6 France
In town | En ville | Ahn veel |
To go | Aller | Ah-ley |
To buy | Acheter | Ah-cheh-tey |
To hope | Espérer | Ehs-pair-ey |
A store | Un magasin | Uhn mah-gah-zahn |
A supermarket | Un supermarché | Uhn soo-pah-marsh |
A mall | Un centre-commercial | Uhn sahn-truh Kah-mer-syel |
A movie theatre | Un cinéma | Uhn sih-neh-mah |
A bookstore | Une librairie | Oon LEE-brair-eh |
A bank | Une banque | Oon bahnk |
To do the grocery shopping | Faire les courses | Fair ley koo-suh |
To shop | Faire les magasin | Fair ley mah-gah-zahn |
A library | Une bibliothèque | Oon bee-blee-oh-teck |
The verb aller is irregular
je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
La boulangerie-pâtisserie
Most visited store in town
Has fresh bread every day
Le boulanger, the baker, starts early in day
La boulangerie specializes in baguettes, country breads, croissants, and other breads, passed down from generations
The pâtisserie has pastries like le Saint-Honoré
L'épicerie
Means corner store
Shares same number position as the boucherie / charcuterie
Opens at 8 am and closes at 7-8 pm
Has quick goods, like eggs and fruit
Prices are more than supermarkets, but they are more convenient
dépanneur means roadside recovery in France and convenience store in Canada
La boucherie / charcuterie
Meats and charcuterie products
Traditional works
Butchers source meat locally
Take great pride in making des pâtés—meat spreads, des saucisses—sausages, and cured meats.
Prepared salads and ready-made meals
Regional meals, figatellu is a must-try is Corsica
Fromagerie
A former French president wanted more than just 246 cheeses
There are now 500+ cheeses
There are cheeses only produced in certain regions
Camembert is from La Normandie. It is curdled with rennet, cut into small rounds, then aged for at least two weeks
Pool | La piscine | Lah pee-seen |
Gym | La salle de sport | Lah sahl duh spohr |
To wait | Attendre | Ah-tohn-druh |
To hear | Entendre | On-tohn-druh |
To sell | Vendre | Vohn-druh |
To chat | Discuter | Dees-koo-teh |
To find / to meet up with | Retrouver | Reh-toh-veh |
Concert | Le concert | Luh kahn-seir |
Museum | Le musée | Luh myoo-zeh |
Cafe | Le café | Luh kah-fey |
Hotel | l’hôtel | Loh-tell |
Stadium | Le stade | Luh stahd |
How much does… cost? | Combien coûte…? | Kohm-byan koot |
It costs… | ça coûte… | Sah koot |
How to go to town | Comment aller en ville | Koh-moh ah-lair ohn veel |
On / by bus | En bus | On boos |
On / by bike | À vélo | Ah veh-loh |
On / by foot | À pied | Ah pyeh |
By scooter | À trottinette | Ah troh-tih-net |
By motorcycle | À Moto | Ah moh-toh |
By car | En voiture | Ohn vwah-tur |
By metro | En métro | Ohn me-troh |
To go out | Sortir | Sohr-tir |
To return | Rentrer | Rohn-trehr |
To leave | Partir | Pahr-tir |
To arrive | Arriver | Ah-ree-vey |
To take | Prendre | Pohn-druh |
Okay! | D’accord | DAH-kor |
Close to | Près de | Preh duh |
Across (from, like at a table) | En face de | Ohn fahs duh |
Far from | Loin de | Loo-ahn duh |
To the left of | À gauche de | Ah goosh duh |
To the right of | À droite de | A draht duh |
je pars
tu pars
il/elle/on part
nous partons
vous partez
ils/elles partent
je sors
tu sors
il/elle/on sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils/elles sortent