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profumeria
(proh-fooh-meh-
ree
-ah) (
perfumery
[including shampoo, barrettes, creams, makeup, and other related items]
)

casalinghi
(kah-sah-
leen
-gee) (
housewares
)

biancheria per la casa
(byahn-keh-
ree
-ah pehr lah
kah
-sah) (
household linens and towels
)

Talkin' the Talk

Here, a clerk is kept busy giving directions for various departments. (Track 14)

Sig.ra Verdi:
Sto cercando l'abbigliamento da bambino.

stoh chehr-
kahn
-doh lahb-bee-lyah-
mehn
-toh dah bahm-
bee
-noh.

I'm looking for children's wear.

Clerk:
Al secondo piano.

ahl seh-
kohn
-doh
pyah
-noh.

On the second floor.

Sig. Marchi:
Dove devo andare per ritirare un paio di pantaloni?

doh
-veh
deh
-voh ahn-
dah
-reh
pehr
ree-tee-
rah
-reh oohn
pah
-yoh dee pahn-tah-
loh
-nee?

Where should I go to pick up a pair of trousers?

Clerk:
Deve rivolgersi al commesso del reparto uomo.

deh
-veh ree-
vohl
-jehr-see ahl kohm-
mehs
-soh dehl reh-
pahr
-toh
woh
-moh.

You need to see the clerk in the men's department.

Anna:
Dove sono i camerini, per favore?

doh
-veh
soh
-noh ee kah-meh-
ree
-nee, pehr fah
-voh
-reh?

Where are the fitting rooms, please?

Clerk:
Vede l'uscita di sicurezza? I camerini sono sulla sinistra.

veh
-deh looh-
shee
-tah dee see-kooh-
reht
-tsah? ee kah-meh-
ree
-nee
soh
-noh
soohl
-lah see-
nees
-trah.

Do you see the emergency exit there? The fitting rooms are to the left.

 

In some places, you'll notice elementary signs — like the one over the door reading
uscita di sicurezza
(ooh-
shee
-tah dee see-kooh-
reht
-tsah) (
emergency exit
) — can be very useful, including the following:

entrata
(ehn-
trah
-tah) (
entrance
)

uscita
(ooh-
shee
-tah) (
exit
)

spingere
(
speen
-jeh-reh) (
to push
)

tirare
(tee-
rah
-reh) (
to pull
)

orario di apertura
(oh-
rah
-ryoh dee ah-pehr-
tooh
-rah) (
business hours
)

aperto
(ah-
pehr
-toh) (
open
)

chiuso
(
kyooh-
zoh) (
closed
)

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