Italian anyone?

"For the shipment in italy when cosata? etangari salutes" - What ever that means.

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Rick,

This is in regard to an item I have listed. So do you think maybe the "quando coseta" is "How much is the cost"? i.e. The guy's asking me "How much the shipping cost would be to Italy?"

Now what do I do? I don't know Italian to reply! Should I just send the answer in english and let HIM figure it out?

Jabbergah                                                    

What is the cost to ship this to Italy?

"salutes etangari"

"etangari" is the ebay ID, so I conclude "salutes" is something like "regards" or some other similar typical closing in an email note.

Thanks for helping out!

Jabbergah                                                    

È costato-------- spedire questo nei dollari Americani. I ringraziamenti


It cost--------to send to Italy in American dollars. Thanks

Free Translations

Linda

Mrs.M, Will you be around if/when I get another note from the guy? If I respond in Italian, the guy might think he found a penpal in US! LOL!

Jabbergah                                                    

Jabber, it would have to be darn linited! LOL!

Jabber, just a suggestion -- DON'T reply to this guy in italian unless you're 100% sure you know what you're saying.

You've heard the story of JFK and "Ich bin ein Berliner", haven't you?

Obviously, the Berliners knew what he MEANT, although what he literally SAID (according to some) was "I'm a jelly donut..."

Jabber, not only that, you are letting him assume you speak Italian..and the floodgates could open! I speak VERY limited Italian...if it were a couple of other languages, I could help you out, but a lot would be a latin background guess! Usually, when someone bids from a country that speaks another language, the email arrives , translated in English.

There seems to be an abundance of translators on internet, and I don't think an Italian would be expecting an American to speak Italian.

Lindas link was a good one, but I'd just reply with...

English Please ?

I think you are both right. I cannot recall a time when I had to answer anyone in anything but English!

This post is quite after-the-fact! I ended up going to Linda's site and translating 2 shipping methods (Air Parcel Post & the Slow Boat to China) into Italian along with estimated delivery time & cost in USD. Then I closed the note with "Thanks!" Little mix of languages there! The Italian ended up bidding on my item before I sent back the shipping costs and still holds the winning bid. Listing ends tomorrow, so we'll see who ends up with it. Of course, I'm wishing for a couple nuclear snipers! LOL!

Jabbergah                                                    

So obviously this isn't your Mega-Auction! (lol)