Do you do photocopies?
fo-to-CO-pie — four syllables; stress on the third. The 'ph' sound doesn't exist in Italian — it is always 'f'.
Use this when you need to copy a document. Many Italian tabaccherie offer basic photocopy and printing services alongside their other administrative functions.
'Fate' (do you do) is second-person plural present of fare. 'Fotocopie' is feminine plural. This is a very common service at neighbourhood tabaccherie, which often also offer scanning (scansione), printing (stampa), and fax services — all of which are still used in Italian bureaucracy.
Posso fare una scansione qui?
Can I do a scan here?
Scanning documents is increasingly important for digital submissions
Stampate file da USB?
Do you print files from a USB drive?
USB printing — many tobacconists offer this service
Quanto costa una fotocopia?
How much does a photocopy cost?
Standard price is usually €0.10–0.20 per page
Italian bureaucracy requires physical copies of documents for many official processes — from school enrollment to residency registration. The neighbourhood tabaccheria fills a critical gap, offering photocopying and scanning at affordable prices, often serving as the only such facility in smaller Italian villages.