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Il fioraio ha fiori bellissimi, ci vado a comprare un regalo.

Il fioraio ha fiori bellissimi, ci vado a comprare un regalo.
The florist has very beautiful flowers, I am going there to buy a gift.
From Lesson 93:The locative pronoun (ci)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il fioraio ha fiori bellissimi, ci vado a comprare un regalo.

What does ci mean here, and why is it placed before the verb?
In this sentence, ci is a locative pronoun meaning "there" (to the florist). It replaces the place you just mentioned so you do not have to repeat it. Like most pronouns in Italian, it goes directly before the conjugated verb, which is why we say ci vado.
Why is there an a in vado a comprare?
When you use a verb of motion like andare (to go) followed by another action (an infinitive verb like comprare, to buy), you must link them with the preposition a. Together, it means "I am going to buy".
Why is the word bellissimi used instead of just belli?
bellissimi is the absolute superlative form of bello. By dropping the final vowel of an adjective and adding -issimo (or -issimi for a masculine plural word like fiori), it intensifies the meaning to "very beautiful" or "extremely beautiful".
Does il fioraio refer to the person selling flowers or the flower shop?
It actually refers to both! Words ending in -aio usually indicate a profession (the florist), but Italians commonly use the exact same word in everyday speech to refer to the shop itself. This is why the speaker can say they are going "there" (ci).

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