Shopping (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Written by: Amy Bates
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Shopping
To understand and give information about going shopping, you need to know how to:
greet and interact with staff in a shop
say what item(s) you want to buy
ask questions about different items
use colours when describing items
use larger numbers in the context of prices
Shopping: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of shopping are:
Je peux vous aider ?
Can I help you?
Je voudrais …
I would like …
Je cherche …
I’m looking for …
Combien ça coûte ?
How much is it / that?
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Shopping | cadeau | n (m) | present, gift |
caisse | n (f) | checkout | |
centre commercial | n (m) | shopping centre | |
euro | n (m) | euro | |
magasin | n (m) | shop | |
prix | n (m) | price | |
produit | n (m) | product | |
supermarché | n (m) | supermarket | |
acheter | v | to buy | |
coûter | v | to cost | |
essayer | v | to try | |
payer | v | to pay | |
faire des courses | v | to go food shopping | |
faire les magasins | v | to go shopping | |
faire du shopping | v | to go shopping | |
cher, chère | adj | expensive | |
Clothes | pantalon | n (m) | trousers |
sac | n (m) | bag | |
style | n (m) | style | |
taille | n (f) | size | |
vêtement | n (m) | item of clothing | |
beau, belle | adj | beautiful | |
joli(e) | adj | pretty | |
Colours | blanc, blanche | adj | white |
bleu(e) | adj | blue | |
brun(e) | adj | brown | |
noir(e) | adj | black | |
rouge | adj | red | |
vert(e) | adj | green |
You need to understand larger numbers and prices for the topic of shopping:
France uses the euro like many other European countries
In French, the euro sign € comes at the end of the price, and there is a comma instead of a decimal point
Here is a reminder of how to say ‘tens’ numbers in French:
10 | dix |
20 | vingt |
30 | trente |
40 | quarante |
50 | cinquante |
60 | soixante |
70 | soixante-dix |
80 | quatre-vingt |
90 | quatre-vingt dix |
100 | cent |
In certain regions of French-speaking countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, they use other words for 70, 80, and 90:
70 - septante
80 - huitante
90 - nonante
To say ‘two hundred’, ‘three hundred’, etc., add the number before ‘cent’ and make it plural, e.g. deux cents, trois cents
A conversation in a clothes shop might look something like this:
Bonjour ! Je peux vous aider ?
Oui, je cherche un pantalon bleu, s’il vous plaît.
Quelle taille ?
Petite.
Très bien. Vous voulez l’essayer ?
Non, merci. Combien ça coûte ?
C’est 50 euros.
Je vais le prendre. Merci !
Examiner Tips and Tricks
Translate the dialogue above into English, then create your own.
The words for ‘hello’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ are very useful in a range of contexts.
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
achat | n (m) | purchase | Je suis contente de mon achat. | I am pleased with my purchase. |
chapeau | n (m) | hat | Mon fils achète un chapeau vert. | My son is buying a green hat. |
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