Italian Vocabulary - Transportation

Italian Vocabulary - Transportation & Vehicles

• Buckling a seatbelt: allacciare (seatbelt)
• Accident: avere un incidente
• Trunk: il bagagliaio
• Boat: la barca
• Ticket Office: la biglietteria
• Ticket: il biglietto
• Train Track/Platform: il binario
• Flat Tire: bucare una gomma
• Hood: il cofano
• Transmission: il cambio automatico/manuale (automatic/manual)
• Truck: il camion
• Seatbelt: la cintura di sicurezza
• Hit (verb): colpire (-isc-)
• Ticket Collector: il controllore
• Validate (ticket): convalidare
• Comparison: così + [adjective or adverb] + come (as… as)
• Gas: fare benzina
• Fill the Tank: fare il pieno
• Headlight: il faro
• Stop (bus/train): la fermata
• Window (car/train/plane): il finestrino
• Brake: frenare
• Brakes: i freni
• Clutch: la frizione
• Tire: la gomma
• Driving a Car: guidare la macchina
• Mechanic: il/la meccanico/a
• Least: il/la meno...
• Most: il/la più...
• Driver: l’autista
• Highway: l’autostrada
• Speed Limit: il limite di velocità
• Timetable: l’orario
• Car: la macchina
• Less Than: meno + [adjective, adverb, or noun] + di
• Subway: la metro(politana)
• Means of Transportation: i mezzi di trasporto
• Engine/Motor: il motore
• Scooter: il motorino
• Fine/Traffic Ticket: la multa
• Ship: la nave
• Rent (car): noleggiare
• Windshield: il parabrezza
• Park: parcheggiare
• Driver's License: la patente
• More Than: più + [adjective, adverb, or noun] + di
• More/Fewer Than (number): più/meno di + [number]
• Car Door: la portiera
• Public Transportation: prendere i mezzi pubblici
• First/Second Class: prima/seconda classe
• Bus: il pullman
• As Much As: (tanto) quanto
• Repair: riparare
• Break Down: essere in panne
• Service Station: la stazione di servizio
• Taxi: il taxi
• Windshield Wiper: il tergicristallo
• Traffic: il traffico
• Ferry: il traghetto
• Train: il treno
• Traffic Officer: il/la vigile urbano/a
• Steering Wheel: il volante

Essential Transportation/Vehicle-Related Phrases

• Comparisons: The phrase così… come (as… as) is used to compare things.

• Quantities: più/meno di (more/less than) is a common way to express quantities.

• Specific Uses: Use a variety of verbs with la macchina for actions like guidare (driving), parcheggiare (parking), or riparare (repairing). Notice the use of avere with incidente to mean "have/be in" an accident, showing the idiomatic use.

Test your knowledge of Italian vocabulary related to transportation and vehicles. This quiz covers essential terms like seatbelt, ticket office, and flat tire, helping you master the language in practical contexts. Perfect for learners aiming to enhance their travel conversations in Italian.