Italian vocabulary

Italian vocabulary: clothes & shopping

Common Italian words for clothes & shopping, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

• costare verb to cost

  quanto costa? = how much is it?; la costa = coast

  Quanto costa la giacca?

  How much does the jacket cost?

• lo stile noun style

  Carmen ha uno stile molto elegante.

  Carmen has a very elegant style.

• indossare verb to wear, to put on

  E indossa il cappotto lungo... senza bottoni!

  And he’s wearing the long coat... with no buttons!

• il vestito noun dress; suit

  i vestiti = clothes

  Cosa le piace? Vestiti, borse, foulard?

  What does she like? Clothes, bags, scarves?

• economico · economica adjective cheap, inexpensive; economic

  È molto bello. E abbastanza economico.

  It's very pretty. And quite cheap.

• la spesa noun food shopping; expense, cost

  fare la spesa = to do the food shopping

  Ora, a fare la spesa. Questo frigo fa pena.

  Now, shopping. This fridge is a disgrace.

• il modello noun model; style, design

  Questo modello di scarpe è molto comodo.

  This style of shoe is very comfortable.

• la borsa noun bag, handbag; stock exchange

  La mia borsa? È lì.

  My bag? It's over there.

• la scarpa noun shoe

  Sotto il tavolo... ci sono delle scarpe nere.

  Under the table... there are some black shoes.

• il materiale noun material

  Di che materiale è questa borsa?

  What material is this bag made of?

• addosso adverb on (one's body), on oneself

  avere addosso = to be wearing

  Te l'ho data io. Ce l'hai addosso!

  I gave it to you. You're wearing it!

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