Shopping in French

Here’s the ultimate shopping in French lesson for beginners! Practice speaking this essential travel French aloud by following the pronunciation on the audio. You’ll learn to ask 'how much' in French and 'where is' in French. You’ll also learn the French words for shops, clothes, sizes, and more. Shopping in France will never be the same again!

Here are some basic French phrases to get you warmed up:

When you buy food in a supermarket and don’t intend to eat it straight away it might pay to check the ‘best before date’ to avoid nasty surprises…

Once you’ve found the right shop, you need to find what you’re looking for. Use the following words and phrases to find what you need, figure out how much it costs and tell the sales assistant how many you want…

Here are some more useful questions and answers…

And when out shopping, you will need to know how to talk about prices and say you'd like to take your time!

That’s it for today’s lesson. Now, you are well prepared for your next shopping experience.

À bientôt!
Marie-Claire Rivière and the Rocket French Team