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At the Supermarket Checkout

Use these essential phrases to navigate an Italian supermarket checkout, from handling bags and loyalty cards to making a payment.

Key Phrases

Voice
Asking for loyalty card

Ha la tessera?

polite

Do you have the loyalty card?

Cashiers usually ask this first. 'Tessera' is the common word for a loyalty card.

Answering about loyalty card

Non ho la tessera.

neutral

I don't have the loyalty card.

Offering a bag · 2 ways to say it

Vuole un sacchetto?

polite

Do you want a bag?

They might also say 'busta' instead of 'sacchetto'.

Serve un sacchetto?

neutral

Do you need a bag?

Asking for a bag

Un sacchetto, per favore.

polite

A bag, please.

Asking payment method · 2 ways to say it

Paga con la carta o in contanti?

polite

Are you paying with a card or in cash?

Uses the formal 'Lei' form of the verb 'pagare'.

Carta o contanti?

neutral

Card or cash?

A very common, fast way cashiers ask how you will pay.

Paying by card

Pago con la carta.

neutral

I pay with the card.

You can also say 'Pago con il bancomat' for a debit card.

Paying in cash

Pago in contanti.

neutral

I pay in cash.

Giving the receipt

Ecco lo scontrino.

neutral

Here is the receipt.

Reporting self-checkout problem

Scusi, la cassa non funziona.

polite

Excuse me, the register doesn't work.

Useful if you get stuck at the self-checkout.

Practice Dialogue

Cashier
Buongiorno. Ha la tessera?
Customer
Buongiorno. No, non ho la tessera.
Cashier
Serve un sacchetto?
Customer
Sì, un sacchetto, per favore.
Cashier
Sono dodici euro. Carta o contanti?
Customer
Pago con la carta.
Cashier
Ecco lo scontrino. Arrivederci.
Customer
Grazie, arrivederci.

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