Italian grammar
Il treno: carrozza, posto, fermata
Talk about seats, stops and delays on a journey.
From the scene In treno (On the train)
In short
On the train: carrozza, posto, finestrino or corridoio, fermata. A late train is in ritardo.
- carriage carrozza
- window / aisle finestrino / corridoio
- seat posto
- stop fermata
- late in ritardo
Your turn
Which one goes with window / aisle?
Options: posto · finestrino / corridoio · carrozza
Show answer
window / aisle → finestrino / corridoio
How it works
Train words: la carrozza (carriage), il posto (seat), finestrino or corridoio (window or aisle seat), la fermata (stop), in ritardo (late).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Va bene, allora io prendo il (blank).
Options: finestrino · fermata · corridoio
Show answer
Va bene, allora io prendo il corridoio.
OK, then I'll take the aisle.
carriage carrozza
Nuria
Carrozza cinque. Posti dodici e tredici.
Carriage five. Seats twelve and thirteen.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) cinque. Posti dodici e tredici.
Options: Carrozza · Finestrino · Posto
Show answer
Nuria
Carrozza cinque. Posti dodici e tredici.
Carriage five. Seats twelve and thirteen.
window / aisle finestrino / corridoio
Javi
Finestrino o corridoio?
Window or aisle?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) o corridoio?
Options: Finestrino · Carrozza · Posto
Show answer
Javi
Finestrino o corridoio?
Window or aisle?
seat posto
stop fermata
Your turn
What goes with fermata?
Options: carriage · window / aisle · stop
Show answer
fermata → stop
late in ritardo
Watch out
A late train is in ritardo, not "tardi"; and the window seat is il finestrino, not la finestra.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Quante (blank) ci sono?
Clue: stops
Options: carrozze · posti · fermate
Show answer
Quante fermate ci sono?
How many stops are there?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| carriage | carrozza |
|---|---|
| window / aisle | finestrino / corridoio |
| seat | posto |
| stop | fermata |
| late | in ritardo |
More lines from the story
- JaviVa bene, allora io prendo il corridoio.OK, then I'll take the aisle.
- NuriaQuante fermate ci sono?How many stops are there?
- NuriaFinestrino, per favore. Adoro il paesaggio.Window, please. I love the scenery.
- NuriaTrenta minuti. C'è un problema con il treno.Thirty minutes. There's a problem with the train.