Italian for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 1

Where is it?

Find products in an Italian supermarket — Dove posso trovare lo zucchero? (Where can I find the sugar?) — with posso + infinitive.

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    Scusi, dove posso trovare lo zucchero?

    Excuse me, where can I find sugar?

    Tip: "Lo" is a masculine article like "il", but is is only used before masculine nouns starting in "Z", "S+consonant" or vowel.

  2. Meera Meera

    Alla fine della seconda corsia

    At the end of the second aisle

  3. Honey Honey

    Lì giù?

    Down there?

    Tip: <qui> = here <lì> = there

  4. Meera Meera

    Sì. Vicino i cereali per la colazione

    Yes. Next to breakfast cereals

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'where is ...?' in an Italian shop?

Dov'è + noun? or Dove posso trovare + noun? Both polite ways.

What is la corsia?

'Aisle' in a supermarket. Plural: le corsie. La seconda corsia = aisle 2.

What does in fondo mean?

'At the back / end'. In fondo alla corsia = at the end of the aisle.

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