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	click to listen> Dove         -                  where Dov’è...? -                  where is Dove sono...? -         where are   a sinistra -                  on the left a destra -                  on the right diritto -                  straight ahead sempre dritto -         straight ahead vicino, vicina -         near         lontano, lontana -         far all’angolo -                  on the corner un isolato -                  one block   click to listen> la prima -                  the first (street) la seconda -                  the second (street)   a cento metri -         100 meters away un chilometro -         a kilometer a due passi -                  very near (literally: two steps) a piedi -                  on foot a cinque minuti a piedi -         5 minutes on foot   click to listen> dietro la chiesa -         behind the church subito dopo la chiesa -          just past the church in fondo alla piazza -         at the far end of the square. in centro -                  downtown Non è qui -                  It’s not here. È proprio qui -         It’s just here. È giu di qui -         It’s down from here. È in Via Mazzini. -         It’s on Mazzini Street.  (strada is a general term for a street. Via, Viale, or Corso are used before the name of the street.    click to listen> Scusi, dov’è il mercato? -                Excuse me, where is the market?          “         la fermata? -                  “         “         “         the bus stop?          “         l’azienda di turismo? -         “         “         the tourist office?          “         il duomo? -                  “         “         “         the cathedral?          “         la stazione? -         “         “         “         the station?          “         il bancomat? -         “         “         “         the ATM? - get someone’s attention and ask if the thing you need is here (like a telephone or a bathroom, for example): click to listen> Scusi, c’è un telefono qui? Scusi, c’è un bagno qui?   - get someone’s attention and ask if what you need is nearby (like a bank machine or a bus stop, for example): Scusi, c’è un bancomat qui vicino? Scusi, c’è una fermata qui vicino?   - ecco can be used to point out (Here is, here are) a person or a thing. Ecco Mario! (Here’s Mario.) Ecco la chiave! (Here’s the key.) Ecco le chiavi! (Here are the keys.)   Vorrei (I would like something (or) I would like to do something) Vorrei un cappuccino.  (I would like a cappuccino.) Vorrei pagare. (I would like to pay.)   Cerco... (I am looking for...) Cerco la fontana di Trevi. (I’m looking for the Trevi fountain.) Cerco le mie valige. (I’m looking for my suitcases.) Cerco Maria.  (I’m looking for Maria.)