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Word lists are important because they provide you with a basic stock of words that you can use in everyday life. Every list entry comes with the English translation plus a clear indication of where the accent falls, so you never risk getting your pronunciation wrong! Of course, you can also listen to the accompanying audio file! Listening to it repeatedly is of paramount importance, as the human brain is pre-programmed to learn by hearing rather than by reading!
 

 
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Transport Facilities

MEZZI DI TRASPORTO
mèddzi di traspòrto
TRANSPORT FACILITIES

SU STRADA [su stràda] ROAD TRANSPORT
• ambulanza [ambulàntsa] ambulance
• autobus [àutobus] bus
• autocarro [autokàrro] truck, lorry
• automobile [automòbile] car, automobile - often abbreviated: auto [àuto]
• autotreno [autotrèno] trailer truck (US), articulated lorry (UK)
• bicicletta [biçiklétta] bicycle
• camion [kàmyon] truck, lorry
• camper [kàmper] camper van, used loosely also for a motor home [mòtor_óm]
• ciclomotore [çiklomotóre] motorbike, moped
• corriera [korryèra] coach
• filobus [fìlobus] trolley bus
• furgone [furgòne] van
• macchina [màkkina] car
• motocicletta [motoçiklétta] motorcycle
• rimorchio [rimòrkyo] tow, trailer
• roulotte [rulòt] caravan (UK), trailer (US)
• scuolabus [skwòlabus] school bus
• taxi [tàksi] cab, taxi
• TIR [tìr] trailer truck (US), articulated lorry (UK) (abbreviation of Transports Internationaux Routiers)
• torpedone [torpedóne] coach (this word is now rare in Italian)
• trattore [trattóre] tractor

SU ROTAIA [su rotàya] RAIL AND CABLE TRANSPORT
• carro ferroviario merci [kàrro ferrovyàryo mèrçi] freight wagon
• carrozza ferroviaria [karròttsa ferrovyàrya] car, carriage, wagon
• funicolare [funikolàre] funicular
• funivia [funivìa] cableway, ropeway
• locomotiva [lokomotìva] railway engine
• metropolitana [metropolitàna] underground (UK), tube (UK), subway (US)
• metropolitana leggera [metropolitàna lejjèra] light metro, commuter rail hybrid
• teleferica [telefèrika] cableway, ropeway
• tram [tràm] tram
• treno [trèno] train

SU ACQUA [su àkkwa] WATER TRANSPORT
• aliscafo [aliskàfo] hydrofoil
• barca a vela [bàrka a véla] sailboat
• batiscafo [batiskàfo] bathyscaphe
• battello [battèllo] boat
• canoa [kanòa] canoe
• gondola [góndola] gondola (only used in Venice)
• idrovolante [idrovolànte] seaplane
• imbarcazione [imbarkatsyóne] boat
• motoscafo [motoskàfo] speedboat
• nave [nàve] ship
• panfilo [pànfilo] yacht
• peschereccio [peskeréçço] fishing boat
• rompighiaccio [rompigyàçço] ice breaker
• sottomarino [sottomarìno] submarine, U-boat
• traghetto [tragétto] ferry
• transatlantico [tranzatlàntiko] liner
• vaporetto [vaporétto] motorboat (used in Venice)
• vascello [vashèllo] vessel

SU ARIA [su àrya] AIR TRANSPORT
• aeroplano o aereo [aeroplàno o aèreo] airplane, aeroplane, plane
• aerostato [aeròstato] aerostat
• aliante [alyànte] glider
• deltaplano [dèlta_plàno] hand-glideg
• dirigibile [dirijìbile] airship
• elicottero [elikòttero] helicopter
• jet [jèt] jet
• mongolfiera [mongolfyèra] hot-air balloon 

   REFERENCE    

1. GRAMMAR LISTS
   109 Italian Regular Verb Endings
   
   WORD LISTS
2. Airport
3. Animals
4. Film World
5. Gardening
6. House-Related Adjectives
7. Dishes and Kitchenware
8. Months of the Year
9. Numbers 1-400
10. Punctuation and Typography
11. Relatives
12. Roads
13. Transport Facilities
    
    THE SOUNDS OF ITALIAN
14. Dictation: My Family
15. The GN Sound
16. Samples of Italian Voices