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In the shop: Lei

Shop assistants address customers with polite Lei — and it's polite to answer the same way. You'll hear:

The assistant English
Buongiorno, posso aiutarla? Good morning, can I help you?
Desidera? / Mi dica. What would you like?
Che taglia porta? What size are you?

And you can say:

You English
Sto solo guardando, grazie. I'm just looking, thanks.
Cerco un vestito per una festa. I'm looking for a dress for a party.
Quanto costa? / Quanto costano? How much is it? / are they?
Mi scusi, … Excuse me, … (Lei form)

Remember the verb agrees with what you're asking about: quanto costa la giacca, but quanto costano le scarpe.