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How to Say ‘The bus stop’ in Italian

La fermata dell'autobus

lah fehr-MAH-tah dehl OW-toh-boos

[lah fehr-MAH-tah dehl OW-toh-boos]

💬 Usage Tip: dell' is di "of" merged with l' "the", so this is literally "the stop of the bus". The same pattern works for la fermata del tram "the tram stop".

Phrase Breakdown

La fermata

lah fehr-MAH-tah

The stop

'Fermata' is a bus or tram stop. Say lah fehr-MAH-tah.

Example

La fermata è vicina.

The stop is nearby.

Words in this phrase

La

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

fermata

[fehr-MAH-tah]

stop

A place where buses or trams stop; feminine noun.

Example

Scendo alla prossima fermata.

I get off at the next stop.

dell'autobus

dehl OW-toh-boos

of the bus

'Dell'' means 'of the'. Stress the first syllable of 'autobus': del-OW-toh-boos.

Example

Il biglietto dell'autobus.

The bus ticket.

Words in this phrase

dell'

[dehl]

of the

Contracted form of 'di' + article, meaning 'of the' before a vowel sound.

Example

Dell'azienda tutti apprezzano la trasparenza nei rapporti interni.

Of the company, everyone appreciates the transparency in internal relations.

autobus

[OW-toh-boos]

bus

Masculine noun for a city or regional bus; it doesn't change in the plural.

Example

Prendo l'autobus numero 5.

I take bus number 5.

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