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Cultural tip Italy uses the European currency, the euro.
This is divided into 100 cents, which the Italians call centesimi.
You will usually hear the price given as dieci euro e venti
(€10,20), sei euro e novantanove (€6,99), etc. Italians use
a comma for the decimal point.

Useful phrases (5 minutes)
Learn these phrases. Then conceal the answers
on the right using the cover flap. Read the English
under the pictures and say the phrase in Italian as
asparagus ❽❽ ❷ cauliflower shown on the right.
❷
Quel formaggio
è troppo caro.
peppers ❹❹ kwel formajjoh ay
troppoh karoh

That cheese is too
expensive.
Quanto costa
quello lì?
kwantoh kostah
kwelloh lee

How much is that one?
Say it (2 minutes)
Three kilos of potatoes, Basta così.
please. bastah kosee
The peppers are too
expensive.
How much is the
lettuce? That’s all.

Altro, signore? Basta così, grazie. Quant’è? Due euro e cinquanta.
altroh, seennyoray bastah kozee, gratseeay. dooay ayooroh ay
kwantay cheenkwantah
Anything else, sir?
That’s all, thank you. Two euros fifty.
How much?