Do you have this title?
'Titolo' — TI-to-lo. Three syllables, stress on the first.
Use when you know the title and want to check if the shop stocks it. Show your phone or a written note if unsure about pronouncing the title. Booksellers are used to all kinds of title enquiries.
'Ha questo titolo?' — 'do you have this title?' ('ha' = formal 'lei' form of 'avere'). 'Titolo' = title. If asking about availability directly: 'ce l'ha?' (do you have it?). For a specific title in Italian: 'ha questo libro?' (do you have this book?)
È disponibile questo libro?
Is this book available?
More formal version.
Posso ordinarlo se non ce l'ha?
Can I order it if you don't have it?
Proactively asks about ordering.
Ce l'ha in italiano?
Do you have it in Italian?
Checks for Italian edition.
Italian bookshops organise stock by section ('reparto'): 'narrativa italiana' (Italian fiction), 'narrativa straniera' (foreign fiction), 'saggistica' (non-fiction/essays), 'poesia' (poetry), 'ragazzi' (children's). Knowing the section speeds up your search.