FRENCH LESSON - SHOPPING IN FRANCE

How much is this? 

Combien ça coûte ?

expensive 

cher

cheap 

bon marché

That's too expensive. 

C'est trop cher.

Would you take _____? 

Pourriez-vous accepter _____?

I can't afford it. 

Je n'ai pas les moyens.

I don't want it. 

Je ne le veux pas.

I'm not interested. 

Je ne suis pas intéressé.

OK, I'll take it. 

OK, je vais le/la prendre.

Do you have this in my size? 

Avez-vous ceci dans ma taille ?

Can I have a bag? 

Je pourrais avoir un sac ?

Do you ship (overseas)? 

Livrez-vous (outre-mer/à l'étranger) ?

 

Practise a range of useful phrases to help you with your shopping trip in France with this audio file, in which you'll hear a phrase in English and then in French. Useful shopping phrases in French (To save the audio file, PC users should 'right-click' on the link and choose 'Save Target As', then save the file to your desktop. Open it in any media player that supports MP3 files. Mac users should 'control+click' on the link, then save the file to your desktop.)

Useful phrases at a French pharmacy / chemists / drugstore:

I need.... J'ai besoin... 

toothpaste	de dentifrice.
toothbrush	d'une brosse à dents
tampons	de tampons
soap	de savon
shampoo	de shampooing
pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)	d'un analgésique (aspirine, ibuprofen)
medicine for a cold	d'un médicament pour le rhume
stomach medicine	d'un remède pour l'estomac
a razor	d'un rasoir.
sunblock cream	d'écran solaire

Practise these and other useful French shopping phrases with the following video from the BBC, which is set in a typical French market. Shopping in a French market video

Useful phrases at the post office / newsagents in France:

 

How much is it to send a letter to the United States / to England? C'est combien pour envoyer une lettre aux Etats-Unis / en Angleterre?

I need.... J'ai besoin... 

a postcard	d'une carte postale
stamps	de timbres
writing paper	de papier à lettres
a pen	d'un stylo
English language books	de livres en anglais
English language magazines	de magazines en anglais
English language newspaper	d'un journal en anglais
French-English dictionary	d'un dictionnaire français-anglais

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