stazione ferroviaria
The English phrase "train station" is stazione ferroviaria in Italian.
The term refers to a place where trains stop for passengers to board and disembark. To help navigate these locations, you may also need the words biglietto (ticket), binario (platform) and arrivo (arrival).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of stazione, meaning station and ferroviaria, meaning railway or railroad.
Which one should you use?
Use stazione ferroviaria specifically for heavy rail or long-distance trains. If you are referring to a subway or metro station, use stazione della metropolitana instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of stazione ferroviaria is stazioni ferroviarie. In this plural version, both the noun and the adjective change to feminine plural endings.
Did you know?
- Many historic Italian cities have a stazione Centrale and a stazione Porta [Direction]. The later describes which city gate the station is located near, a remnant of when cities were walled.
- In Italy, you will often see the stazione ferroviaria listed as stazione FS. This abbreviation stands for Ferrovie dello Stato, the state-owned railway company.
- The Italian word stazione is a doublet of stagione, meaning 'season'. Both words share the same Latin root statiōnem, referring to a standing or a fixed place.
Examples in context
- È la stazione ferroviaria?Is that the train station?The sentence is useful for asking if a location is the stazione ferroviaria.Tatoeba #13283416 by Guybrush88, translation #10330051 by CK
- Dov'è la stazione ferroviaria?Where is the train station?The sentence is useful for asking for the location of the stazione ferroviaria.Tatoeba #3778389 by Guybrush88, translation #638544 by CM
- Questa è la stazione ferroviaria?Is this the train station?The sentence is useful for confirming if a specific place is the stazione ferroviaria.Tatoeba #4121756 by Guybrush88, translation #1460446 by piksea
- Mi scusi, dove si trova la stazione ferroviaria?Excuse me, where is the train station?
- Andiamo alla stazione!Let's go to the train station!
- 34 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alessandro and Martina are looking at a map in the city center.
- AlessandroCerchiamo la stazione ferroviaria sulla mappa.Let's look for the train station on the map.
- MartinaÈ proprio qui, vicino al centro.It is right here, near the center.
- AlessandroOttimo, allora possiamo andare a piedi.Great, then we can walk there.
- MartinaSì, è una bella passeggiata.Yes, it is a nice walk.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ferroviaria, stazione, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
