Shopping and money matters part 1

achats (m pl)

purchases

acheter (v)

to buy

argent de poche (m)

pocket money

banque (f)

bank

bijouterie (f)

jewellery shop

bon marché (inv adj)

cheap

boucherie (f)

butcher's shop

boulangerie (f)

baker's shop

boutique (f)

small shop

bureau de change (m)

foreign exchange

office

bureau de tabac (m)

small shop selling

cigarettes etc.

caisse (f)

till, cash desk

carte de crédit (f)

credit card

carte bancaire (f)

debit card

centre commercial (m)

shopping centre,

shopping mall

chapeau (m)

hat

charcuterie (f)

cooked meat shop

chaussures (f pl)

shoes

faire des économies (v)

to save/to make

savings

faire du lèche-vitrine (v)

to window shop

faire du shopping (v)

(to go) shopping (for

pleasure)

fermer (v)

to close

fermeture (f)

closing

grande surface (f)

supermarket,

hypermarket

grand magasin (m)

department store

hypermarché (m)

hypermarket

librairie (f)

bookshop

magasin (m)

shop, store

magasin de cadeaux (m)

gift shop

libre-service (m)

self-service shop

marchand (m)

seller/shopkeeper

marché (m)

market

marque (m)

make

monnaie (f)

(small) change, coins/currency

ouverture (f)

opening

ouvrir (v)

to open

papeterie (f)

stationery/stationery shop

pharmacie (f)

chemist’s shop