Scusi, vorrei segnalare un problema.

Excuse me, I would like to report a problem.

Pronunciation

se-gna-LA-re — stress on third syllable. The 'gn' is /ɲ/ as in 'canyon'.

When to use it

Use this to get a conductor's attention when something is wrong on the train — a broken seat, a dirty toilet, a suspicious situation, or any other issue.

What it means

Vorrei segnalare (I would like to report) — vorrei is the conditional of volere (polite). Segnalare (to report/signal) is the formal verb for reporting an issue. Un problema (a problem) — masculine, so un (indefinite article).

Variations

C'è un passeggero che mi molesta.

There is a passenger bothering me.

Molesta (bothers/harasses) — report immediately to the conductor

Ho trovato qualcosa di sospetto.

I have found something suspicious.

Sospetto (suspicious) — train security takes all reports seriously

Il bagno è fuori uso.

The toilet is out of order.

Fuori uso (out of order) — reporting a broken facility

Mini Dialogue

— Scusi, vorrei segnalare un problema. — Mi dica, cosa è successo? — Il bagno del vagone tre è fuori uso. Non si chiude la porta. — Grazie della segnalazione. Lo sistemiamo o chiudiamo il bagno e ne apriamo uno nel vagone due.

— Excuse me, I would like to report a problem. — Tell me, what happened? — The toilet in carriage three is out of order. The door won't close. — Thank you for the report. We will fix it or close that toilet and open one in carriage two.

Cultural Note

Italian train conductors (controllori) are the primary point of contact for any issue on board — they carry radios and can contact the train manager (capotreno) for serious problems.

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