French 2 / Unit 7: Travel and Shopping
7.3 Stores and Shopping
Notes
Many French shops specialize in one product.
| Store | Sells |
|---|---|
| la boulangerie | bread |
| la pâtisserie | pastries, cakes |
| la boucherie | meat |
| la pharmacie | medicine |
| la librairie | books |
| le grand magasin | department store |
| le centre commercial | shopping mall |
| le marché | market |
- Shopping phrases: Je cherche... / Je voudrais... / Je peux essayer...? / Ça coûte combien? / C'est combien? / C'est trop cher. / Je le prends. / Il est en solde (on sale).
- Ce, cet, cette, ces mean this/that/these/those: ce pull, cet anorak, cette robe, ces chaussures.
- Example: Cette veste est en solde, mais ces gants sont trop chers.
Practice
Where do you buy a book?
Une librairie is a bookstore; a bibliothèque is a library.
How do you say "this sweater"?
Pull is masculine and starts with a consonant, so use ce.
What does "Je le prends" mean in a store?
Je le prends is how you decide to buy something.
Ready for more? Take the Unit 7 test.