Gifts and Souvenirs

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Gifts and Souvenirs in Italian

When traveling in Italy, buying presents for friends and family is a wonderful experience! This lesson will help you shop for souvenirs and ask for special services like gift wrapping.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Un regalo: A gift. Use this when shopping for someone special.
  • Un souvenir / Un ricordino: A souvenir / A little memento.
  • Incartare: To wrap. Use the phrase Lo può incartare, per favore? to ask for gift wrapping.

Useful Patterns

To ask how much a souvenir costs, use Quanto costa ___? (How much does ___ cost?). To ask if something is local, say È un prodotto tipico? (Is it a typical product?).

Common Mistakes

Remember that adjectives describing nationality or origin (like italiano) follow the noun and do not need a capital letter in Italian.

Words

un regalo
a gift
Ho comprato un bel regalo per mia madre.I bought a nice gift for my mother.
un souvenir
a souvenir
Cerco un souvenir tipico di Roma.I am looking for a typical souvenir from Rome.
incartare
to wrap
Vorrei incartare questo oggetto, per favore.I would like to wrap this item, please.
artigianato
craftsmanship / handmade goods
Questo negozio vende solo artigianato locale.This shop sells only local crafts.
tipico
typical
Questo vino è un prodotto tipico toscano.This wine is a typical Tuscan product.
lo scontrino
the receipt
Posso avere lo scontrino, per favore?Can I have the receipt, please?
la carta regalo
gift wrap / wrapping paper
Avete della carta regalo?Do you have any gift wrapping?
spedire
to ship / to send
Potete spedire questo pacco all'estero?Can you ship this package abroad?

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Patterns

Quanto costa ___?

How much does ___ cost? Use this to ask for the price of a souvenir.

Quanto costa questo souvenir?How much does this souvenir cost?

Lo può incartare ___?

Can you wrap it ___? Use this when buying a gift.

Lo può incartare come regalo?Can you wrap it as a gift?

Cerco un regalo per ___

I am looking for a gift for ___

Cerco un regalo per mio fratello.I am looking for a gift for my brother.