At the Bakery & Deli
Use these phrases when ordering fresh bread, sweet pastries, and sliced meats or cheeses at an Italian bakery or deli.
Key Phrases
Prendo questo pane fresco e anche quella pasta dolce.
I will take this fresh bread and also that sweet pastry.
💡 Use 'prendo' (I take) to politely state what you want to buy.
Posso avere un po' di più di questo formaggio?
Can I have a bit more of this cheese?
💡 Use 'un po' di più' to ask for a slightly larger portion.
Per favore, mi dà un po' di meno di quel salame?
Please, can you give me a bit less of that salami?
💡 Use 'un po' di meno' to ask for a slightly smaller portion.
Quanto costa tutto questo pezzo di pecorino romano?
How much does this whole piece of Roman pecorino cost?
💡 Ask this to find out the price of a specific block of cheese.
Quanti cornetti caldi ci sono oggi sul vassoio?
How many warm croissants are there on the tray today?
💡 Use 'quanti' for masculine plural nouns to ask how many items there are.
Voglio comprare due etti di prosciutto crudo toscano.
I want to buy two hundred grams of Tuscan cured ham.
💡 An 'etto' is 100 grams, the standard unit for buying deli items in Italy.
Desidera altro o basta così per questa spesa?
Would you like anything else or is that enough for this shopping?
💡 This is a common question shopkeepers ask when you finish ordering.
Non voglio altro, grazie, pago con la carta.
I do not want anything else, thank you, I will pay with the card.
💡 Use this sentence to finish your order and specify your payment method.
Domani farò una festa e comprerò molti panini.
Tomorrow I will host a party and I will buy many bread rolls.
💡 This phrase uses the future forms 'farò' (I will do/host) and 'comprerò' (I will buy).
Ho già pagato il pane e il formaggio alla cassa.
I have already paid for the bread and the cheese at the cash register.
💡 This phrase uses the past form 'ho pagato' (I paid/have paid) to show completed action.