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Con i saldi il cappotto costa poco.

Con i saldi il cappotto costa poco.
With the sales, the coat costs little.
From Lesson 94:Money and shopping (i saldi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Con i saldi il cappotto costa poco.

I know vendere means to sell. Is saldi related to that, or is it a special word for store sales?
I saldi is a specific noun used only for retail sales, seasonal discounts, or clearance events. If you are talking about sales figures or the act of selling, you would use le vendite from the verb vendere.
Why does this use poco instead of piccolo for "little"?
In Italian, piccolo describes physical size, like a small coat. Poco describes a small quantity or degree. Because you are talking about the price being a small amount of money, you must use poco.
Can I say è economico instead of costa poco to mean it is cheap?
Yes, both are perfectly correct! You can say il cappotto è economico to mean the coat is cheap, but Italians use the phrase costa poco (it costs little) very frequently in everyday casual conversation.
Is saldi only used in the plural, or can I say il saldo?
You will almost always see it in the plural as i saldi when referring to store discounts. The singular form il saldo exists, but it usually means something completely different: the balance of a bank account.

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