Accessibility

1. Èsi pussaivel d'ir qua cun ina sutga cun rodas?

   Is it possible to get in here with a wheelchair?

   Usage

   Checks in advance whether a venue, shop or station is usable with a wheelchair. Ask about entrance steps and platform height too

   Grammar Note

   A wheelchair is called sutga cun rodas, literally a chair with wheels. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Datti in ascensur?

   Is there an elevator?

   Usage

   The shortest way to ask whether a hotel, station or museum has an elevator

   Grammar Note

   Ascensur is masculine. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Jau hai basegn d'ina chombra senza barrieras.

   I need a barrier-free room

   Usage

   Tells a hotel when booking that you need a step-free room, for example with a wide bathroom. Confirm the specific fittings as well

   Grammar Note

   Avair basegn d' followed by a noun means to need it. Senza barrieras means without barriers. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Datti ina rampa u in access senza stgalims?

   Is there a ramp or an entrance without steps?

   Usage

   For asking whether an old building, mountain hut or church has a step-free way in. Access means entrance or way in

   Grammar Note

   The noun after senza takes no article, here the plural stgalims. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Nua è la tualetta senza barrieras?

   Where is the barrier-free toilet?

   Usage

   For finding the accessible toilet in a station or shopping centre

   Grammar Note

   The familiar Nua è la tualetta? with senza barrieras added. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Jau sun impedì / impedida da vesida. Pudais Vus gidar a mai?

   I am visually impaired. Could you help me?

   Usage

   Tells a stranger that you have a visual impairment and asks for help. Men say impedì and women say impedida

   Grammar Note

   Impedì da vesida, literally impeded in sight, expresses a visual impairment, and the participle agrees with the speaker's gender. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Avais Vus la carta da menu cun scrittira gronda?

   Do you have the menu in large print?

   Usage

   For asking a restaurant for a menu in large, easy-to-read print

   Grammar Note

   Scrittira is feminine, so the adjective is gronda. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Datti audioguids?

   Are there audio guides?

   Usage

   Asks whether an audio guide can be borrowed at a museum or exhibition. Useful for visitors with low vision or anyone who prefers listening

   Grammar Note

   Audioguid is masculine and takes -s in the plural. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Jau hai in apparat d'udida. Discurrai plaun e cler, per plaschair.

   I have a hearing aid. Please speak slowly and clearly

   Usage

   Explains a hearing difficulty and asks the other person to slow down. The imperative Discurrai is the form for the polite Vus

   Grammar Note

   Apparat d'udida is literally a device of hearing. Plaun and cler are used adverbially here. Composed sentence; native review recommended

10. Poss jau prender cun mai mes chaun per tschorvs?

    May I bring my guide dog with me?

    Usage

    Checks that a guide dog may enter a shop or vehicle. Chaun per tschorvs is literally a dog for the blind

    Grammar Note

    Prender cun mai means to take along with me. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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