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PhrasesAt the Shoe ShopHa la taglia per un bambino di sei anni?
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Ha la taglia per un bambino di sei anni?

Do you have the size for a six-year-old?

Pronunciation

'Bambino' — 'bam-BI-no'. Three syllables, stress on second. Clear double 'b' at the start.

When to use it

Shopping for children's shoes. Italian children's shoe sizes are given by age as a rough guide, but staff will ask the actual foot measurement.

What it means

Children's shoe sizes in Italy: by age is a rough guide only. 'Taglia' for children is given by age OR by EU foot size number. Staff will often measure the child's foot with a measuring tool.

Variations

Ha scarpe per bambini?

Do you have children's shoes?

More general — asking if children's footwear is stocked

Che numero è per un bambino di otto anni?

What size is for an eight-year-old?

Asking for a size guide by age

Potete misurare il piede del bambino?

Can you measure the child's foot?

Asking staff to measure for the correct fit

Mini Dialogue

Cliente: Ha scarpe per un bambino di sei anni? Commessa: Di solito il trenta o trentuno. Ma lo misuriamo — i bimbi crescono in fretta. Cliente: Sì, meglio misurare. Commessa: Bambino, appoggia il piede qui sul misuratore. Ecco — porta il trentadue!

Customer: Do you have shoes for a six-year-old? Assistant: Usually thirty or thirty-one. But let's measure — children grow fast. Customer: Yes, better to measure. Assistant: Child, put your foot here on the measuring tool. Look — he takes a thirty-two!

Cultural Note

Italian parents are very attentive to children's footwear quality — good shoes are considered an investment in foot development. Italian brand Naturino specialises in children's anatomically correct shoes and is highly regarded by Italian paediatricians.