Transportation

1. Induve hè a gara?

   Where is the train station?

   Usage

   Ask for the railway station, for example in Bastia or Ajaccio; Corsica has a narrow-gauge island line

   Grammar Note

   Station is gara, not Italian stazione; gara is feminine. Composed on the same pattern as Induve hè u cabinettu?. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Un bigliettu pè Bastia, pè piacè

   One ticket to Bastia, please

   Usage

   Buy a train or bus ticket to a destination; swap Bastia for another place

   Grammar Note

   Bigliettu is masculine. The destination follows pè (for). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. À chì ora parte u prossimu trenu?

   What time does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Ask what time the next train departs

   Grammar Note

   The 3sg parte of partì (to leave); prossimu means "next" and trenu is masculine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Mi pudete chjamà un tassì, pè piacè?

   Could you call me a taxi, please?

   Usage

   Ask hotel or venue staff to call a taxi

   Grammar Note

   Pudete is the 2pl of pudè (can), used to ask politely; tassì has a final accent. Composed on the pattern Mi pudete aiutà?. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Hè luntanu da quì?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Check how far away a destination is

   Grammar Note

   The opposite of luntanu is vicinu: Hè vicinu da quì? means "Is it nearby?". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Induve hè a fermata di l'autobus?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Find a bus stop in a town such as Bastia; Corsica has no tram network

   Grammar Note

   Fermata (stop) is feminine and autobus is masculine. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Un bigliettu d'andata è ritornu, pè piacè

   A return ticket, please

   Usage

   Buy a round-trip ticket at a train or bus station

   Grammar Note

   Andata is "going" and ritornu is "return"; è means "and". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Andate più adasgiu, pè piacè

   Please go more slowly

   Usage

   Ask a taxi driver or other driver to slow down

   Grammar Note

   Andate is the polite/plural imperative of andà (to go); adasgiu means "slowly", as in Parlate adasgiu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Quantu ci vole à pedi?

   How long does it take on foot?

   Usage

   Ask how long it takes to walk somewhere

   Grammar Note

   Ci vole is an impersonal "it takes / is needed"; à pedi means on foot. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. Hè questa a bona fermata pè Corti?

    Is this the right stop for Corte?

    Usage

    Confirm you are getting off at the correct stop; swap Corti for another place

    Grammar Note

    Fermata is feminine, so questa and bona agree with it. Corti is the Corsican spelling of the town. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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