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    Vocabulary - Shopping

     faire les courses
    
     do the shopping
    
     acheter
    
     to buy
    
     vendre
    
     to sell
    
     payer
    
     to pay
    
     
     
     le magasin
    
     shop; store
    
     la boucherie
    
     butcher's shop
    
     la boulangerie
    
     bakery
    
     la charcuterie
    
     pork shop
    
     l'épicerie
    
     grocery
    
     le marché
    
     outdoor market
    
     la pâtisserie
    
     pastry shop
    
     la pharmacie
    
     pharmacy
    

    Grammar - Acheter

    The verb acheter translates to to buy. It is a regular -er verb, but, like manger, it is stem changing. Unlike manger, the stem change applies to all forms except nous and vous. The stem change, which applies in all verbs with an e in the second-to-last syllable, involves adding a grave accent ( ` ) over the e in the stem, as shown in the following table:

    acheter

     j'
    
     achète
    
     tu
    
     achètes
    
     il 
    
     achète
    
     nous
    
     achetons
    
     vous
    
     achetez
    
     ils
    
     achètent
    

    Grammar - Payer

    The verb payer translates to to pay. It is a regular -er verb, but, it is also stem changing. Like acheter, the stem change applies to all forms except nous and vous. The stem change, which applies in all verbs ending in -yer, involves changing the y to an i, as shown in the following table:

    payer

     je
    
     paie
    
     tu
    
     paies
    
     il 
    
     paie
    
     nous
    
     payons
    
     vous
    
     payez
    
     ils
    
     paient
    

    Grammar - Vendre

    The verb vendre is a regular -re verb:

    vendre

     je
    
     vends
    
     tu
    
     vends
    
     il 
    
     vend
    
     nous
    
     vendons
    
     vous
    
     vendez
    
     ils
    
     vendent
    

    Practise Conversations

    Let's practise some of these words and verbs in some everyday shopping talk:

    1. À la boulangerie (At the bakery)

    Bernard (le boulanger) : Bonjour madame

    Camille (la cliente) : Bonjour monsieur

    Bernard : Qu'est-ce que vous voulez ?

    Camille : Je voudrais acheter une baguette, s'il vous plaît

    Bernard : C'est tout ?

    Camille : Non, je voudrais deux croissants aussi

    Bernard : Très bien - ça fait deux euros, s'il vous plaît

    Camille : Merci beaucoup


    Useful vocabulary here:

    "Qu'est-ce que vous voulez ?" - What would you like?

    "Je voudrais..." - I would like . . .

    "C'est tout ?" - Is that all?

    "Ça fait deux euros" - That'll be two euros

    Remember your verb - acheter (to buy).


    2. Au marché (At the market)

    Marie (la marchande) : Bonjour monsieur

    Clément (le client) : Bonjour madame

    Clément : Qu'est-ce que vous avez à vendre ?

    Marie : J'ai un grand choix de fruits et légumes

    Clément : Très bien. Est-ce que vous avez des cerises ?

    Marie : Oui... elles coûtent deux euros le kilo

    Clément : Bon, je voudrais trois kilos, s'il vous plaît

    Marie : Très bien, monsieur. Alors, pour trois kilos il faut payer six euros, s'il vous plaît.


    Useful vocabulary here:

    "Qu'est-ce que vous avez... ?" - What do you have?

    "Un grand choix" - A large range

    "Des cerises" - Some cherries

    "Elles coûtent deux euros le kilo" - They (feminine) cost two euros per kilo

    "Il faut" - One must/You need to

    Remember your verbs - vendre (to sell) and payer (to pay).

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