Can I have the receipt?
ree-cheh-VOO-tah — four syllables, stress on third. 'rice' + 'vuta'. Very clear Italian vowels.
Ask for a receipt for expense reports or personal records. By Italian law, restaurants must provide a fiscal receipt ('scontrino fiscale' or 'ricevuta fiscale'). You can also request it if you believe you were overcharged.
'Ricevuta' = receipt. 'Posso avere' = can I have. Italy's Agenzia delle Entrate (tax agency) legally requires businesses to issue fiscal receipts, and customers can technically be fined if caught leaving without one (though this is rarely enforced for tourists).
Mi dà lo scontrino?
Can you give me the receipt?
'Scontrino' is the informal term for receipt/till slip.
Ho bisogno della ricevuta fiscale.
I need the fiscal receipt.
Formal phrasing for expense claims.
È una ricevuta fiscale o solo un conto?
Is this a fiscal receipt or just a bill?
Clarifying the type of receipt.
Italy's 'lotta all'evasione fiscale' (fight against tax evasion) means receipts are legally required. The Guardia di Finanza (financial police) has historically run sting operations checking that customers carry receipts when leaving restaurants. Today enforcement is lighter, but receipts remain legally mandatory.