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How to Say ‘Do you happen to have fifty cents?’ in Italian

Ha cinquanta centesimi, per caso?

ah cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee pehr KAH-zoh

[ah cheen-KWAHN-tah chen-TEH-zee-mee pehr KAH-zoh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Italian cashiers often ask for exact coins because they run short of change. Digging out the cents if you have them is appreciated.

Phrase Breakdown

Ha cinquanta

ah cheen-KWAHN-tah

Do you have fifty (formal)

This is the formal 'you have', with a silent h: 'ah cheen-KWAN-tah'.

Example

Ha cinquanta minuti?

Do you have fifty minutes?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

you have (formal)

Third person form of 'avere', used for formal 'Lei'.

Example

Ha tempo domani?

Do you have time tomorrow?

cinquanta

[cheen-KWAHN-tah]

fifty

The number 50.

Example

Ci sono cinquanta persone.

There are fifty people.

centesimi,

chen-TEH-zee-mee

cents,

Stress 'TEH': 'chen-TEH-zee-mee'. Make a small pause after it.

Example

Ho solo venti centesimi.

I only have twenty cents.

Words in this phrase

centesimi

[chen-TEH-zee-mee]

cents

Plural of 'centesimo', one hundredth of a euro.

Example

Mi mancano dieci centesimi.

I'm ten cents short.

per caso?

pehr KAH-zoh

by any chance?

This is a polite add-on that softens a question. Say 'pehr KAH-zoh'.

Example

Hai una penna, per caso?

Do you have a pen, by any chance?

Words in this phrase

per

[pehr]

Preposition; in 'per caso' it means 'by'.

Example

L'ho trovato per caso.

I found it by chance.

caso

[KAH-zoh]

chance

With "per," it softens the request into "by any chance."

Example

Avete per caso un menu degustazione?

Do you happen to have a tasting menu?

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