So you're enjoying your trip out in Italy when suddenly your phone dies, or you can't connect to the internet.

In these situations, it's helpful to know a few Italian phrases to find your way and connect with Italians on the streets.

And speaking of connecting with Italians, you can do that in your hotel too.

It's true that the receptionist usually speaks English, but using a few key phrases will show that you're making an effort and will help you stand out from the typical tourists.

So in this part of our Italian phrases for travel series, you'll learn useful vocabulary to use when dealing with transport and accommodation, like getting from A to B or the most important thing of all,

finding out what time breakfast is served.

When I first went to Rome back in 2009, there were no smartphones, or I didn't have one.

So I used an actual paper map to find my way around the city.

Yes, it's very weird to think back to those times now.

I think in some ways it was probably better for learning Italian because you couldn't just look

stuff up online. If you got stuck you had to try and talk to people around you and point at

the map and communicate. Yeah, but even now with Google Maps, you still have to ask sometimes.

We live in Milan and tourists stop us sometimes with their smartphone in their end asking us for directions.

Yeah, that's true actually. What kind of questions do they normally ask?

Well, they always start with the most important phrase, dove.

Where is?

Dove means where and e means is, and we smush them together.

Dover plus e becomes dove.

D-O-V- apostrophe E, which is an E with the little accent thing coming down.

But don't worry about that.

Basically, if you can say dover, that means where is.

So remember to put the stress on the last part of the word.

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