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Shopping in Italy.

Today's lesson is the shopping block — clothes and sizes (taglia for fits, numero for shoes), colours (-o for masculine, -a for feminine, three invariables), buying and returning under EU 14-day rules, and the open-air mercato where touching the produce is mildly rude.

Estimated time18 minutesGoalShop for clothes and food confidently in Italy
Day 6 · 4 focused lessons

Your four lessons today

  1. Clothes & sizes

    Cerco una maglietta. Italian taglia 46 ≈ Indian medium. Numero 42 ≈ Indian shoe size 8.

    Start lesson 17–9 min
    Clothes & sizes
  2. Colours6–8 min
  3. Buying & returning7–9 min
  4. At the mercato7–9 min
India bridge

Italian markets don't negotiate

Mercato (market) prices are fixed — don't try to negotiate like at an Indian bazaar. Just point and say 'quello per favore' (that one please). The vendor will weigh produce and tell you the price. Bring exact change when possible. Markets are usually mornings only, Monday–Saturday.

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