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At the Market

Au marché

6:09 min video · 17 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. Madame Roux Bonjour, monsieur ! Vous désirez ?Hello, sir! What would you like?
  2. Tom Bonjour, madame. Je voudrais des pommes.Hello, madam. I would like some apples.
  3. Madame Roux Elles sont rouges ou vertes ?Are they red or green?
  4. Tom Les rouges, s’il vous plaît.The red ones, please.
  5. Madame Roux Elles sont très bonnes.They are very good.
  6. Madame Roux Un kilo ou deux kilos ?One kilo or two kilos?
  7. Tom Un kilo, s’il vous plaît.One kilo, please.
  8. Madame Roux Voilà. Il y a un kilo de pommes.Here you go. There is a kilo of apples.
  9. Tom Et les fraises, elles sont à combien ?And the strawberries, how much are they?
  10. Madame Roux Quatre euros la barquette.Four euros a punnet.
  11. Tom Je prends une barquette.I'll take one punnet.
  12. Madame Roux Ça fait huit euros, monsieur.That's eight euros, sir.
  13. Tom Je peux payer par carte ?Can I pay by card?
  14. Madame Roux Non, désolée. Je n’ai pas de terminal.No, sorry. I don't have a card machine.
  15. Tom Pas de problème. Voici dix euros.No problem. Here is ten euros.
  16. Madame Roux Merci ! Voilà votre monnaie.Thanks! Here is your change.
  17. Tom Merci, bonne journée, madame !Thank you, have a good day, madam!

About this lesson

You will be able to ask for fruit at a French market stall, ask the price, say how much you want and pay.

How to practise

  1. Learn the phrases on the first card: these are the lines you will say in the situation.
  2. When you see À toi · Your reply, answer out loud in your own words before the real line plays, then repeat it.
  3. Keep the phrasebook at the end: the phrases, what you will hear, and a tip for the real thing.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
des pommessome apples
les fraisesthe strawberries
un kiloa kilo
une barquettea punnet
payer par carteto pay by card

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