ko-mahñ marsh luh shoh-fazh?
| Is there always hot water? | Est-ce qu’il y a de l’eau chaude en permanence? es keel ya duh loh shohd ahñ per-ma-nahñs? |
| Where is the nearest supermarket? | Où est le supermarché le plus proche? oo ay luh sew-pehr-mar-shay luh plew prosh? |
| Where do we leave the rubbish? | Où est-ce qu’il faut mettre les ordures? oo es keel foh metr lay zor-dewr? |
| recycling | le recyclage ruh-see-klazh |
Shopping
Shopping phrases
French shop opening hours are approximately 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., but many shops (except those in Paris) close between 12 and 2 p.m. Most are closed on Sundays and some also on Mondays.
| FACE TO FACE |
| Qu’est-ce que vous désirez? kes kuh voo day-zee-ray? What would you like? |
| Est-ce que vous avez…? es kuh voo za-vay…? Do you have…? |
| Oui, bien sûr. Voilà. Et avec ceci? wee, byañ sewr. vwa-la. ay a-vek suh-see? Yes, certainly. Here you are. Anything else? |
| Where is…? | Où est…? oo ay…? |
| Where can I buy…? | Où est-ce qu’on peut acheter…? oo es koñ puh ash-tay…? |
| toys | des jouets day zhoo-ay |
| gifts | des cadeaux day ka-doh |
| Where is the … department? | Où se trouve le rayon…? oo suh troov luh ray-yoñ…? |
| perfume | parfumerie par-few-mree |
| jewellery | bijouterie bee-zhoo-tree |
Shops
| magasin ma-ga-zañ | shop |
| soldes sold | sale |
| un acheté, un gratuit uñ nash-tay, uñ gra-twee | buy one, get one free |
| baker’s | la boulangerie | boo-lahñzh-ree |
| bookshop | la librairie | lee-breh-ree |
| butcher’s | la boucherie | boo-shree |
| cake shop | la pâtisserie | pa-tee-sree |
| cheese shop | la fromagerie | fro-mazh-ree |
| clothes shop | la boutique de vêtements | boo-teek duh vetmahñ |
| dry-cleaner’s | le pressing | pres-eeng |
| gift shop | la boutique de cadeaux | boo-teek duh ka-doh |
| grocer’s | l’épicerie | ay-pees-ree |
| hairdresser’s | chez le coiffeur/la coiffeuse | shay luh kwa-fur/la kwa-fuz |
| hypermarket | l’hypermarché | ee-pehr-mar-shay |
| jeweller’s | la bijouterie | bee-zhoot-ree |
| market | le marché | mar-shay |
| pharmacy/chemist’s | la pharmacie | far-ma-see |
| self-service | le libre-service | leebr-sehr-vees |
| shoe shop | le magasin de chaussures | ma-ga-zañ duh shoh-sewr |
| souvenir shop | la boutique de souvenirs | boo-teek duh soov-neer |
| supermarket | le supermarché | sew-pehr-mar-shay |
| tobacconist’s | le tabac | ta-ba |
Food (general)
| baguette | la baguette | ba-get |
| bread | le pain | pañ |
| bread roll | le petit pain | puh-tee pañ |
| butter | le beurre | bur |
| cheese | le fromage | fro-mazh |
| chicken | le poulet | poo-leh |
| coffee(instant) | le café(instantané) | ka-fay(añ-stahñ-ta-nay) |
| cream | la crème | krem |
| crisps | les chips | sheeps |
| eggs | les œufs | uh |
| fish | le poisson | pwa-soñ |
| flour | la farine | fa-reen |
| ham(cooked) | le jambon cuit | zhahñ-boñ kwee |
| ham (cured) | le jambon cru | zhahñ-boñ kru |
| honey | le miel | myel |
| hot chocolate | le chocolat en poudre | sho-ko-la ahñ poodr |
| jam | la confiture | koñ-fee-tewr |
| margarine | la margarine | mar-ga-reen |
| marmalade | la confiture d’orange | koñ-fee-tewr do-rahñzh |
| milk | le lait | leh |
| oil | l’huile | weel |
| orange juice | le jus d’orange | zhew do-rahñzh |
| pasta | les pâtes | pat |
| pepper | le poivre | pwavr |
| rice | le riz | ree |
| salt | le sel | sel |
| sugar | le sucre | sewkr |
| tea | le thé | tay |
| yoghurt | le yaourt | ya-oort |
Food (fruit and veg)
Fruit
| fruit | les fruits | frwee |
| apples | les pommes | pom |
| bananas | les bananes | ba-nan |
| cherries | les cerises | suh-reez |
| grapefruit | le pamplemousse | pahñ-pluh-moos |
| grapes | les raisins | reh-zañ |
| lemon | le citron | see-troñ |
| melon | le melon | muh-loñ |
| nectarines | les nectarines | nek-ta-reen |
| oranges | les oranges | o-rahñzh |
| peaches | les pêches | pesh |
| pears | les poires | pwahr |
| pineapple | l’ananas | a-na-nas |
| plums | les prunes | prewn |
| raspberries | les framboises | frahñ-bwaz |
| strawberries | les fraises | frez |
Vegetables
| vegetables | les légumes | lay-gewm |
| carrots | les carottes | ka-rot |
| cauliflower | le chou-fleur | shoo-flur |
| courgettes | les courgettes | koor-zhet |
| French beans | les haricots verts | a-ree-koh vehr |
| garlic | l’ail | a-yuh |
| lettuce | la laitue | leh-tew |
| mushrooms | les champignons | shahñ-pee-nyoñ |
| onions | les oignons | o-nyoñ |
| peas | les petits pois | puh-tee pwa |
| peppers | les poivrons | pwa-vroñ |
| potatoes | les pommes de terre | pom duh tehr |
| spinach | les épinards | ay-pee-nar |
| tomatoes | les tomates | to-mat |
