28: How to pay for things at the till
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🗓️ 24 September 2017
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Summary
You know that feeling when you get to the till in a foreign country but you don’t know the language, so you just point and pray that they don’t ask you anything? Well, that won't happen in Italy anymore!
In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to pay for things and understand the questions shop assistants might ask you at the till.
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Today’s words
Sachetti? = Would you like a bag? (lit. bags?)
Sacchetto/busta/sportina = plastic bag (the difference is regional)
Due grazie = Two please (lit. two thank you)
Quant’è? = How much is it?
Quanto costa = How much does it cost?
Quanto viene? = How much does it come to?
Sono venti e cinquanta = It’s twenty euro fifty (lit. they’re twenty and fifty)
Posso pagare con la carta? = can I pay by card?
Certo = certainly/of course
Carta o bancomat? = Credit card or debit card?
Bancomat = Debit card/cash machine (two meanings)
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| 0:00.0 | You're in Italy and you see a gorgeous deli counter, but there's a human being standing behind it. |
| 0:06.0 | The only thing standing between you and some delicious cheese are your Italian skills. |
| 0:11.0 | Learn to order food at counters in this week's episode of Five Minute Italian. Ciao to all |
| 0:27.5 | Hi everyone and welcome to Five Minute Italian. |
| 0:30.6 | Hi everyone and welcome to Five Minute Italian. |
| 0:32.6 | I'm Katie. |
| 0:33.6 | And I'm Matteo. |
| 0:34.6 | Ciao. |
| 0:35.6 | Now if you go to Italy, something I would highly recommend doing is going to check out |
| 0:39.6 | the deli counters in supermarkets or in little shops because they have lots of delicious meats, |
| 0:45.8 | cheeses and salads. |
| 0:47.8 | And it's also a great way to start learning about the different types of Italian food that |
| 0:52.5 | you might also see on menus. |
| 0:56.1 | So let's imagine we're in an Italian supermarket at the deli counter. |
| 1:00.8 | Usually they've got one of those little machines where you take a number. |
| 1:04.7 | So we've got our little yellow ticket. |
| 1:07.9 | Now listen to this conversation at the counter and see how much you can make out. |
| 1:13.6 | Goodgiorno. Me dica, signora. |
| 1:17.6 | Unette of prosciutto. |
| 1:20.5 | Crud or cooked? |
| 1:22.5 | Crud, thanks. |
| 1:24.3 | What else else? |
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