A taxi ride to the airport at the start of a vacation. Learn travel vocabulary (bagagli, autista, tariffa, mancia) and review the present, passato prossimo, imperfect, and future tenses.
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Apro l'applicazione, chiedo un passaggio qui
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I open the application, I ask for a ride here (more naturally: I open the app and request a ride here)
Partiamo per le ferie in questo bel lunedì
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We leave for the holidays on this beautiful Monday
La mappa sul telefono mi dice che è vicino
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The map on the phone tells me that it is close
E ho già la mia valigia per fare il mio cammino
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And I already have my suitcase to make my path (more naturally: to start my journey)
La navetta è arrivata, parcheggia al marciapiede
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The shuttle has arrived, it parks at the sidewalk (more naturally: it pulls up to the curb)
L'autista scende giù, sorride se mi vede
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The driver gets down, he smiles if he sees me (more naturally: The driver gets out and smiles when he sees me)
Mettiamo i miei bagagli nel grande bagagliaio
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We put my luggage in the big trunk
E non c'è confusione, non c'è nessun guaio
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And there is no confusion, there is no trouble
Un taxi per l'aeroporto, che splende sotto il sole
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A taxi to the airport, which shines under the sun
La vacanza che inizia è ciò che il cuore vuole
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The vacation that begins is what the heart wants
Andiamo al terminal, l'aereo volerà
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We go to the terminal, the airplane will fly
La nostra destinazione è la felicità
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Our destination is happiness
Guidiamo in autostrada, la radio suona forte
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We drive on the highway, the radio plays loudly
Una canzone allegra, che apre mille porte
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A cheerful song, that opens a thousand doors
L'autista sa la strada, conosce la città
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The driver knows the way, he knows the city
Io sto sul sedile, con gran tranquillità
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I stay on the seat, with great tranquility (more naturally: I sit back in complete peace)
Arriviamo alla porta, e scendo finalmente
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We arrive at the door, and I finally get out
Il viaggio è stato bello, davvero divertente
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The trip was nice, really fun
Pago la tariffa, la mancia lascerò
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I pay the fare, the tip I will leave (more naturally: I pay the fare and I will leave a tip)
Prendo le mie valigie, e adesso partirò
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I take my suitcases, and now I will depart
Avevamo poco tempo, l'aereo non aspetta
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We had little time, the airplane does not wait
Ho detto al guidatore, con una grande fretta:
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I said to the driver, with a great hurry: (more naturally: in a big hurry:)
Il volo è già in partenza, non c'è nessun disturbo
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The flight is already departing, there is no bother (more naturally: The flight is about to leave, no offense)
Ma adesso, per favore, dobbiamo mettere il turbo
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But now, please, we must put on the turbo (here the idiom refers to speeding up or stepping on the gas)
Un taxi per l'aeroporto, che splende sotto il sole
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A taxi to the airport, which shines under the sun
La vacanza che inizia è ciò che il cuore vuole
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The vacation that begins is what the heart wants
Andiamo al terminal, l'aereo volerà
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We go to the terminal, the airplane will fly
La nostra destinazione è la felicità
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Our destination is happiness
Prendi i bagagli...
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Take the luggage...
Buon volo...
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Good flight... (more naturally: Have a good flight...)
