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INTRODUCTION
Ciao! Hello and welcome back to Italian survival phrases brought to you by ItalianPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Italy. You will be surprised at how far a little Italian will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.
In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce you to a phrase that will help you getting to the places you need to be! In some places trains and subways are the way to travel, but it's also very useful to know how to rent a car, scooter, or bicycle.

Lesson focus
In Italian, “I would like to rent a car” is vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
Let’s break it down by syllable: vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
Now let's hear it once again: vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
The first word vorrei is one of the words we already covered in some previous lessons and it means “I would like."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: vorrei
And, vorrei
This is followed by noleggiare, which in English is “to rent."
Noleggiare
noleggiare
So to recap here we have vorrei noleggiare, literally, this means “I would like to rent."
Let's take a look at the next word, una which means “a."
Una
una
This is followed by macchina, which is the Italian for “car."
Macchina
macchina
All together, we have: vorrei noleggiare una macchina, literally, this means “I would like to rent a car."
Now we'll look at the words for other vehicles to open up your transportation options. In Italian, the word for scooter/moped is motorino.
Motorino
Let’s break it down by syllable: Motorino
And, Motorino
And the phrase “I would like to rent a scooter/moped” is vorrei noleggiare un motorino.
vorrei noleggiare un motorino.
“Motorbike” in Italian is motocicletta.
Motocicletta
Motocicletta
And the phrase “I would like to rent a motorbike” is vorrei noleggiare una motocicletta.
vorrei noleggiare una motocicletta.
If you're renting something, it's also important to know when you must return it! Therefore we're giving you a phrase you can use to make sure you return it on time.
In Italian, “When must I return it?” is quando devo restituirla?
quando devo restituirla?
Let’s break it down by syllable: quando devo restituirla?
Now let's hear it once again: quando devo restituirla?
The first word quando means “when."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: quando
quando
This is followed by devo, which in English is “must I."
Devo
Devo
And then we have restituirla which means “return it."
Restituirla
Restituirla
So all together, we have: quando devo restituirla? Literally, this means “when must I return it?"
And finally, you may want to return it at a different location. In Italian, “Can I return it at (location)?” is posso restituirla a (location)?
posso restituirla a (location)?
Let’s imagine you want to return it in Rome, so we should have posso restituirla a Roma?
Let’s break it down by syllable: posso restituirla a Roma?
Now let's hear it once again: posso restituirla a Roma?
The first word posso means “can I.”
posso.
posso
This is followed by restituirla, which we have just seen and it means “return it."
So to recap here, we have posso restituirla. Literally, this means “can I return it?"
Let's take a look at the next word, a, which literally means “at”, and then we finally have the location Roma, “Rome."
So all together, we have: posso restituirla a Roma? Literally, this means “can I return it in Rome?”

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so buona fortuna, which means “good luck” in Italian.
"I would like to rent a car." - Vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
Vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
Vorrei noleggiare una macchina.
"I would like to rent a scooter." - Vorrei noleggiare un motorino.
Vorrei noleggiare un motorino.
Vorrei noleggiare un motorino.
"I would like to rent a motorbike." - Vorrei noleggiare una motocicletta.
Vorrei noleggiare una motocicletta.
Vorrei noleggiare una motocicletta.
"When must I return it?" - Quando devo restituirla?
Quando devo restituirla?
Quando devo restituirla?
"Can I return it at Rome?" - Posso restituirla a Roma?
Posso restituirla a Roma?
Posso restituirla a Roma?
That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by ItalianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Ciao ciao!

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