Vehicles

1. sa vetura

   Car

   Usage

   The word for a car. Point at it at a rental counter or a fuel station

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. "Sa màchina" is also used for the same thing

2. s'autobus

   Bus

   Usage

   The word for a public bus. Use it at a bus stop or ticket counter

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. The article is elided to s' before a vowel. A loanword with some spelling variation; native review recommended

3. su trenu

   Train

   Usage

   The word for a railway train. Lines link the main towns on the island; use it at the station

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. Ends in -u, unlike Italian "treno"

4. su Trenigheddu Birde

   The Trenino Verde — the narrow-gauge tourist train

   Usage

   The name of the scenic narrow-gauge train that runs through the island's hills. Routes and days change with the season, so check at the station or the operator before you go

   Grammar Note

   A diminutive of trenu ("train") with the suffix -igheddu, meaning "little train". The Italian name is Trenino Verde. This is the Logudorese form; Campidanese differs

5. sa bitzicleta

   Bicycle

   Usage

   The word for a bicycle. Use it at a bike-hire shop or when asking about cycling routes

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. The standard spelling uses tz (unlike Italian "bicicletta"). Some areas say forms such as "bitzicreta"

6. s'aeroplanu

   Airplane

   Usage

   The word for an airplane. Flights and ferries are the main ways on and off the island

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. The article su becomes s' before a vowel. "Arioplanu" and "aparèchiu" are also used

7. sa nave

   Ship

   Usage

   The word for a large ship. Ships to and from the mainland leave from the island's ports

   Grammar Note

   Feminine noun. "Nae" and "navi" also occur; native review recommended

8. su traghetu

   Ferry

   Usage

   The word for a ferry — the boat that carries cars and is the main way off the island. Use it at the port ticket office

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun. Ends in -u (Italian "traghetto")

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