italiano · A2 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Shopping and payment
Ask about size, discounts, returns, and payment with useful retail phrases.
Understand the choice
A purchase moves from price and size to checkout and possible exchange. Learn controllare il prezzo, provare una taglia, pagare alla cassa, and conservare lo scontrino.
Core rule: Servire works like piacere: the needed item is the subject; pagare in contanti/con la carta are standard payment phrases.
Notice it in context
Questa giacca è in saldo, ma mi serve una taglia più grande.
This jacket is on sale, but I need a larger size.
Giacca is subject of è in saldo; una taglia is subject of mi serve and più grande compares size.
Posso pagare con la carta alla cassa?
Can I pay by card at the checkout?
Carta and cassa name method and place.
Per il cambio devo mostrare lo scontrino.
For the exchange I must show the receipt.
Cambio gives purpose; scontrino is the required proof.
What to remember
- I saldi is the official sales period; in saldo describes a discounted item.
- Ricevuta is a general receipt; scontrino is the till receipt.
Common trap: Do not use misura automatically for clothing size; taglia is standard.