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PhrasesOn the MetroScendo alla prossima.
A1informal

Scendo alla prossima.

I'm getting off at the next stop.

Pronunciation

'Scendo' — SHEN-do. The 'sc' before 'e' makes an 'sh' sound. First-person singular of 'scendere'.

When to use it

Say this to people standing near you so they make way for you to reach the door before the train stops. It is a basic courtesy on crowded metro trains.

What it means

'Scendo' is the present tense first-person singular of 'scendere' (to get off, to go down). Using the present tense to describe an imminent action is very common in Italian: 'Arrivo subito' (I'm coming right now), 'Vengo anch'io' (I'm coming too).

Variations

Permesso, scendo!

Excuse me, I'm getting off!

'Permesso' is the word used to ask people to let you through.

Mi fa passare? Devo scendere.

Will you let me through? I need to get off.

Polite formal request when someone is blocking the door.

Questa è la mia fermata!

This is my stop!

Used with urgency when the train is already at the station.

Mini Dialogue

— Scendo alla prossima, mi fa passare? — Certo, prego. — Grazie mille. — Scendo anch'io, andiamo insieme.

— I'm getting off at the next stop, will you let me through? — Of course, please go ahead. — Thank you very much. — I'm getting off too, let's go together.

Cultural Note

On crowded Italian metro trains, passengers near the door often step off briefly at each station to let others through, then re-board. This unspoken courtesy is widely practiced even without a verbal announcement.