Italian for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 8

Returning something

Return defective items in Italian — queste scarpe hanno un buco (these shoes have a hole) — and respond to Vuole restituirle? (Would you like to return them?).

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    Scusi queste scarpe hanno un buco

    Excuse me, these shoes have a hole in

  2. Rose Rose

    Vuole cambiarle?

    Would you like to return them?

    Tip: cambiare (change) + le (pronoun referring to shoes) = cambiarle

  3. Rocky Rocky

    Sì, ecco lo scontrino

    Yes, this is the receipt

  4. Rose Rose

    Benissimo. Quali scarpe vuole?

    OK. Which shoes would you prefer?

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you return something in Italian?

Restituire (return) or rendere (give back). Vorrei restituirle = 'I'd like to return them'.

What is un buco?

'A hole'. Plural: buchi. Avere un buco = 'to have a hole'. Common defect.

Returns vocabulary in Italian?

Restituire (return), cambiare (exchange), il rimborso (refund), lo scontrino (receipt), difettoso (defective).