I open the application, I ask for a ride here (more naturally: I open the app and request a ride here)
Partiamoperleferieinquestobellunedì
We leave for the holidays on this beautiful Monday
Lamappasultelefonomidicecheèvicino
The map on the phone tells me that it is close
Ehogiàlamiavaligiaperfareilmiocammino
And I already have my suitcase to make my path (more naturally: to start my journey)
Lanavettaèarrivata, parcheggiaalmarciapiede
The shuttle has arrived, it parks at the sidewalk (more naturally: it pulls up to the curb)
L'autistascendegiù, sorridesemivede
The driver gets down, he smiles if he sees me (more naturally: The driver gets out and smiles when he sees me)
Mettiamoimieibagaglinelgrandebagagliaio
We put my luggage in the big trunk
Enonc'èconfusione, nonc'ènessunguaio
And there is no confusion, there is no trouble
Untaxiperl'aeroporto, chesplendesottoilsole
A taxi to the airport, which shines under the sun
Lavacanzacheiniziaèciòcheilcuorevuole
The vacation that begins is what the heart wants
Andiamoalterminal, l'aereovolerà
We go to the terminal, the airplane will fly
Lanostradestinazioneèlafelicità
Our destination is happiness
Guidiamoinautostrada, laradiosuonaforte
We drive on the highway, the radio plays loudly
Unacanzoneallegra, cheapremilleporte
A cheerful song, that opens a thousand doors
L'autistasalastrada, conoscelacittà
The driver knows the way, he knows the city
Iostosulsedile, congrantranquillità
I stay on the seat, with great tranquility (more naturally: I sit back in complete peace)
Arriviamoallaporta, escendofinalmente
We arrive at the door, and I finally get out
Ilviaggioèstatobello, davverodivertente
The trip was nice, really fun
Pagolatariffa, lamancialascerò
I pay the fare, the tip I will leave (more naturally: I pay the fare and I will leave a tip)
Prendolemievaligie, eadessopartirò
I take my suitcases, and now I will depart
Avevamopocotempo, l'aereononaspetta
We had little time, the airplane does not wait
Hodettoalguidatore, conunagrandefretta:
I said to the driver, with a great hurry: (more naturally: in a big hurry:)
Ilvoloègiàinpartenza, nonc'ènessundisturbo
The flight is already departing, there is no bother (more naturally: The flight is about to leave, no offense)
Maadesso, perfavore, dobbiamomettereilturbo
But now, please, we must put on the turbo (here the idiom refers to speeding up or stepping on the gas)
Untaxiperl'aeroporto, chesplendesottoilsole
A taxi to the airport, which shines under the sun
Lavacanzacheiniziaèciòcheilcuorevuole
The vacation that begins is what the heart wants
Andiamoalterminal, l'aereovolerà
We go to the terminal, the airplane will fly
Lanostradestinazioneèlafelicità
Our destination is happiness
Prendiibagagli...
Take the luggage...
Buonvolo...
Good flight... (more naturally: Have a good flight...)
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What it's about
The song tells the story of a taxi ride to the airport on the first day of vacation. The narrator books the car with an app, the driver helps him with his suitcases, they cross the city on the highway with the radio on, and finally arrive at the terminal. In the bridge, he recalls a rushed moment: the flight is about to leave and they need to go faster.
Useful words and expressions
l'applicazione: the app on the phone.
chiedere un passaggio: to ask someone to give you a ride by car. With an app, you usually say prenotare una corsa.
le ferie / la vacanza: the period of rest from work.
la valigia, i bagagli: what you take on a trip.
il bagagliaio: the back part of the car where you put the luggage.
il marciapiede: the part of the street for pedestrians.
l'autista: the person who drives the taxi (also il guidatore, less common for a taxi).
non c'è nessun guaio: there is no problem.
la tariffa: the price of the ride. La mancia: the extra money you leave to say thank you.
essere in partenza: to be about to leave.
mettere il turbo: informal expression for "to go faster".
Buon volo!: what you wish someone taking a plane.
Grammar
Present tense to tell a story: apro, chiedo, partiamo, guidiamo, arriviamo.
Passato prossimo: la navetta è arrivata, il viaggio è stato bello, ho detto. With verbs of motion, essere is used (è arrivata).
Imperfect tense to describe a situation in the past: avevamo poco tempo.
Simple future: volerà, lascerò, partirò.
Double negation: in Italian this is correct: non c'è nessun guaio.
Reflexive verbs and pronouns: mi dice, se mi vede.
Note: choices made for the rhyme
la navetta: a navetta is a shared vehicle (shuttle), not a taxi. Here it is used only as a variation.
per fare il mio cammino: sounds strange for a taxi ride; it was chosen to rhyme with vicino. Better: per partire.
parcheggia al marciapiede: for a taxi that stops for a moment, you say accosta al marciapiede.
scende giù: giù is superfluous, scende is enough.
la mancia lascerò: the normal order is lascerò la mancia.
Io sto sul sedile: a somewhat unnatural phrase; one would say sono seduto.
con una grande fretta: you say in gran fretta or di fretta.
non c'è nessun disturbo: here it has no real meaning, it only serves to rhyme with turbo.
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