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How to Say ‘You pay at the checkout.’ in Italian

Si paga alla cassa.

see PAH-gah AHL-lah KAHS-sah

[see PAH-gah AHL-lah KAHS-sah]

🇮🇹 In Italy: In many Italian shops you're served at the deli counter but pay at a separate till on the way out. The server hands you the wrapped item, often with a price label.

Phrase Breakdown

Si paga

see PAH-gah

You pay

This is the impersonal 'si', meaning 'one pays' or 'you pay'. Say 'see PA-ga' with a hard 'g'.

Example

Si paga prima.

You pay first.

Words in this phrase

[see]

one (impersonal)

Impersonal 'si', meaning people in general.

Example

Qui si mangia bene.

One eats well here.

paga

[PAH-gah]

pays

Third person of pagare; with si, means one pays.

Example

Qui si paga in contanti.

Here you pay in cash.

alla cassa.

AHL-lah KAHS-sah

at the checkout.

'Alla' means 'at the', and 'cassa' is the till or checkout. Hold both the double 'l' and the double 's'.

Example

Vada alla cassa, per favore.

Go to the checkout, please.

Words in this phrase

alla

[AHL-lah]

to the / at the

Contracted form of a plus la, used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Alla stufa si sta più comodi in inverno.

Near the heater it's more comfortable in winter.

cassa

[KAHS-sah]

checkout / till

Feminine noun for the cash register area in a shop.

Example

Pago alla cassa.

I pay at the checkout.

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