Lesson 8 of 18
Find Your Workstation and Staff Areas
Ask where key staff areas are (kitchen, dishwashing area, changing room) and follow spoken directions using left, right, and at the end of the corridor.
Learn these expressions
Dov'è lo spogliatoio?
Where is the changing room?
Ask for staff changing area.
Dov'è la cucina?
Where is the kitchen?
Ask for the kitchen.
Dov'è il lavaggio?
Where is the dishwashing area?
Ask for dishwashing area.
È a destra.
It is on the right.
Direction to the right.
È a sinistra.
It is on the left.
Direction to the left.
È in fondo al corridoio.
It is at the end of the corridor.
Direction to the far end.
New words
- Dov'è...?
- Where is...? (contraction of Dove + è)
- lo spogliatoio
- the staff changing room
- la cucina
- the kitchen
- il lavaggio
- the dishwashing area / pot-wash station
- il corridoio
- the corridor / hallway
- a destra
- on the right / to the right
- a sinistra
- on the left / to the left
- in fondo al corridoio
- at the end of the corridor
You may hear
- Segua il corridoio. = Follow the corridor.
- La porta è lì. = The door is there.
Grammar tipsShow
Asking "Where is": Put Dov'è directly in front of the room name: Dov'è la cucina? / Dov'è lo spogliatoio?
Directions:
a destra = on the right.
a sinistra = on the left.
in fondo al corridoio = at the end of the corridor.
Do not combine accanto with a destra ("accanto a destra" is ungrammatical; use a destra).
Listen to the conversation
Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.
Listening practice
Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.
Question 1
Where is the staff changing room located according to the speaker?
Question 2
Where is the dishwashing area (il lavaggio) located?