ItalianA2Lesson 2.2
🇮🇹 Italian A2 · Lesson 2.2

In negozio — At the shop

Ask for a size, try things on, and ask the price politely.

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A customer tries on a jacket while the shop assistant helps.

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la tagliathe size (clothes) 🔊
provareto try on 🔊
il camerinothe fitting room 🔊
Quanto costa?How much is it? 🔊
Le sta beneIt suits you (formal) 🔊
la cassathe till / checkout 🔊

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« Vorrei provare questa giacca nella taglia media, per favore. » 🔊
I'd like to try on this jacket in medium, please.
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Buongiorno, vorrei provare questa giacca. Avete la taglia media? 🔊Good morning, I'd like to try on this jacket. Do you have a medium size?
Certo, il camerino è là in fondo a destra. 🔊Of course, the fitting room is at the back on the right.
Grazie. Come mi sta? 🔊Thank you. How does it look on me?
Le sta benissimo! Costa quarantacinque euro. 🔊It suits you perfectly! It costs forty-five euros.
Perfetto, la prendo. Pago alla cassa? 🔊Perfect, I'll take it. Do I pay at the till?
Grammar in focus · stare bene + indirect pronouns

To say something suits someone, use stare + adverb with an indirect pronoun: mi sta bene (it suits me), ti sta bene (informal you), Le sta bene (formal you), gli/le sta bene (him/her). The verb agrees with the thing worn: questi pantaloni ti stanno bene (plural → stanno). Use vorrei (I would like) to be polite: « Vorrei provare la taglia 42. »

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Write a short dialogue (3–4 lines) between a customer asking for a size and a shop assistant.

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Tip for this task
Ottimo! Use « Quanto costa? » for the price and « Le sta bene » to compliment a formal customer.

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1. “How much is it?” in Italian is…
2. Where do you try clothes on?
3. “These trousers suit you” (informal) is…
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