Scendo alla prossima. Può dirmi quando?

I'm getting off at the next stop. Can you tell me when?

Pronunciation

'Scendo' — 'SHEN-do'. Two syllables; 'sc' before 'e' gives a 'sh' sound.

When to use it

Use on a bus or tram when you are unsure which stop is next and need the driver or a fellow passenger to alert you.

What it means

'Scendo alla prossima' means 'I'm getting off at the next stop'. 'Può dirmi quando' means 'can you tell me when'. This phrase doubles as a polite alert to the driver and a request for help.

Variations

Mi avvisa alla fermata di...?

Can you let me know at the stop for...?

Names a specific stop; asks for an alert.

Questa è la mia fermata?

Is this my stop?

Urgent check as the bus is stopping.

Manca ancora una fermata?

Is there still one more stop?

Confirms how many stops remain.

Mini Dialogue

— Scendo alla prossima. Può dirmi quando? — Certo. Quella è via Nazionale, la prossima è la sua. — Come si chiama? — Piazza Repubblica. Tra trenta secondi.

— I'm getting off at the next stop. Can you tell me when? — Of course. That was Via Nazionale, the next is yours. — What is it called? — Piazza Repubblica. Thirty seconds away.

Cultural Note

On Italian buses, fellow passengers and drivers are generally helpful when asked for stop alerts. In small towns, the driver knows exactly where each passenger is going and will often call out the stop automatically — a lovely aspect of small-town Italian travel.

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