Art & Museums

1. Induve hè u museu d'arte / a galleria?

   Where is the art museum / gallery?

   Usage

   Asking where an art museum or gallery is

   Grammar Note

   Museu (museum) is masculine and galleria is feminine; the form museo also exists, but museu is used here. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Quali sò l'ore d'apertura?

   What are the opening hours?

   Usage

   Asking when a museum or exhibition is open

   Grammar Note

   The hours are plural, so the question is Quali sò; the singular "which" is Quale hè. Ore is the feminine plural of ora

3. Quantu costa l'entrata?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Asking the admission price

   Grammar Note

   Prices use the singular Quantu. Entrata (entrance) is feminine and also written intrata; for the ticket itself say u bigliettu d'entrata. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Si pò fotografià dentru?

   Is photography allowed inside?

   Usage

   Checking whether you may take photos in the exhibition rooms

   Grammar Note

   Si pò + infinitive asks whether something is allowed. Fotografià is also written fotograffià; dentru is the adverb "inside". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Ci hè una guida audio?

   Do you have an audio guide?

   Usage

   Asking whether an audio guide is available

   Grammar Note

   Ci hè means "there is". Guida (guide) is feminine; audio is the international word kept as is. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Induve hè a cullezzione d'arte tradiziunale?

   Where is the collection of traditional art?

   Usage

   Asking where the traditional art collection is

   Grammar Note

   Cullezzione (collection) is feminine and also written collezzione; tradiziunale is also written tradizionale. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Questa opera hè maravigliosa — quale hè l'artista?

   This artwork is stunning — who is the artist?

   Usage

   Asking who made an artwork you like

   Grammar Note

   Opera (work) is feminine and also written opara, so the adjective takes the feminine maravigliosa. "Who" is Quale hè; artista is the same for men and women and also written artistu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Possu cumprà una stampa di questa opera?

   Can I buy a print of this work?

   Usage

   Asking about buying a print in the museum shop

   Grammar Note

   Possu is the 1sg of pudè. Cumprà is also written comprà. Stampa here means a print or engraving (it can also mean "the press"). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Ci hè una visita guidata dispunibile?

   Is there a guided tour available?

   Usage

   Asking whether a guided visit is on offer

   Grammar Note

   Visita is feminine, so guidata takes the feminine ending. Dispunibile is the same for both genders and also written disponibile. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. Vogliu participà à un attellu d'arte.

    I'd like to attend an art workshop.

    Usage

    Saying you would like to join an art workshop

    Grammar Note

    Vogliu expresses "I want"; add pè piacè to soften it. Attellu is a workshop or atelier and is used here for "workshop". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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