The grocery store in French (fruits, vegetables....)
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Sign up for freeImagine you are in a huge supermarket in France or in a French speaking country like Belgium and you can't find the products you are looking for. Wouldn't it be great to know at least the basic vocabulary for grocery shopping in French ? Of course it would! Therefore, you should have a look at this lesson !
It will give you an overview about the types of questions to ask and the regular vocabulary for French groceries.
Lesson outline
HideFrench shopping phrases
Here, we will have a look at some basic vocabulary you always need while going grocery shopping !
| English | French |
|---|---|
| the groceries | les courses |
| the exit | la sortie |
| the entrance | l'entrée |
| the receipt | le reçu |
| the packing | l'emballage (feminine) |
| the voucher | le coupon |
| the supermarket | le supermarché |
| the bakery | la boulangerie |
| the butcher shop | la boucherie |
| the cash point | le distributeur |
| the money | l'argent (masculine) |
| the credit card | la carte de crédit |
| the shopping trolley | le caddie |
| the shopping basket | le panier |
| the gram | le gramme |
| the kilogram | le kilogramme |
| 1 dozen | une douzaine |
| 1 slice | une tranche |
| 1 piece | une part |
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Questions to ask to find a place in the grocery store
| English | French |
|---|---|
| Where can I find (a shopping basket, the bakery...) ? | Où est-ce-que je peux trouver (un panier, la boulangerie...) ? |
| How much cost (1 dozen, the gram, the slice...) ? | Combien coûte (une douzaine, le gramme, la tranche...) ? |
| Where is the cash point ? | Où est-ce-que se trouve le distributeur ? |
Do not forget to use the gentle word "s'il vous plaît" it is always more comfortable when talking to a stranger.
Fruits in French
Get an overview about all the different fruits nouns in French
- the fruits = les fruits
| English | French |
|---|---|
| the apple | la pomme |
| the pear | la poire |
| the banana | la banane |
| the orange | l'orange (feminine) |
| the grapefruit | le pamplemousse |
| the mandarin | la mandarine |
| the lemon | le citron |
| the lime | le citron vert |
| the blueberry | la myrtille |
| the strawberry | la fraise |
| the raspberry | la framboise |
| the blackberry | la mûre |
| the pineapple | l'ananas (masculine) |
| the mango | la mangue |
| the melon | le melon |
| the cherry | la cerise |
| the avocado | l'avocat (masculine) |
| the kiwi | le kiwi |
| the grape | le raisin |
| the peach | la pêche |
| the plum | la prune |
| the apricot | l'abricot (masculine) |
Vegetables in French
In the following list you will find all vegetables with their translation in French!
- the vegetables = les légumes
| English | French |
|---|---|
| the potato | la pomme de terre |
| the carrot | la carrote |
| the tomato | la tomate |
| the cucumber | le concombre |
| the zucchini | la courgette |
| the eggplant | l'aubergine (feminine) |
| the pumpkin | la citrouille |
| the pea | le petit pois |
| the lentil | la lentille |
| the bean | l'haricot (masculine) |
| the chickpea | la pois chiche |
| the brokkoli | le broccoli |
| the cauliflower | le chou-fleur |
| the onion | l'onion (masculine) |
| the garlic | l'ail |
| the salad | la salade |
| the spinach | les épinards |
| the mushroom | le champignon |
| the pepper | le poivre |
| the celery | le céleri |
List of dairy products in French
Below, you will find a list with the most important dairy products in French !
- the dairy products = les produits laitiers
| English | German |
|---|---|
| the milk | le lait |
| the cream | la crème |
| the sour cream | la crème fraîche |
| the whipped cream | la crème fouettée |
| the yoghurt | le yaourt |
| the butter | le beurre |
| the cheese | le fromage |
| the cream cheese | la crème fromagère |
Meat, fish and seafood in French
Last, we will learn some vocabulary about meat and fish products!
- the meat = la viande
- the fish = le poisson
- the seafood = les fruits de mer
| English | German |
|---|---|
| the pork | le porc |
| the beef | le boeuf |
| the chicken | le poulet |
| the turkey | la dinde |
| the lamb | l'agneau |
| the ham | le jambon |
| the peperoni | le pepperoni |
| the bacon | le bacon |
| the sausage | le saucisson |
| the blood sausage | le boudin noir |
| the salmon | le saumon |
| the smoked salmon | le saumon fumé |
| the shrimp | la crevette |
| the crab | le crabe |
| the mussel | les moules |
| the lobster | le homard |
| the prawn | la crevette rose |
| the squid | le calamar |
| the tuna | le thon |
| the trout | la truite |
Example dialogue in a grocery store
French (English)
Marc: Bonjour, où est-ce-que je peux trouver la boucherie et la fruiterie (Hello, where can I find the butcher and the fruits shop ?)
Employé: La boucherie se trouve au fond et les fruits à l'entrée du supermarché. (The butcher shop is at the bottom of the supermarket and the fruit shop at the entrance.)
Marc: Merci ! Je voudrais du thon, de la viande de dinde et des crevettes roses, s'il vous plaît. (Thank you ! I would like tuna, turkey meat and prawns, please)
Boucher: Combien de crevettes roses ? (How much prawns ?)
Marc: Un kilogramme de crevettes roses. (A kilogram of prawns.)
Boucher: D'accord, vous pouvez payer à la caisse. (Here it is ! You can pay at the checkout.)
Marc: Merci ! Je voudrais un gramme de prune et d'abricot. (Thank you ! I would like a gram of plums and apricots)
Fruitier: Tenez monsieur ! (Here it is sir !)
Marc: Merci et au revoir ! (Thanks and goodbye.)
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