Level 7

Shopping & Errands

Supermarket, pharmacy, and everyday errand language. French daily life is full of small errands. Here you learn how to ask for products, compare options, and explain what you need in ordinary shops.

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Vocabulary

le supermarché

supermarket

la caisse

checkout

le ticket

receipt

la pharmacie

pharmacy

du lait

some milk

du riz

some rice

du savon

soap

une ordonnance

prescription

un sac

bag

chercher

to look for

avoir besoin de

to need

en stock

in stock

moins cher

cheaper

ouvert

open

fermé

closed

Sentence Patterns

Je cherche du savon pour les mains.

I am looking for hand soap.

J'ai besoin d'une ordonnance ?

Do I need a prescription?

Est-ce que c'est en stock ?

Is it in stock?

Je prends ce paquet-là.

I'll take that packet.

Avez-vous un sac, s'il vous plaît ?

Do you have a bag, please?

Où est la caisse ?

Where is the checkout?

Je peux avoir le ticket ?

Can I have the receipt?

C'est moins cher ici.

It is cheaper here.

La pharmacie est encore ouverte ?

Is the pharmacy still open?

Il me faut quelque chose pour le mal de tête.

I need something for a headache.

Translation exercises

Translate into French

I am looking for rice.

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Do I need a prescription?

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Is it in stock?

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Can I have the receipt?

Translate into French

The pharmacy is still open.

Comprehension check

Comprehension

What does 'en stock' mean?

Comprehension

How do you ask where the checkout is?

Comprehension

What is a 'ticket' in a shop?

Comprehension

How do you say 'cheaper'?

Comprehension

What does 'ordonnance' mean?

Roleplay practice

Supermarket question

Ask a staff member where the rice is and whether it is on promotion.

Say what you are looking forAsk where it isAdd one follow-up question

Roleplay response

Starter: Excusez-moi, je cherche du riz.

Pharmacy request

Ask for something for a headache and check whether you need a prescription.

Explain the problemAsk for the productAsk a pharmacy follow-up

Roleplay response

Starter: Bonjour, il me faut quelque chose pour le mal de tête.

Checkout chat

Pay at the supermarket and ask for a bag and the receipt.

Ask for a bagMention paymentAsk for the ticket

Roleplay response

Starter: Je paie par carte...

Final challenge

Write a short errand story that includes a supermarket stop and a pharmacy stop.

Mention two placesAsk for one itemUse avoir besoin deFinish with payment or receipt

Write your challenge answer

Draft your own answer, then compare it with the sample if you need support.

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