Italian Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Italian words for shopping to start with: comprare (buy), carta (card), costoso (expensive), pagare (pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
buycomprareverbA1
cardcartanounA1
expensivecostosoadjA1
paypagareverbA1
priceprezzonounA1
cashcontantinounA2
cheapeconomicoadjA2
costcostareverbA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
bagsacchettonounA1
moneydenaronounA1
pockettascanounA1
sizetaglianounA1
creditcreditonounA2
packconfezionenounA2
receiptricevutanounA2
bargainaffarenounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
returnrestituireverbA2
consumerconsumatorenounB1
retailvendita al dettaglionounB1
warrantygaranzianounB1
acquisitionacquisizionenounB2
e-commercecommercio elettroniconounB2
merchandisemercenounB2
purchaseacquistonounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishItalianTypeLevel
broomscopanounA2
antisepticantisetticonounB1
bleachcandegginanounB1
detergentdetersivonounB1
disinfectantdisinfettantenounB1
fabric softenerammorbidentenounB1
sanitizerigienizzantenounB1
stain removersmacchiatorenounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Italian words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like comprare (buy), carta (card), costoso (expensive), pagare (pay). This page lists 32 Italian words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Italian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Italian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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