# Dieci A1, Unit 9: Shopping at the market

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Beatrice and Turi choose a sun hat and haggle at a market stall in Catania in real, everyday Italian, pairing with the themes of unit 9 of Dieci A1. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A clothes stall at the big weekday market in Catania on a hot July morning. Beatrice wants a sun hat like one she sees on another woman, and then some linen trousers; Turi has had a stall here for thirty years. They use Lei with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying what you're looking for

Beatrice tells Turi she's looking for a sun hat, and he shows her what he has.

### 2. Describing what someone is wearing

Beatrice wants a hat like the one another woman is wearing, and Turi works out which woman she means.

### 3. Choosing a colour

Turi shows Beatrice two straw hats, and she chooses the white one.

### 4. Trying something on

Beatrice tries the hat on, and Turi tells her it suits her.

### 5. Asking for another item

Beatrice asks about linen trousers, and Turi asks her size and colour.

### 6. Agreeing a price

Turi tells Beatrice the prices, and she gets five euros off.

### 7. Paying at a stall

Beatrice pays, and Turi bags her things.