Essential Italian Vocabulary – Shopping
Essential Italian Vocabulary List – Shopping
If you’ve ever walked the streets of Rome or Milan and you’re not a millionaire, you’ve undoubtedly run across quite a few stores where the most shopping you can do is to stand at the window and press your nose against the glass.
Designer brands and boutiques abound in Italy, but so do small, independent shops and vibrant, inexpensive street markets. The contrast between the types of shops is significant.
The designer stores in Via Monte Napoleone in Milan, for example, are light years away from the markets you can find in small towns, where haggling is the norm.
Whether you have a bunch of extra cash to spend or are surviving on a shoestring budget, these are some of the expressions you will hear and find useful when navigating your way through these stores and markets.
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| Phrase in Italian |
Phrase in English |
Pronunciation |
|
La spesa. |
Shopping. |
Lah speh-sah. |
|
Sconto. |
Discount. |
Scohn-toh. |
|
Saldo/Ribasso. |
Sale. |
Sahl-doh. / Ree-bahs-soh. |
|
Vestiti. |
Clothes. |
Vehs-tee-tee. |
|
Scarpe. |
Shoes. |
Scahr-peh. |
|
Costoso/a. |
Expensive. |
Coh-stoh-soh./Coh-stoh-sah. |
|
A buon mercato. |
Cheap. |
Ah boo-ohn mehr-cah-toh. |
|
Reparto…. |
department… . |
Reh-pahr-toh. |
|
Generi alimentari. |
Groceries. |
Jeh-neh-ree Ah-lee-mehn-tah-ree. |
|
Carrello della spesa. |
Shopping cart. |
Cah-rehl-loh dehl-lah speh-sah. |
|
Regalo. |
Present. |
Reh-gah-loh. |
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Quanto costa... |
How much is... |
Quahn-toh coh-stah... |
|
Reparto donna. |
Women's section. |
Reh-pahr-toh dohn-nah. |
|
Reparto uomo. |
Men's section. |
Reh-pahr-toh oo-oh-moh. |
|
Abiti da uomo. |
Men's suits. |
Ah-bee-tee dah oo-oh-moh. |
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Trucco. |
Makeup. |
Trook-koh. |
|
Portafoglio. |
Wallet. |
Pohr-tah-foh-lee-oh. |
|
Mi potrebbe aiutare? / Mi potresti aiutare? |
Could you help me please? (Formal / Informal) |
Mee poh-trehb-beh ah-yoo-tah-reh? / Mee poh-treh-stee ah-yoo-tah-reh? |
|
Dove posso trovare… |
Where can I find… |
Doh-veh pohs-soh troh-vah-reh… |
|
Mi piace… |
I like… |
Mee piah-che… |
|
Non mi piace… |
I don't like… |
Nohn mee piah-che… |
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A che ora apre? |
What time does it open? |
Ah keh oh-rah ah-preh? |
|
Grazie. |
Thank you. |
Grah-zieh. |
|
Buongiorno! |
Good day! |
Boo-ohn-johr-noh! |
|
Arrivederci! |
Good bye! |
Ahr-ree-veh-dehr-chee! |
|
Avete… |
Do you have… |
Ah-veh-teh… |
|
Piccolo. |
Small. |
Peek-koh-loh. |
|
Medio. |
Medium. |
Meh-dee-oh. |
|
Grande. |
Large. |
Grahn-deh. |
|
Taglia. / Misura. |
Size. |
Tah-lee-ah. / Mee-soo-rah. |
|
La cassa. |
The checkout (counter). |
Lah Cahs-sah. |
Slang/Commonly Used Expressions
|
Expression in Italian |
Expression in English |
Pronunciation |
|
Sto solo guardando. |
I'm only browsing. |
Stoh soh-loh goo-ahr-dahn-doh. |
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Che fregatura! |
What a rip off! |
Keh freh-gah-too-rah! |
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Fammi uno sconto! |
Give me a discount! |
Fahm-mee oo-noh scohn-toh! |
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Posso pagare con la carta? |
Can I pay with my card? |
Pohs-soh pah-gah-reh cohn lah cahr-tah? |
|
Non lo voglio. |
I don't want it. |
Nohn loh voh-lee-oh. |
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