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How to Say ‘Have you already got the receipt at the till?’ in Italian

Ha già fatto lo scontrino alla cassa?

ah jah FAHT-toh loh skohn-TREE-noh AHL-lah KAHS-sah

[ah jah FAHT-toh loh skohn-TREE-noh AHL-lah KAHS-sah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ha già fatto

ah jah FAHT-toh

Have you already done

A formal question in the passato prossimo. 'Già' sounds like 'ja'.

Example

Ha già fatto la spesa?

Have you already done the shopping?

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?

già

[jah]

already

An adverb used to say that something has happened before now.

Example

Hai già parlato con il recruiter dell'azienda?

Have you already spoken with the company recruiter?

fatto

[FAHT-toh]

made / done

Past participle of 'fare'; in expressions it often means 'made' or 'caused'.

Example

Il tuo commento mi ha fatto riflettere.

Your comment made me reflect.

lo scontrino

loh skohn-TREE-noh

the receipt

Article 'lo' + noun. Stress on scon-TREE-no.

Example

Ho perso lo scontrino.

I lost the receipt.

Words in this phrase

[loh]

The

Demonstrative pronoun indicating a known quantity.

Example

Lo so bene.

I know it well.

scontrino

[skohn-TREE-noh]

receipt

Noun meaning a receipt from a purchase.

Example

Posso avere lo scontrino per il reso?

Can I have the receipt for the return?

alla cassa?

AHL-lah KAHS-sah

at the till?

'Alla' = 'a' + 'la'. The double 's' in CAS-sa is held.

Example

Si paga alla cassa.

You pay at the till.

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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