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La spesa ed acquisti
Want to go shopping? Be sure to greet the store clerk, then take a look at these useful phrases related to shopping in Italian. Click the links for sound files.
Useful Italian shopping verbs
| avere | to have | |
| cercare | to look for | |
| comprare | to buy | |
| provare | to try on | |
| restituire | to return (an item) | |
| spendere | to spend | |
| trovare | to find | |
| vendere | to sell | |
| volere | to want | |
Let’s go shopping!
| For necessities | |||
| fare commissioni | to run errands | ||
| fare la spesa | to go food shopping | ||
| For fun | |||
| fare acquisti | to go shopping, make purchases | ||
| fare shopping | " " | ||
| For free | |||
| guardare le vetrine | to window shop | ||
What the clerk might say …
| Mi dica. Posso aiutarLa? |
Can I help you? | |
| Cosa sta cercando? | What are you looking for? | |
| Che taglia porta? Che taglia sei? |
What’s your (clothing) size? | |
| Che numero di scarpe porta? | What’s your shoe size? | |
| La misura è giusta? |
Is it the right size? |
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| Altro? Qualcos’altro? |
Anything else? | |
| È un regalo? | Is it a gift? |
What you might respond …
| Vorrei … | I would like… | |
| Hai …? | Do you have …? | |
| Quanto costa … ? | How much does … cost? | |
| È … troppo grande troppo piccolo perfetto |
It’s … too big too small perfect |
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| Sto solo guardando, grazie. Do solo un’occhiata |
I’m just looking, thanks. |
Miscellanous Italian shopping terms
| una borsa | bag | |
| un campione | sample, tester | |
| un carrello | shopping cart | |
| caro, costoso | expensive | |
| economico | inexpensive | |
| le vendite | sales |
A la cassa – At the register
| pagare | in contanti | to pay | cash | |
| con carta (di credito) | with a credit card | |||
| con i traveler’s check | with traveler’s checks | |||
| il resto | change (back from what you paid) | |||
| lo scontrino | receipt | |||
Related lessons
- Avere (to have)
- Fare (to do, make)
- Clothing
- Colors
- Greetings
- Numbers
- Politeness
- Shops and businesses
- Weights and measures
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