Car Hire Italy: Get By With Our Guide To Road Vocab
- Posted by: Editor
- On: 17/05/2007 14:40:41
- In: Italy Car Hire
If you’re finding it hard to cope with the language of Italian roads then fear not, help is at hand…
We’ve laid on a brief but useful little guide to all the main words, vocab and phrases that you’ll need when your on the road in Italian, that way you won’t be wandering around lost in the local lingo! Check it out…
Directions
Handy Phrases
On The Road
You, Your Car & Other Drivers
Important Road Signs
Directions:
Go straight on – ‘Vai ditto’
Turn left – ‘Gira a sinistra’
Turn right – ‘Gira a destra’
Take the first left – ‘Gira alla prima via a sinistra’
Take the second left – ‘Gira alla seconda via a sinistra’
Take the third left – ‘Gira alla terza via a sinistra’
Take the fourth left – ‘Gira alla quarta via a sinistra’
Take the first right – ‘Gira alla prima via a destra’
Handy Phrases:
Excuse me, I’m lost… (!) – Scusi, mi sono perso…
Excuse me, could you give me a hand? - Scusi, posso darle una mano?
Where is the nearest petrol station? – Dove trovo il distributore di benzina più vicino?
How do I get to…? – Sai como andare a…?
What’s the best route? - Qual è la migliore strada
There is an accident – C’è un incidente
My car has broken down – mio auto si è guastata
What You Might Meet On The Road
Accident – un incidente
Amber light – il luce arancio (di semaforo)
Bridge – un ponte
Bus lane – una corsia d’autobus
Diversion – una deviazione
Dual carriageway – una corsia doppia
Green light – il luce verde (di semaforo)
Lane – una corsia
Motorway – una superstrad/autostrada
Petrol station – un distributore di benzina/una pompa
Pedestrian – un pedonale
Red light – il luce rosso (di semaforo)
Sign – un segnale stradale
Ring road – un tangenziale
Roundabout – un giro de Peppe
Side road – una strada secondaria
Toll road – una strada a pedaggio
Traffic lights – il semaforo
Traffic jam – un ingorgo stradale
Zebra crossing – una strisce pedonali
You, Your Car & Other Drivers
Bonnet – la cuffieta
Boot – il bagagliaio
Car – una macchina/una automobile/una auto
Diesel – il diesel
Driver – il autista/il guidatore
Lights – i fanali anteriori/i fari
Overtake (to) – sorpassare
Radio – la radio
Rearview mirror – il specchietto retrovisore
Petrol –la bencina
Seatbelt – la cintura di sicurezza
Speed limit – il limite di velocità
Steering Wheel – il volante
Tyre – una gomma/un pneumatico
Windscreen – la parabrezza
Wheel – la ruota
Important Road Signs
Aduana – Customs
Camion TIR – Heavy vehicles
Carratera cortada – Road close
Centro città – City centre
Circule por la derecha – Keep right
Circunvalación – Bypass
Dare la precedenza – Yield/Give way
Rallentare – Slow down
Senso unico – One way
Stop - Stop
Strada senza uscita – No through road
Tutti le direzioni – All routes
Vietata la sosta/Vietato parcheggiare - No parking
Well that’s just about all that you’ll need for the basics on Italian roads… be sure to give us a shout if you have any questions, suggestions or things to add. Enjoy the trip – or fai buon viaggio as the Italians would say…
Arrivaderci!
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- #1
- Posted by: Arnold Carton
- On: 03/07/2007 09:48:46
Well done - this was excellent. Searched for some time before finding a page as useful to drivers going to Italy.- #2
- Posted by: alison neill
- On: 24/08/2007 00:09:29
perfect. just what I needed to supplement my holiday phrasebook- #3
- Posted by: Doris
- On: 08/04/2008 01:10:15
Please what is the drivers side: left or right (like in England)thanks- #4
- Posted by: lorraine
- On: 19/06/2008 19:12:54
There is one typo on this page. Go straight on – ‘Vai ditto’ should read 'Vai diritto'Leave a comment