Italian All-in-One For Dummies (61 page)

a sinistra
(ah see-
nees
-trah) (
on the left
)

dietro l'angolo
(
dyeh
-troh
lahn
-goh-loh) (
around the corner
)

all'angolo
(ahl-
lahn
-goh-loh) (
at the corner
)

all'incrocio
(ahl-leen-
kroh
-choh) (
at the intersection
)

Here's more vocabulary you can use for giving and receiving directions:

la calle
(lah
kahl
-leh) (
narrow Venetian street
[term found only in Venice])

il corso
(eel
kohr
-soh) (
avenue; boulevard
)

il largo
(eel
lahr
-goh) (
wide square
)

il marciapiede
(eel mahr-chah-
pyeh
-deh) (
sidewalk
)

la piazza
(lah
pyahts
-tsah) (
square
)

il ponte
(eel
pohn
-teh) (
bridge
)

il sottopassaggio
(eel
soht
-toh-pahs-
sahj
-joh) (
underpass
)

la strada
(lah
strah
-dah) (
road; street
)

la via
(lah
vee
-ah) (
road; street
)