Numbers said fast at the register in Italian
At the register the clerk tells you the total so fast you can't tell if it's twelve euros or twenty-two.
The phrase
Non capisco se il numero è dodici o ventidue.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- numero/ˈnumero/Also said ˈnummero.
numbernoun
The sign that says how many things there are.
- cifra/ˈtʃifra/
digitnoun
Any of the signs from zero to nine.
- totale/toˈtale/
totalnoun
The sum of everything.
- prezzo/ˈprɛttso/
pricenoun
How much money you have to give to get something.
- euro/ˈɛuro/
euronoun
The currency used in Italy and most of Europe.
- centesimo/tʃenˈtɛzimo/
centnoun
A coin worth one euro divided by a hundred.
- migliaio/miʎˈʎajo/
thousandnoun
A group of about a thousand.
- resto/ˈrɛsto/
changenoun
The money you get back when you give more than something costs.
- telefono/teˈlɛfono/
phonenoun
Device you use to call someone and talk to them from a distance.
- piano/ˈpjano/
slowlyadverb
With slowness, without hurry.
The sentences
Non capisco se il numero è dodici o ventidue.
I can't tell if the number is twelve or twenty-two.
Non ho capito la prima cifra, può ripetere?
I didn't catch the first digit, could you repeat it?
Scusi, può ripetermi il totale, per favore?
Sorry, could you tell me the total again, please?
Il prezzo scritto sullo scaffale era diverso.
The price on the shelf tag was different.
Quindi in tutto fanno trenta euro?
So altogether it's thirty euros?
Aspetti, forse ho un centesimo in tasca.
Wait, I think I have a cent in my pocket.
Ogni giorno qui entrano un migliaio di persone.
About a thousand people come through here every day.
Mi scusi, credo che il resto sia sbagliato.
Excuse me, I think the change is wrong.
Posso pagare con il telefono o solo in contanti?
Can I pay with my phone or only cash?
Può dirlo più piano, per favore?
Could you say that more slowly, please?
Pronunciation
prezzo/ˈprɛttso/
The e is open and the zz is voiceless and long.
centesimo/tʃenˈtɛzimo/
The stress falls on the te: cen-TÈ-si-mo, not on si.
migliaio/miʎˈʎajo/
The gli sounds like the y in yes, with no hard g.
resto/ˈrɛsto/
The e is open, like in the English word 'bed'.
telefono/teˈlɛfono/
The stress falls on the second syllable, te-LE-fo-no, and that e is open.
Good to know
- coperto
- At restaurants the bill often includes coperto, a small fixed charge per person for bread and the table, regardless of what you order.
- servizio incluso
- In most places service is already included in the bill, so you don't need to add it separately.
- mancia
- Tipping isn't required; if you leave something, it's usually a small rounded amount, not a fixed percentage.
- conto diviso
- Asking to split the bill evenly is normal, but in many small places it's best to ask before you order.
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- How do you ask someone to repeat the total in Italian?
- You say "Scusi, può ripetermi il totale, per favore?", using totale for the sum of everything.
- What's the Italian word for a single digit like 0-9?
- That's cifra, which means any of the signs from zero to nine.
- How do you say euro in Italian and does it sound different?
- You say euro, the currency used in Italy and most of Europe; it's pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, ÈU-ro.