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How to Go Shopping in Italian: Beginner’s Guide

2025/5/27
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Planning on buying some lovely things in Italy? How about doing your shopping in Italian! Learn some useful phrases and tips so you can shop like a local.

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Today's Italian words: fare la spesa = do the shopping (supermarkets, the grocery shop) fare shopping = go shopping (clothes, gifts and everything non-food related) quanto costa? = how much does it cost? quanto costano? = how much do they cost? le piace? = do you like it? (formal) è bello! = it’s nice! è economico = it’s cheap grazie, ci penso = thanks, I’ll think about it mi piace ma… = I like it but… è un po’ costoso = it’s a bit expensive è troppo piccolo / grande = it’s too small / big posso provarlo? = can I try it on? dove sono i camerini? = where are the fitting rooms? posso pagare? = can I pay? …in contanti - …in cash …con la carta = …by card un sacchetto / una busta / una sportina = a bag