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Lesson 2.03 - Shopping
V: Shopping
faire des courses
faire du shopping
faire le marché
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Shopping Les achats
To Go Shopping
to go shopping
le(la) vendeur(euse)
le(la) cassier(-ière)
Buying Goods
salesperson
cashier
to go grocery shopping (plus/moins) cher(ère) (more/less) expensive
faire du lèche-vitrine to go window shopping la vitrine
display window
porter to wear, to carry en solde on sale
demander to ask (for) le prix price
demander le prix - to ask for the price
payer
payer à la caisse
to pay
to pay at the counter
la caisse
vendre to sell coûter to cost
acheter to buy C’est combien?
Ça coûte combien?
General Goods Stores
Combien coûte [nom]?
cash register
checkout counter
How much is it?
[lit: It's how much?]
[lit:It costs how much?]
How much does [noun] cost?
[lit: How much costs [noun]?]
Foods Stores
le magasin shop; store le supermarché supermarket
le centre commercial mall; shopping centre l'hypermarché (m) hypermarket; big supermarket
le grand magasin department store la boucherie butcher shop 1
le rayon department la boulangerie bakery 2
la boutique small store le dépôt de pain a place that sells bread 2
la pharmacie pharmacy; chemist la charcuterie delicatessen 3
le marché outdoor market la crémerie dairy store
la pâtisserie pastry shop; pâtisserie
la poissonnerie seafood store; fishmonger
l'épicerie (f) grocery 4
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French butchers do not sell pork, pork products, nor horsemeat. For these products, go to a
charcuterie. However, a lot of boucheries are also charcuteries, and are called boucherie-charcuterie
In France, bakeries only sell fresh bread; e.g. the bread is baked on site. Places where they sell bread
that is not fresh are called dépôt de pain.
'Charcuteries' sell things besides pork products, including pâté, salami, cold meats, salads, quiches
and pizzas.
An alternative to an 'épicerie' is an alimentation générale (a general foodstore).
G: Object Pronouns Review