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Italian: Buying a Simple Item

Learn the essential Italian phrases for buying clothes in a shop, from asking the price and size to commenting on the fit.
A vibrant close-up photograph of an elegant woman trying on a stylish, wide-brimmed hat in a charming Italian boutique. Her hands are delicately adjusting the hat, while a friendly Italian shop assistant smiles warmly in the softly lit background, hinting at a pleasant shopping experience.
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Lesson#1
To ask how much something costs in an Italian shop, you can use the phrase 'Quanto costa?'. If you're pointing to a specific item, you can add 'questo' for masculine nouns or 'questa' for feminine nouns. For example, 'Quanto costa questo cappello?' for 'How much does this hat cost?'.
Quiz#2
How do you say 'How much does this hat cost?' in Italian?

Quanto costa questo cappello?

Quiz#3
How do you say 'How much does this T-shirt cost?' in Italian?

Quanto costa questa maglietta?

Lesson#4
When you ask for the price, the shopkeeper will likely reply starting with 'Costa...', which means 'It costs...'. For a simple price, they'll say 'Costa venti euro'. If there are cents, they'll add them on, for example, 'Costa venti euro e cinquanta centesimi'.
Quiz#5
How would a shopkeeper say 'It costs thirty euros' in Italian?

Costa trenta euro.

Quiz#6
How would a shopkeeper say 'It costs ten euros and eighty cents' in Italian?

Costa dieci euro e ottanta centesimi.

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