I Negozi Shops

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Lesson Material – Level 1 Absolute Beginners
Lezione 3 – Unit 3
I Negozi
Shops
In Italy, small traditionally specialised shops are still very common. The name of these traditional
and local shops is: IL NEGOZIO.
However, on the outskirts of cities big supermarkets and shopping malls are increasingly popular.
As a result, each town has at least one main supermarket, which is called: IL SUPERMERCATO.
Many times, big supermarkets are surrounded by a variety of different stores and become a
proper shopping mall. The name of these commercial areas is: IL CENTRO COMMERCIALE.
In supermarkets you will find all the products sold in traditional shops, as well as wines and drinks,
household items and some beauty products.
Finally, each village, town and city has a market day: IL MERCATO. At the market you can find
fresh local products, clothing and household items.
I NEGOZI
POSSO AVERE LO
SCONTRINO PER FAVORE?
AL FORNO/AL PANIFICIO
COMPRO:
IL PANE
LE BRIOCHES
LE PIZZE
DAL FRUTTIVENDOLO
COMPRO:
LA FRUTTA
LA VERDURA
COMMENT
You use this question to ask for a receipt.
PRONUNCIATION NOTES
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At the bakery you can buy: bread, croissants, pizzas
and all kinds of sweet and savoury pastries.
Sometimes you will find fresh pasta, gnocchi, cheese
and dairy products.
At the greengrocer you can buy: fruits and vegetables.
These places sell local and seasonal products. They
may have organic vegetables and packaged products
(pasta, preserves, vines, oils)
Use this column to mark the pronunciation of the word. Try to match each Italian sound with an equivalent sound in your
language. Example (for English speakers): the group of letters sci in Italian is always pronounced/read as the English word she.
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IN MACELLERIA COMPRO:
SALSICCE
POLLO
TACCHINO
CARNE DI MAIALE
CARNE DI MANZO
VITELLO
AGNELLO
IN SALUMERIA COMPRO:
SALAMI
PROSCIUTTO CRUDO
PROSCIUTTO COTTO
PANCETTA
IN PESCHERIA COMPRO:
PESCE
FRUTTI DI MARE
IN PASTICCERIA COMPRO:
TORTE
CROSTATE
PASTICCINI
BISCOTTI
IN LATTERIA COMPRO:
IL LATTE
I FORMAGGI
AL SUPERMERCATO
IL VINO
LA BIRRA
I LIQUORI
LE BIBITE
L’ACQUA
IL TE`
IL CAFFE`
IL LATTE
IL PANE
LA PASTA
IL RISO
I BISCOTTI
LA CARNE
IL PESCE
I SALUMI
LA FRUTTA
LA VERDURA
IL BURRO
I FORMAGGI
LO YOGHURT
LE UOVA
IL SALE
IL PEPE
LO ZUCCHERO
At the butcher you can buy: sausages, chicken, turkey,
(meat of) pork, (meat of) beef, veal, lamb. Some
butchers may sell a specific kind of meat (for example,
mainly beef or pork..), and in some places you may
also find traditional products (less common), such as
horse meat, boar, rabbit..
At the delicatessen you can buy all kinds of processed
meat good: salami, raw ham, cooked ham, bacon…
Usually these products are mainly made of pork meat,
but in some regions also other kinds of meat (horse,
boar) may be used in these products.
At the fisher you can buy: fishes and seafood. The
products that you can find may vary according to the
region you are visiting.
At the cake shop you can buy: cakes, jam or fruit tarts,
tartlets and tea cakes, biscuits.
Usually, these shops have also a café.
At the dairy shop you can buy all sort of dairy
products: milk, cheese …
These shops doesn’t exist anymore as independent
shops. Generally, dairy products may be found into
some delicatessen shop, bakery or supermarket.
COMMENT
Supermarkets sell all sorts of packaged drinks:
wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, water, tea, coffee, milk
PRONUNCIATION NOTES
In supermarkets you can find packaged products like:
bread, pasta, rice, biscuits. Then, they will also have a
bakery area, which will sell fresh bread and pastries.
You will find fresh and packaged products as: meat,
fish, processed meat.
You will find fruits and vegetables. In this area there
will be self-service scales where you will have to
weight your fruits and vegetables.
You will find dairy products as: butter, cheese, yoghurt
and eggs also.
