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Glossary of useful words for shopping:
la banque - bank
le boucherie -
butchers
la boulangerie - bakers
le bureau de tabac -
tobacconists, (also sells stamps,
sometimes newspapers and often is part
of the local bar)
le bureau de poste -
post office
le centre commercial -
shopping centre
la charcuterie -
traditionally the pork butcher, but is more
like our English delicatessen, selling
cold meats, quiche, salads, pates
– wonderful for buying a picnic.
le coiffeur / la coiffeuse
- hairdressers
l’épicerie
- grocery store
le marché -
market
la patisserie -
cakes/pastries (also sold at the bakers)
la pharmacie -
chemists
la presse -
newspapers/magazines
le supermarché -
supermarket
le chariot -
trolley
les bonbons -
sweets
le beurre -
butter
le fromage -
cheese |
le lait -
milk
le sucre -
sugar
un œuf - egg
le pain -
bread
le poulet -
chicken
le poulet fermier - free
range chicken
la viande -
meat
une tranche -
a slice
le vin
- wine
le café -
coffee
le thé -
tea
jus d’orange
- orange juice
jus de pomme - apple
juice
les allumettes -
matches
un sac -
bag
un timbre
- a stamp
entrée -
entrance
sortie -
exit
sortie de secours -
emergency exit
tirez
- pull (on shop doors)
poussez -
push (on shop doors)
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