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How to Say ‘To the central station, please.’ in Italian

Alla stazione centrale, per favore.

AHL-lah stah-TSYOH-neh chen-TRAH-leh pehr fah-VOH-reh

[AHL-lah stah-TSYOH-neh chen-TRAH-leh pehr fah-VOH-reh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Giving the destination plus per favore as you get in is the normal way to start a taxi ride. No greeting speech is needed beyond a quick buongiorno "good morning".

Phrase Breakdown

Alla stazione centrale,

AHL-lah stah-TSYOH-neh chen-TRAH-leh

To the central station,

The destination you tell the taxi driver. Hold the double 'l' in 'alla'.

Example

Mi porti alla stazione centrale.

Take me to the central station.

Words in this phrase

Alla

[AHL-lah]

to the / at the

Contracted form of a plus la, used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Alla stufa si sta più comodi in inverno.

Near the heater it's more comfortable in winter.

stazione

[stah-TSYOH-neh]

station

Usually refers to a train station in travel contexts.

Example

Quando cerco il treno, chiedo: "Dov'è la stazione?"

When I am looking for the train station, I ask: "Where is the station?"

centrale

[chen-TRAH-leh]

central

Adjective meaning main or in the middle; here the main station.

Example

La piazza centrale è bellissima.

The central square is beautiful.

per favore.

pehr fah-VOH-reh

please.

The standard polite word. Stress fa-VO-re.

Example

Il conto, per favore.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

please / for

Part of the polite expression per favore, used when requesting something.

Example

Dico «per» favore alla fine della frase.

I say “please” at the end of the sentence.

favore

[fah-VOH-reh]

favor / please

Used with per to make a polite request: please.

Example

Il menù, per favore, grazie.

The menu, please, thank you.

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