Laundry

1. Induve possu lavà i mo panni?

   Where can I wash my clothes?

   Usage

   Asking where laundry can be done, such as a laundrette or washing service

   Grammar Note

   Instead of a word for "laundrette", the question is "where can I wash my clothes". Pannu means cloth or garment; plural panni is "clothes". I mo is the plural "my". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Quantu costa à lavà è à asciuvà i panni?

   How much does it cost to wash and dry?

   Usage

   Asking the price of washing and drying

   Grammar Note

   Quantu costa à + infinitive asks the price of an action; è means "and". Asciuvà is also written asciulà. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Quantu tempu ci vole pè a bucata?

   How long does the laundry take?

   Usage

   Asking how long the washing will take

   Grammar Note

   Ci vole means "it takes". Bucata (feminine) is the wash or the washing, also written bucatu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Avete un serviziu pè lavà i panni in ghjurnata?

   Do you offer same-day laundry service?

   Usage

   Asking a hotel or laundry whether same-day service is possible

   Grammar Note

   Avete is the 2pl of avè, the polite form. Instead of a word for "laundry business", it is expressed as serviziu pè lavà. Ghjurnata is also written ghjornata. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Pudete lavà stu pannu delicatu cù cura?

   Can you wash this delicate item carefully?

   Usage

   Asking for a delicate garment to be washed with care

   Grammar Note

   Pannu is masculine and means cloth or garment. Delicatu is also written dilicatu; cù cura means "with care". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Avete detergente?

   Do you have detergent?

   Usage

   Asking at a laundrette or lodging whether detergent is available

   Grammar Note

   Detergente is masculine and also written ditirgente. Fabric softener is not included; only detergent is asked for. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. A mo bucata ùn hè pulita — a pudete lavà torna?

   My laundry is not clean — can you rewash it?

   Usage

   Asking for laundry to be washed again when it came back dirty

   Grammar Note

   Keep the accent in Ùn (negation, distinct from the article un). Bucata is feminine, so pulita is feminine and "it" is a. Torna means "again". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Possu aduprà a lavatrice solu / sola?

   Can I use the washing machine myself?

   Usage

   Checking whether you may operate the washing machine yourself

   Grammar Note

   Solu is for a male speaker and sola for a female speaker. Lavatrice is feminine. Aduprà is also written adoprà. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Ci hè un serviziu pè stirà i panni?

   Is there an ironing service available?

   Usage

   Asking whether ironing can be done for you

   Grammar Note

   Stirà means "to iron". No noun for "ironing" is used; pè + infinitive expresses it. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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