You will find condiments and seasonings: salt, pepper,
sugar
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GLI ARTICOLI PER LA CASA
You will find household items
Expressions that you may need at the shop
AVETE DEL...
(VINO, LATTE, PANE,
FORMAGGIO...)?
QUANTO COSTA...
(QUEL FORMAGGIO)?
If you’re looking for a specific product and you want to
know if the shop sells it.
If you want to enquire about the price of an item
QUANTO COSTANO...
(I PASTICCINI)?
QUANTO COSTA...
(IL SALAME)?
POSSO AVERE UNA BORSA
PER FAVORE?
QUANT’E`?
DOV E` LA CASSA PER
FAVORE?
If you need a bag
When you want to pay
If you don’t know where the check out is
DIALOGUES
Read and repeat after the teacher. Use the space provided to write an equivalent
dialogue/exchange in English.
ITALIAN
Sara: Buongiorno!
Baker: Buongiorno signora!
Sara: Vorrei del pane, per favore.
Baker: Certo, altro?
Sara: Sì, tre pizze e due brioches, per
favore.
Baker: Basta così?
Sara: Sì, quant’é?
Baker: Sono quattro euro e
cinquanta (4,50 Euro), per favore.
Sara: Certo…posso avere lo
scontrino, per favore?
Baker: Certo, eccolo!
Sara: Grazie, arrivederci!
Baker: Arrivederci!
Sara: Ciao Giulia!
Giulia: Ciao! Come stai?
Sara: Molto bene grazie, e tu?
Giulia: Così così... vado in macelleria
a comprare del pollo. E tu?
Sara: Io vado in salumeria a
comprare del prosciutto cotto e in
pescheria a comprare del pesce.
Giulia: Allora facciamo la strada
insieme. La macelleria è vicina alla
pescheria!
ENGLISH
NOTES
At the bakery
Sara and Giulia meet in
centre. Giulia is going
MACELLERIA, while Sara is
the SALUMERIA and
PESCHERIA.
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Sara: Mi scusi, dov’è la cassa, per
favore?
Shop assistant: E’ là, vicino alla frutta
e verdura…
Sara: Grazie!
…. (paying)
Cashier: Sono quaranta euro e venti
(40,20!), per favore.
Sara: Certo, posso avere una borsa,
per favore?
Cashier: Sì, certo!
Sara: Grazie! Arrivederci!
Cashier: Arrivederci!
Sara goes to the supermarket and
buys some VINO and some beauty
products. However, Sara doesn’t
know where the check out is….
A BIT OF GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1. The verb AVERE (to HAVE)
ENGLISH
I have
You have
He has
She has
We have
You have
They have
ITALIAN
(Io) HO
(Tu) HAI
(Lui) HA
(Lei) HA
(Noi) ABBIAMO
(Voi) AVETE
(Loro) HANNO
2. The verb COMPRARE (To buy)
ENGLISH
I buy
You buy
He buys
She buys
It buys
We buy
You buy
They buy
ITALIAN
(Io) compro
(Tu) compri
(Lui) compra
(Lei) compra
- compra
(Noi) compriamo
(Voi) comprate
(Loro) comprano
These are the present tenses of the two verbs. In Italian, the present tense is used to talk about
present events or situations, general truths and things or states which are always true. As a result,
this tense generally translates into the English simple present (i.e. I study). However, according to
the context, the Italian present may correspond also to other English tenses (i.e. I am studying, I
do study).
The subject pronouns are given in brackets because they are not necessary in Italian and they are
normally omitted. To understand who performs the action of the verb (that is, who is the subject)
the speakers rely on the verb endings.
3. A bit of colours, some numbers and some days of the week
ARANCIONE
SETTE
ROSA
OTTO
SABATO
MARRONE
NOVE
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EXERCISES
1. Match the items with the shop where you can find them. You can find some items in more
than one shop.
1.
LA PASTA
2.
IL VINO
3.
LO SHAMPOO
4.
ARTICOLI PER LA CASA
5.
LA FRUTTA
C.
6.
I FRUTTI DI MARE
D. DAL FRUTTIVENDOLO
7.
IL LATTE
8.
LA PANCETTA
9.
LE TORTE
10. LE BIBITE
11. IL PESCE
A. AL SUPERMERCATO
B. IN MACELLERIA
IN PESCHERIA
E.
