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PhrasesAt the SupermarketAvete il volantino delle offerte?
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Avete il volantino delle offerte?

Do you have the offers leaflet?

Pronunciation

'Volantino' — 'vo-lan-TI-no'. Five syllables, stress on fourth.

When to use it

At the entrance, asking for the weekly offers leaflet. Italian supermarkets produce detailed weekly flyers — a cornerstone of Italian family food budgeting.

What it means

'Volantino' = leaflet/flyer (from 'volare' = to fly). 'Delle offerte' = of the offers. Italian supermarket 'volantini' are weekly catalogs listing all discounted items — widely read and planned around.

Variations

Da quando vale il volantino?

From when is the leaflet valid?

Weekly leaflets have specific validity dates

C'è l'app per vedere le offerte?

Is there an app to see the offers?

All major Italian chains have digital versions

Quali prodotti sono in promozione questa settimana?

Which products are on promotion this week?

Open question for staff when no leaflet is available

Mini Dialogue

Cliente: Avete il volantino delle offerte? Commessa: Sì — è all'ingresso, nel rack. Oppure scarica la nostra app — le offerte sono già là. Cliente: Da quando vale quello nuovo? Commessa: Dal giovedì — cambiano ogni settimana il giovedì.

Customer: Do you have the offers leaflet? Assistant: Yes — it's at the entrance in the rack. Or download our app — the offers are already there. Customer: From when is the new one valid? Assistant: From Thursday — they change every Thursday.

Cultural Note

The Italian 'volantino' is a cultural institution. Italian housewives ('massaie') plan their weekly shopping around supermarket leaflets, comparing offers between chains. The physical leaflet is still widely preferred over digital — Italy has one of Europe's highest physical leaflet readership rates.