28: How to pay for things at the till

Published: Sept. 24, 2017, 10 a.m.

You know that feeling when you get to the till in a foreign country but you don\u2019t know the language, so you just point and pray that they don\u2019t ask you anything? Well, that won't happen in Italy anymore!

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In today\u2019s episode, you\u2019ll learn how to pay for things and understand the questions shop assistants might ask you at the till.

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Today\u2019s words
\nSachetti? = Would you like a bag? (lit. bags?)
\nSacchetto/busta/sportina = plastic bag (the difference is regional)
\nDue grazie = Two please (lit. two thank you)
\nQuant\u2019\xe8? = How much is it?
\nQuanto costa = How much does it cost?
\nQuanto viene? = How much does it come to?
\nSono venti e cinquanta = It\u2019s twenty euro fifty (lit. they\u2019re twenty and fifty)
\nPosso pagare con la carta? = can I pay by card?
\nCerto = certainly/of course
\nCarta o bancomat? = Credit card or debit card?
\nBancomat = Debit card/cash machine (two meanings)