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

Avete per caso del latte?

ah-VEH-teh pehr KAH-zoh dehl Laht-teh

[ah-VEH-teh pehr KAH-zoh dehl Laht-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: del is di + il merged, and here it means "some". Same pattern: del pane "some bread", della frutta "some fruit".

Phrase Breakdown

Avete per caso

ah-VEH-teh pehr KAH-zoh

Do you happen to have

'Avete' is the plural 'you', used to address the shop as a whole. 'Per caso' means 'by any chance'. Stress 'ah-VEH-teh'.

Example

Avete per caso il giornale?

Do you happen to have the newspaper?

Words in this phrase

Avete

[ah-VEH-teh]

do you have; you have

Used when asking whether someone has something, such as requests or allergies.

Example

Avete allergie o preferenze alimentari?

Do you have allergies or dietary preferences?

per

[pehr]

Part of the phrase 'per caso', meaning 'by any chance'.

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?

del latte?

dehl Laht-teh

any milk?

'Del' here means 'some'. Hold the double T in 'LAT-teh' and raise your tone at the end.

Example

Vuoi del latte?

Do you want some milk?

Words in this phrase

del

[dehl]

some

Partitive form meaning some, used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Cerco del formaggio locale.

I am looking for some local cheese.

latte

[Laht-teh]

Milk

A dairy product often added to coffee or tea.

Example

Metti del latte nel caffè.

Put some milk in the coffee.

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