How to Say ‘Where is the station?’ in Italian
Dov'è la stazione?
dohv eh lah stah-TSYOH-neh
[dohv eh lah stah-TSYOH-neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [dov'è] is a squeeze of [dove è], "where is." You'll see the same kind of contraction in [cos'è] from [cosa è].
Phrase Breakdown
Dov'
[dohv]
whe-
This is the shortened first part of 'Dov'è', from 'dove', meaning 'where'.
Quando cerco il treno, chiedo: "Dov'è la stazione?"
When I am looking for the train station, I ask: "Where is the station?"
è
[eh]
is
Form of the verb 'essere', to be; here it means 'is'.
Quando cerco il treno, chiedo: "Dov'è la stazione?"
When I am looking for the train station, I ask: "Where is the station?"
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.
Quando cerco il treno, chiedo: "Dov'è la stazione?"
When I am looking for the train station, I ask: "Where is the station?"
stazione
[stah-TSYOH-neh]
station
Usually refers to a train station in travel contexts.
Quando cerco il treno, chiedo: "Dov'è la stazione?"
When I am looking for the train station, I ask: "Where is the station?"
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