taxi
/ˈtak.si/masculine
The Italian word for taxi is taxi. Wiktionary also lists tassì and taxì.
Meaning: vehicle available for public hire (noun)
Ways to say it
| Italian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| taxi | /ˈtak.si/ /tasˈsi/ |
masculine |
| tassì | /tasˈsi/ | masculine |
| taxì | masculine |
A taxi is a vehicle available for public hire. To indicate that you are traveling by taxi, use the preposition in before the noun, as in in taxi.
Which one should you use?
The masculine noun can be written as taxi, tassì or taxì.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtak.si/. The stress is on the first of two syllables.
When do people say it?
If you see a taxi and want to flag it down, you can shout Taxi! or Taxi, per favore!
Did you know?
- In Italy, you cannot simply hail a taxi on the street in most cities. You must go to a designated stazione dei taxi or use a calling service.
- In some regions, a driver might use the word corsa to refer to the trip, which literally translates to 'race' in English.
- In Italy, the word tassista often refers to a social archetype of an omniscient city guide who knows every secret and piece of gossip.
Examples in context
- Mi trovò un taxi.He found me a taxi.This sentence shows how to use the form taxi to express finding a vehicle.Tatoeba #386802 by Pharamp, translation #297515 by CK
- Io andrò in taxi.I'll go by taxi.This sentence demonstrates the usage of the prepositional phrase in taxi.Tatoeba #2559772 by Guybrush88, translation #2549527 by CK
- Mi chiamò un taxi.She called me a taxi.This sentence uses the form taxi to describe someone calling a vehicle.Tatoeba #1608611 by Guybrush88, translation #311545 by CK
- Mi scusi, può chiamarmi un taxi per favore?Excuse me, can you call a taxi for me?
- Prendi un taxi per l'aeroporto, per favore!Take a cab to the airport, please!
- Prendiamo un taxi dopo cena.Let's catch a taxi after dinner.
- 337 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lorenzo and Chiara are standing on a street corner in the rain.
- LorenzoÈ difficile trovare un taxi stasera.It is hard to find a taxi tonight.
- ChiaraSì, c'è troppo traffico in centro.Yes, there is too much traffic downtown.
- LorenzoGuarda, ecco un taxi libero!Look, here is an empty taxi!
- ChiaraPerfetto, fermiamolo subito.Perfect, let's stop it right away.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “taxi” translations and entries taxi, tassì, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
