Essential French Vocabulary – Shopping
France is one of the best places in the world to shop for fashion, food, cosmetics, cheese, and more. Whether shopping in a high end boutique, flea market, or strolling along the little food markets tasting as you buy, here are some essential words and phrases to help you enhance your shopping experience.
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Phrase in French |
Phrase in English |
Pronunciation |
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Combien ça coûte ? |
How much does it cost? |
Kohm-bee-ehn sa coot ? |
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Un magasin |
A store |
Uhn mah-gah-zahn |
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Je vais prendre. |
I will take. |
Zhuh vay prawn-druh. |
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Un supermarché |
Supermarket |
Uhn soo-pare-mar-shay |
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Une épicerie |
Grocery store |
Ewn ay-pee-suh-ree |
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Une pharmacie |
Pharmacy |
Ewn Far-mah-see |
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Un magasin de chaussures |
Shoe shop |
Uhn Mah-gah-zahn duh show-suur |
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Chercher |
To look for |
Share-shay |
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Un caddie |
Shopping cart |
Uhn caddy |
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Une carte bleue |
Credit card |
Ewn Kart bluh |
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Acheter |
To buy |
Ah-shuh-tay |
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Goûter |
To taste |
Goo-tay |
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Voulez-vous un sachet ? |
Would you like a plastic bag? |
Voo-lay voo uhn sah-shay ? |
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Argent |
Money |
Ahr-zhawn |
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Payez à la caisse. |
Pay at the cashier/checkout counter. |
Pay-eh ah lah kess. |
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Un sachet |
A plastic bag |
Sah-shay |
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Porte-monnaie |
Wallet |
Pohrt monnay |
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Cher |
Expensive |
Shehr |
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Grand |
Big/Large/Tall |
Grawhn |
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Puis-je vous aider ? |
May I help you? |
Pweezh voo zay-day ? |
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Je vais prendre ceci. |
I will buy this. |
Zhuh vay prawn-druh suh-see. |
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Je voudrais payer en liquide. |
I would like to pay with cash. |
Zhuh voo-dray pay-ay ahn lee-keed. |
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Merci. |
Thank you. |
Mehr-see. |
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Puis-je commander cela sur l'Internet ? |
Can I order this online? |
Pweezh com-mawhn-day suh-lah suur lanter-net ? |
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A quelle heure ferme le magasin ? |
What time does the shop close ? |
Ah kell urr ferm luh mah-gah-zahn ? |
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Moins cher |
Less expensive, cheaper |
Mwahn shehr |
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Bon marché |
Cheap, reasonably priced |
Bohn mar-shay |
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Je regarde pour l'instant, merci. |
I'm just browsing now, thanks. |
Zhuh ruh-gard pur lahnstahn, mehr-see. |
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Vous me faites un prix d'ami ? |
Will you give me a discount? |
Voo muh fet uhn pree dah-mee ? |
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Quel est votre dernier prix ? |
What's your lowest price? |
Kell eh voh-truh der-nee-ay pree ? |
Slang/Commonly Used Expressions:
|
Phrase in French |
Phrase in English |
Pronunciation |
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Lèche-vitrine |
To go window shopping |
Lesh veet-reen |
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Je n'ai pas de fric. |
I don't have any money. |
Zhuh nay pa duh freek. |
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Elle fait beaucoup de fric. |
She makes a lot of money. |
Elle fay bow-coo de freek. |
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Ça coûte les yeux de la tête. |
It costs an arm and a leg. (Literally, it costs the eyes on the head.) |
Sah coot lazy uh duh lah tet. |
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Ça douille. |
It's very expensive. |
Sah doo-ee. |
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