| Italian | English |
| acqua | water |
| burro | butter |
| margarina | margarine |
| budino | pudding |
| maiz | corn |
| pane | bread |
| pane a fette | sliced bread |
| un etto | 100 grams |
| testa di lattuga | head of lettuce |
| vaschetta di fragole | basket of strawberries |
| busta / sacchetto di plastica | plastic shopping bag |
| fare la spesa | to go grocery shopping |
| il resto | change |
| contanti | cash |
| Bancomat | ATM card |
| cassa | cashier / checkout |
| biscotti | cookies |
| cereali | cereal |
| latte | milk |
| latte intero | whole milk |
| latte parzialmente scremato | part-skim milk |
| panna | cream |
| farina 00 | fine flour (for making desserts) |
| farina 0 | coarser flour, for breads and savory dishes |
| zucchero a velo | powdered sugar |
| sale fino | fine salt, for cooking |
| sale grosso | coarse salt, for salting pasta water, etc. |
| basilico | basil |
| origano | oregano |
| lievito | yeast / leavening |
| caffè | coffee |
| thé | tea |
| tisana | herbal tea / tisane |
| manzo | beef |
| suino / maiale | pork |
| pollo | chicken |
| petti di pollo | chicken breasts |
| filetto | fillet |
| cassa | case (as in large package) |
| scatola | box |
| confezione | package |
| etichetta | label |
| offerta | special offer / sale |
| sconto | discount |
| anziché | instead of |
| gelato | ice cream |
| ghiacciolo | popsicle |
| mazzo | bunch / bouquet |
| carrello | (shopping) cart |
| fila | line /queue |
| prima | first |
| ultima | last |
| chiusa | closed |
| aperta | open |
| spiccioli / monete | small change (coins) |
| detersivo | detergent |
| sapone | soap |
| bagnoschiuma | bubble bath / bath gel |
| ammorbidente | softener |
| ghiaccio | ice |
| prosciutto crudo | prosciutto |
| prosciutto cotto | ham |
| arrosto | roast |
| funghi | mushrooms |
| melanzana | eggplant |
| insalata | salad / lettuce |
| pomodori | tomatoes |
| pomodorini | cherry tomatoes |
| cetriolo | cucumber |
