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Shopping for Price
When shopping in Italy, you often need to ask about prices, check for sales, and choose how to pay. Here are the essential words and phrases you need!
Asking for Prices and Discounts
To ask how much something costs, use Quanto costa? (How much does it cost?) for singular items, or Quanto costano? for plural items. If you see a sale, look for the word sconto (discount).
- Quanto costa questa giacca? – How much does this jacket cost?
- C'è uno sconto? – Is there a discount?
Payment Methods
You can pay with cash or card. Italian shops will often ask: Contanti o carta? (Cash or card?).
- Posso pagare con carta? – Can I pay by card?
- Accettate contanti? – Do you accept cash?
Common Mistakes
Remember that adjectives agree in gender and number! Don't say questo for feminine nouns like giacca; use questa instead.
Words
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Patterns
Quanto costa ___?
Asking for the price of a singular item.
Posso pagare con ___?
Asking about payment methods.
Questo è troppo ___.
Commenting on whether something is too expensive or cheap.