"Michael McNeil" wrote | And of course one not only has to assume a certain ability with | Italian to be aware of the situation, should it arise. (Knowing | my luck I'd have left it on the train or a bus or something. | (Do they allow lions on busses in Italy?) Probably along with | my dictionary or phrase book which again, knowing my luck would | lack a translation of the phrase "Beware the lion that just got | off the bus (or whatever)")
Madam my castor appears to have entangled in the wheel of your perambulator.
I can only offer heartfelt apologies.
What a beautiful baby.
Please allow me to extricate the offending article without further inconvenience to yourself.
Please stand still.
I require a spanner, a screwdriver, a tyre lever, a jack, a pocket calculator, a pair of gloves.
I am sorry, my hand slipped.
There is no need to resort to violence.
Please telephone for the carabinieri.
Has somebody telephoned for an ambulance?
I have a fractured jaw, a dislocated shoulder, a broken arm.
Here is some money.
Please take the correct money only.
No, this woman is not my wife.
Is this the way to the police station?
I would like a cup of tea, a small bowl of pasta, a duty solicitor ...
Owain