Italian grammar
In metro, in autobus, in treno
Say how you get around the city.
From the scene In metro (By metro)
In short
Travel with in + transport, no article: in metro, in treno. On foot is a piedi.
- by metro in metro
- by bus in autobus
- by train in treno
- on foot a piedi
- ticket il biglietto
Your turn
Which one goes with by bus?
Options: in treno · in autobus · in metro
Show answer
by bus → in autobus
How it works
To say how you travel, use in + the transport with no article: in metro, in autobus, in treno.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) è lento. La metro è veloce.
Options: Il treno · La metro · L'autobus
Show answer
L'autobus è lento. La metro è veloce.
The bus is slow. The metro is fast.
by metro in metro
Tomás
Io di solito vado in metro.
I normally go by metro.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Io di solito vado (blank).
Options: in treno · in metro · in autobus
Show answer
Tomás
Io di solito vado in metro.
I normally go by metro.
by bus in autobus
Nuria
E in autobus? È veloce?
And by bus? Is it fast?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
E (blank)? È veloce?
Options: in treno · in autobus · in metro
Show answer
Nuria
E in autobus? È veloce?
And by bus? Is it fast?
by train in treno
on foot a piedi
Tomás
Aspetta... oggi non c'è la metro. Vai a piedi!
Wait... there's no metro today. You're going on foot!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Aspetta... oggi non c'è la metro. Vai (blank)!
Options: in metro · in autobus · a piedi
Show answer
Tomás
Aspetta... oggi non c'è la metro. Vai a piedi!
Wait... there's no metro today. You're going on foot!
ticket il biglietto
Watch out
On foot is a piedi (in piedi means standing); and metro is feminine: la metro (short for la metropolitana).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
No, (blank) va a Toledo.
Options: la metro · il treno · l'autobus
Show answer
No, il treno va a Toledo.
No, the train goes to Toledo.
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
| by metro | in metro |
|---|---|
| by bus | in autobus |
| by train | in treno |
| on foot | a piedi |
| ticket | il biglietto |
More lines from the story
- TomásL'autobus è lento. La metro è veloce.The bus is slow. The metro is fast.
- TomásNo, il treno va a Toledo.No, the train goes to Toledo.
- NuriaNo... dove compro un biglietto?No... where do I buy a ticket?