AL FORNO/PANIFICIO
F.
IN LATTERIA
G. IN SALUMERIA
H. IN PASTICCERIA
12. LA CARNE DI MANZO
13. IL FORMAGGIO
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2 Put in order the words to create a clause/question
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
del favore latte vorrei per
la dov’è pescheria?
costa quanto formaggio il?
costano e salame cotto il quanto prosciutto il?
scontrino avere favore posso per lo?
quattro per vorrei salsicce favore
scusi vino dov’è per il favore?
verdura della vorrei favore per
cassa favore dov’è la per?
costa pizza quanto una?
3. Speaking
Work in pairs or in groups of three people. Choose set 1, set 2, or set 3. Then, use the words and
expressions you have learned to create a small conversation in Italian. Write your dialogue,
establish the roles, and then practice it!
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Set 1
 Morning
 At the bakery
 Ask for the receipt
Set 2
 Afternoon
 At the supermarket
 Ask directions to find the check
out
Set 3
 Morning
 Two friends meet
 One has to go to two different
shops; the other one is going to
buy some diary products
Approaching Italian Culture through the Movie Il Ciclone (The Cyclone)
Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an
Italian film director, actor and screenwriter.
Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut on
Italian TV in 1995, directing I laureati. His most
successful film so far has been 1996's The Cyclone.
Also a writer of short stories, his books include:
Trent'anni, alta, mora (1998), Tre mucche in cucina
(2002) and A un passo dal cielo (2003). Pieraccioni has
starred with Suzie Kennedy, the impersonator of
Marilyn Monroe, in I & Marilyn
In this gentle Italian comedy, a troupe of Flamenco dancers has been stranded in a town in rural Tuscany. When a
stolid vine-growing family agrees to give them accommodation, the family members’ lives of dull endurance are
transformed as they are affected by the romance, excitement and sensuality of their guests.
The presence of the dancers causes quite a stir among the villagers as well. Levante (Leonardo Pieraccioni) lives with
his father and sister in the family vineyard, and is enamoured by the exotic charms of the Flamenco-dancer Caterina
(Lorena Forteza) and she’s interested in him as well.
Levante’s family and Caterina’s dance troupe force in opposing their union, but all turns out well in the end.
(source: Wikipedia)
4. Listening
Watch the scene of the Italian movie Il Ciclone (The Cyclone) by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Write in
the space provided the words you can catch.
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A LITTLE STORY TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNT TODAY
Oggi Pierino fa la spesa con la mamma e la sorella. Ripeti le parole in grassetto dopo l’insegnante.
Pierino fa la spesa
Oggi è sabato: il giorno del mercato! Pierino e la sorella vanno al mercato con la mamma, per fare
la spesa.
Prima, la mamma fa la lista della spesa.
“Al mercato dobbiamo comprare della verdura e del pollo. E poi un po’ di prosciutto cotto” dice la
mamma.
“Sì, compriamo del salame?” chiede Pierino. “Va bene, compriamo anche del salame e della
pancetta”.
“Prendiamo anche un po’ di formaggio, vero?” chiede la sorella. “Certo!” risponde la mamma.
Alle nove e trenta escono di casa. Prima vanno al mercato. Poi la mamma dice: “Mentre vado al
forno per comprare il pane e in pescheria, andate in pasticceria. Così comprate un po’ di
pasticcini e una torta per il compleanno del papà.”
Quando Pierino e la sorella entrano nel negozio, la negoziante dice “Buongiorno bambini!”.
“Buongiorno Signora! Vorremmo otto pasticcini misti” dice Pierino. “Certo! Altro?” chiede la
signora. “Sì, avete una torta al cioccolato?” risponde la sorella. “Sì, quella torta marrone è al
cioccolato.” dice la negoziante. “Mmm… che buona! Prendiamo quella!” rispondono Pierino e la
sorella.
“Certo! Mentre vi faccio un pacchetto, potete pagare alla cassa. Volete la carta rosa o
arancione?”, dice la signora. “Quella arancione!” risponde Pierino. Poi, la sorella chiede: “Dov’è la
cassa?”. “E’ dietro di voi!” risponde la negoziante.
