challenge! Bad news at the station: Il tren… 11:17 🧠 Quiz: Now you speak. Buy your ticket in Italian: Un big… 11:37 🔁 Review — say them all again 11:51 👋 Buon viaggio! — see you tomorrow How every lesson works (15 minutes): listen first, then repeat out loud in the pauses, then hear the words in a real dialogue, then review. Every lesson is led in English first and then in the target language, with Latin transcription on every line, so you can learn by listening and repeating — no writing needed. Follow the playlist in order, one lesson a day, and subscribe to 15 Minutes a Day for a new language so the next lesson finds you. Which phrase from today will you use first? Tell us in the comments.