Can I have a receipt?
'Ricevuta' — 'ri-che-VU-ta'. Four syllables, stress on third. Soft 'c' before 'e'.
After making a purchase at an Italian market. Market vendors are required by law to issue receipts. Asking also signals you're an informed buyer who knows the rules.
'Ricevuta' = receipt. At markets, a receipt ('ricevuta' or 'scontrino fiscale') is legally required. Many informal vendors may not have a printer — they should at minimum write a handwritten receipt.
Può fare uno scontrino?
Can you make a receipt?
'Scontrino' = small fiscal receipt — standard term
Per le spese ho bisogno della ricevuta.
I need the receipt for expenses.
Explaining why you need it — business purpose
Può scrivere la ricevuta a mano?
Can you write the receipt by hand?
Accepting a handwritten receipt when no printer is available
Licensed Italian market vendors ('titolari di licenza ambulante') are required to have a fiscal receipt system. Cash-in-hand without a receipt is technically illegal but informally tolerated for small amounts. Asking protects both you and the honest vendor.