Pierino dice al signore alla cassa: “Buongiorno! Quanto costano otto pasticcini e la torta al
cioccolato?”. Il signore risponde: “Ciao bambini! Sono venti euro, per favore”. Pierino paga e
chiede: “Posso avere lo scontrino?”. “Certo Pierino!” risponde il signore.
Dopo, Pierino e la sorella prendono la torta e i pasticcini dalla negoziante, e Pierino chiede: “Posso
avere una borsa?”. “Si, eccola!” risponde la negoziante.
Quando la mamma e i bambini arrivano a casa c’è anche il papà, è ritornato dal supermercato:
“Ho comprato del vino e delle bibite!” dice. “Benissimo, adesso possiamo festeggiare! Noi
abbiamo comprato la torta… Buon compleanno!” rispondono la mamma, Pierino e la sorella.
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TRANSLATION
Today Pierino goes to do shopping with his mum and his sister. Repeat the words in bold, after
the teacher.
Please consider that this text is to help you understanding the story, but it is not always wordto-word translation.
Pierino at the shops
Today is Saturday, the market’s day! Pierino and his sister go to the market with their Mum, to do
some shopping.
Before leaving, Mum makes the shopping list. “At the market, we have to buy some vegetables and
some chicken. And also some ham”, she says.
“Yes! And can we buy some salami?” asks Pierino. “All right, we’ll get some salami and some
bacon”. “Mmm, but what about getting also some cheese?”, asks the sister. “Of course!” Mum
answers.
They leave at half past nine. They stop at the market first, and then Mum says: “While I’ll get some
bread at the bakery and then go to the fish shop, you can go to the cake shop to get some pastries
and a cake for Dad’s birthday!”.
When Pierino and his sister enter the shop, the shop keeper says: “Good morning kids!”.
“Good morning Madam! We’d like eight mixed pastries…”, replies Pierino. “Sure! Would you like
anything else?”,the lady asks. “ Yes, do you have a chocolate cake?”.
“Sure, this brown cake is a chocolate one”, answers the shop keeper. “Mmm… it looks delicious!
We’ll get it!”, say Pierino and the sister.
“Great! You can pay at the check out, while I make you a gift pack. Which paper do you prefer, the
pink or the orange one?”, says the lady. “The orange paper is nicer!”, answers Pierino.
Then his sister asks: “Excuse me, where is the check out?”. “It’s right behind you!”, answers the
shop keeper.
Pierino says to the cashier: “Good morning! How much is it for eight pastries and the chocolate
cake?”. “Good morning kids! It is twenty euro, please.”
Pierino pays and asks: “Can I have the receipt, please?”. “Of course, Pierino!”, answers the cashier.
Then, Pierino and his sister get the pastries and the cake from the shop keeper. Pierino asks: “Can I
have a bag, please?”. “Here it is!”, says the lady.
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By the time the Mum and the children arrive at home, also Dad has come back from the
supermarket: “I’ve bought some wine and soft drinks!”, he says. “Great! Now, we can start
celebrating! We’ve got the cake… Happy birthday!”, reply the Mum, Pierino and the sister.
HOMEWORK
Exercise 1. REVISE THE WORDS YOU HAVE LEARNT.
a. Read them loud.
b. Explain their meaning. Are they formal or informal? In which context do you use them?
FARE LA SPESA
I NEGOZI
SUPERMERCATO
CENTRO COMMERCIALE
AL MERCATO
POSSO AVERE LO SCONTRINO PER FAVORE?
AL FORNO/PANIFICIO
IL PANE
LE BRIOCHES
LE PIZZE
DAL FRUTTIVENDOLO
LA FRUTTA
LA VERDURA
IN PESCHERIA
IL PESCE
I FRUTTI DI MARE
IN PASTICCERIA
I PASTICCINI
LE TORTE
LE CROSTATE
I BISCOTTI
IL VINO
LA BIRRA
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I LIQUORI
LE BIBITE
L’ ACQUA
IL TE`
IL CAFFE`
LA PASTA
IL RISO
I SALUMI
LISTA DELLA SPESA
IN MACELLERIA
LA CARNE DI MANZO
IL POLLO
LA CARNE DI MAIALE
L’ AGNELLO
LE SALSICCE
IN SALUMERIA
LA PANCETTA
IL SALAME
IL PROSCIUTTO COTTO
IL PROSCIUTTO CRUDO
IN LATTERIA
IL FORMAGGIO
IL LATTE
IL SALE
IL PEPE
LO ZUCCHERO
IL BURRO
LE UOVA
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GLI ARTICOLI PER LA CASA
DOV’E`…?
