Learn Hardcore Italian: Il negozio offre un piccolo omaggio a chi spende più di trenta euro. - The shop offers a small complimentary gift to those who spend more than thirty euros.

Omaggio means a free gift or complimentary item. It’s something the store gives you “on the house” as a thank-you for spending over a certain amount.

Why is there an a before chi spende?

In Italian, after verbs like offrire (to offer), you use the preposition a to introduce the recipient. So offre un omaggio a chi spende… literally means “offers a gift to whoever spends…”

What does chi mean in a chi spende più di trenta euro?

Here chi functions like the English “whoever” or “anyone who.” It impersonally refers to any person meeting the condition (spending more than thirty euros).

Why do we say più di trenta euro and not più trenta euro?

When expressing “more than” with più, you normally insert di before a number or quantity: più di trenta euro = “more than thirty euros.”

Could we use per chi instead of a chi here?

Yes. Il negozio offre un piccolo omaggio per chi spende più di trenta euro is also correct. Per chi highlights the condition (“for those who spend…”), while a chi focuses on the recipient of the gift.

Why is offre in the present tense instead of the future (e.g. offrirà)?

Italian often uses the present tense for general truths or habitual actions: “Whenever you spend over €30, the store gives you a gift.” Using offrirà would restrict it to a single future event.

Why is it un piccolo omaggio and not uno piccolo omaggio?

You use un before masculine nouns starting with a vowel or a simple consonant (like piccolo). Uno is reserved for masculine nouns beginning with s+consonant (s-p, s-t, etc.), z, gn, ps, x, y.

Can we change the word order and put a chi spende più di trenta euro at the beginning?

Absolutely. You can front the indirect-object phrase for emphasis:
A chi spende più di trenta euro, il negozio offre un piccolo omaggio.