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Chapter Ten PDF Format
Unit 2 –
Chapter 10 – Shopping in Milan Dialogue
Francesca:
Caterina, abbiamo molto da fare oggi.
Kathy, (we) have a lot to do today.
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È giovedì, e il giovedì io vado a fare la spesa.
(It) is Thursday, and on Thursdays I go to do the grocery shopping.
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E poi, la mia amica Anna ci invita a prendere un caffé in un bar.
And then, my friend Ann invites us to (take) have coffee in a bar.
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Ti piace fare la spesa?
(Do) you like to do the grocery shopping? (lit. Is is pleasing to you...?)
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Caterina:
Si, mi piace fare la spesa al supermercato.
Yes, I like to do the grocery shopping at the supermarket.
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Ma, mi piace di più andare a comprare vestiti.
But, I like more to go to buy clothes. (lit. It is pleasing to me more...)
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Ho bisogno di un vestito nuovo e vorrei comprare anche qualcosa per mia sorella in America.
(I) need a new dress and also (I) would like to buy something for my sister in America.
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Francesca:
Molto bene. Andiamo a fare shopping!
Very well. Let’s go shopping (for clothes)!
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Ci sono molti bei negozi a Milano.
There are many nice shops in Milan.
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(Dopo un po’... Francesca e Caterina entrano in un negozio di vestiti e incontrano la commessa Laura.)
(After awhile... Frances and Kathy enter a dress shop and meet the salesgirl Laura.)
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Laura: (a Caterina):
Buon giorno. Posso aiutarla?
Good day. May (I) help you? (polite greeting to a customer)
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Caterina:
Cerco un vestito da sera, carino ma elegante.
(I) am look(ing) for an evening dress, cute, but elegant.
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Mi piace molto ballare. Avete vestiti neri?
I like dancing very much. (lit. Dancing to me is pleasing...) (Do) you all have black dresses? (plural (voi) form of “you” used to address salespeople politely)
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Laura:
Certamente. Che taglia porta?
Certainly. What size (do) you take? (polite question)
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Caterina:
Porto la (taglia) quarantasei.
(I) take (the) size 46 (Italian).
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Laura:
Questo vestito è alla moda.
This dress is in style.
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Caterina:
Francesca, ti piace?
Frances, (do) you like (it)? (lit. Is it pleasing to you...?)
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Francesca:
Si, ma anche questo (vestito) e bello. Provali tutti e due.
Yes, but also this (dress) is nice. Try them both on.
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Caterina (a Laura):
Avete taglie più grande?
(Do) you all have larger sizes? (plural (voi) form of “you” used to address salespeople politely)
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Mia sorella porta la (taglia) quarantotto.
My sister takes size 48 (Italian)
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Laura:
Si, questo, o forse quel vestito.
Yes, this, or maybe that dress.
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Francesca:
Caterina, ti piace questa gonna per tua sorella?
Kathy, (do) you like this skirt for your sister? (lit. Is this skirt pleasing to you...?)
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Caterina:
È bella, ma a mia sorella non piace il colore marrone.
(It) is nice, but my sister doesn’t like the color brown. (lit. To my sister, the color brown is not pleasing...)
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Francesca:
E quella (gonna)?
And that one (skirt)?
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Caterina:
Oh, quella (gonna) è perfetta. Le piace di più il rosso del marrone.
Oh, that (skirt) is perfect. She likes red more than brown. (lit. To her, red is more pleasing than brown.)
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La prendo!
I’ll take it!
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Caterina (a Laura):
Dov’è posso trovare il camerino?
Where can (I) find the fitting room?
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Laura:
Eccolo.
Here it is.
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Francesca:
(Dopo pochi minuti...)
(After a few minutes...)
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Caterina:
Allora, Francesca. Mi metto il vestito.
Now, Frances. I put on (myself) the dress.
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Che pensi? Mi sta bene?
What (do you) think? (Does it) look good on me? (lit. Does it stay well on me?)
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Francesca:
Ti sta benissimo! Ma com’è l’altro?
(It) looks wonderful on you! But how (about) the other?
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Caterina:
L’altro non mi va bene. È troppo stretto.
The other did not fit me well. (idiomatic expression) (It) is too tight.
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Laura (a Caterina):
Desidera altro?
(Do) (you) want anything else?
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Caterina:
No, mi piacciono questi (vestiti).
No, I like these (clothes). (lit. These clothes are pleasing to me.)
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Quanto costano questo vestito e questa gonna?
How much is (costs) this dress and this skirt?
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Laura:
Sono cinquantadue euro per il vestito e ventitre euro per la gonna.
(They are) 52 euros for the dress and 23 euros for the skirt.
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Caterina:
Non c’è male.
That’s not too bad.
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Laura:
Ecco la cassa. Come vuole pagare?
Here is the cashier’s counter. How (do) (you) want to pay?
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Caterina:
Posso pagare con un assegno?
Can (I) pay with a check?
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Laura:
Mi dispiace. Non accettiamo assegni.
I’m sorry. (We) don’t accept checks.
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Accettiamo la carta di credito o il bancomat.
(We) accept (a) credit card or (a) debit card.
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Caterina
Va bene. Pago in contanti.
Very well. (I will) pay in cash.
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Mi può dare la ricevuta, per favore?
Can you give me the receipt, please?
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Laura:
Ma, certo! Grazie mille!
But, certainly! Thank you very much!
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