QUANTO COSTA/COSTANO…?
POSSO AVERE UNA BORSA PER FAVORE?
DOV’E` LA CASSA?
SABATO
IO HO
TU HAI
LUI/LEI HA
NOI ABBIAMO
VOI AVETE
LORO HANNO
IO COMPRO
TU COMPRI
LUI/LEI COMPRA
NOI COMPRIAMO
VOI COMPRATE
LORO COMPRANO
ARANCIONE
ROSA
MARRONE
SETTE
OTTO
NOVE
Exercise 2
Complete Pierino’s story filling the gaps with the words listed below.
LA TORTA (X2) – AL FORNO/PANIFICIO – DOV’E` LA CASSA – COMPRIAMO – DELLE BIBITE – OTTO PASTICCINI –
PROSCIUTTO COTTO – TORTA – MERCATO – IN PASTICCERIA – AVETE UNA TORTA – SABATO – DELLA VERDURA –
QUANTO COSTANO – AL MERCATO – SALAME (X2) – IN PESCHERIA - MARRONE – DEL VINO – PASTICCINI – PANCETTA
– POSSO AVERE UNA BORSA – FARE LA SPESA – IL PANE – DEL POLLO – PASTICCINI (X2)– FORMAGGIO – LA LISTA
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DELLA SPESA – AL MERCATO – NEGOZIO – ROSA – NOVE – SUPERMERCATO – UNA TORTA – POSSO AVERE LO
SCONTRINO – ARANCIONE (X2) – I PASTICCINI
Pierino fa la spesa
Oggi è …………. il giorno del ……………….! Pierino e sua sorella vanno ….. ……………… con la mamma, per ………….. …….
……………….
Prima, la mamma fa …. …………. ……….. …………….. “Al mercato, dobbiamo comprare ……….. …………. e …… …………….. E
poi un po’ di …………. ……………..” dice la mamma. “Sì, …………… del ……………….?” chiede Pierino. “Va bene, compriamo
anche del ………… e della ……………..”. “Mmm, però prendiamo anche un po’ di ……………….?” chiede la sorella. “Certo!”
risponde la mamma.
Alle …………….. e trenta escono di casa. Prima vanno ……………….; poi la mamma dice: “Mentre vado … ………….. per
comprare …… ………….., e .. …………, andate … ……….. Così comprate un po’ di ………. e …. ………….. per il compleanno del
papà.”
Quando Pierino e la sorella entrano nel …………….., la negoziante dice: “Buongiorno bambini!”. “Buongiorno signora!
Vorremmo …… ………….. misti” dice Pierino. “Certo! Altro?” chiede la signora. “Sì, ………… …. ………….. al cioccolato?”
risponde la sorella. “Siì quella torta …………. è al cioccolato.” dice la negoziante. “Mmm… che buona! Prendiamo
quella!”rispondono Pierino e la sorella. “Certo! Mentre vi faccio un pacchetto, potete pagare alla cassa. Volete la carta
…….. o ……………..?”, dice la signora. “Quella ………………….!” risponde Pierino. Poi,la sorella chiede: “………. …..
…………….?”. “E’ dietro di voi!” risponde la negoziante.
Pierino dice al signore alla cassa: “Buongiorno! …………. ………. otto …………….. e una ………….. la cioccolato?”. Il signore
risponde: “Ciao bambini! Sono venti euro, per favore”. Pierino paga e chiede: “……….. ……. …. ……………..?”. “Certo
Pierino!” risponde il signore.
Dopo, Pierino e la sorella prendono .. ………… e … ………… dalla negoziante, e Pierino chiede: “….. ……… …. ……………?”.
“Sì eccola!” risponde la negoziante.
Quando la mamma e i bambini arrivano a casa c’è anche il papà, è ritornato dal ………………………..: “Ho comprato ….
………… e … ……………..!” dice. “Benissimo, adesso possiamo festeggiare! Noi abbiamo comprato … ……………… Buon
compleanno!” rispondono la mamma, Pierino e la sorella.
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