Italy might be known for its preserved art, architecture and history but it is also a land of great shopping. From overflowing leather markets to intricate ceramics, when you visit Italy, you will want to have extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs. Shopping is a fine art in the boot-shaped country. Before you jet off and try to fumble your way into buying what you want, be sure to master these eight Italian phrases for shopping.<\/p>\n
Quanto costa?:<\/strong> You can\u2019t get far shopping in Italy without knowing this phrase. Meaning, \u201cHow much does it cost?\u201d you can utter this question for virtually anything you don\u2019t know the price. Prices should be displayed but just in case they aren\u2019t, it pays to ask. Posso provarlo?:<\/strong> If you are shopping for clothing in Italy, you can always ask, \u201cVorrei provarlo?\u201d when you want to try something on in the store.<\/p>\n \u00c9 possible avere uno sconto?: <\/strong>If you decide you like what you see but you don\u2019t like the price, with small shops and markets in Italy, you can ask for a discount. To ask for a discount, say, \u201c\u00c9 possible avere uno sconto?\u201d<\/p>\n Lo compro:<\/strong> When you agree on a price in Italy, you can inform the storeowner that you want to buy it by saying, \u201cLo compro.\u201d<\/p>\n Quanto le devo?:<\/strong> Once you have found what you want to purchase in Italy, you can ask, \u201cQuanto le devo?\u201d when you want to know how much you owe. Italy might be known for its preserved art, architecture and history but it is also a land of great shopping. From overflowing leather markets to intricate ceramics, when you visit Italy, you will want to have extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs. Shopping is a fine art in the boot-shaped country. Before you jet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98897932,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions\/98897932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nCosta troppo!:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t like the response to the above question and you are in a haggling situation, you can exclaim, \u201cCosta troppo!\u201d meaning, \u201cIt\u2019s too expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nAccettate carta di credito?: <\/strong>While you might be coming from a land where you can pay for everything by credit card, in Italy, there are shops and vendors who simply won\u2019t take it. If you aren\u2019t sure if the shop accepts your card, ask, \u201cAccettate carta di credito?\u201d
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\nPosso avere una busta?: <\/strong>When you go shopping at a shop in Italy, particularly grocery stores, they might not offer you a bag unless you ask for one. When you want to ask for a bag, say, \u201cPosso avere una busta?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"