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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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