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Magasins et commerces
Unless you have a personal assistant, running errands is an unavoidable part of life. Food needs to be purchased, clothing washed, and money moved around on a regular basis. Here are the French names for the shops and robbers businesses that provide essential supplies and services.
| une épicerie | small grocery store | |
| un marché | farmer’s market | |
| une grande surface un supermarché |
supermarket | |
| un hypermarché | superstore, giant supermarket | |
| une boucherie | butcher shop | |
| une boulangerie | bakery | |
| une charcuterie | pork butcher | |
| une confiserie | candy store | |
| une crémerie, une laiterie | dairy | |
| une fromagerie | cheese shop | |
| un magasin de fruits et légumes | greengrocer | |
| un marchand de vins | wine shop | |
| une pâtisserie | pastry shop | |
| une poissonnerie | fish store | |
| une banque | bank | |
| un bistro, bistrot | café / bar | |
| une blanchisserie | laundromat | |
| un café | café | |
| une droguerie | drugstore | |
| un grand magasin | department store | |
| un kiosque | newsstand | |
| un magasin de confection un magasin de vêtements |
clothing store | |
| une pharmacie | pharmacy | |
| une poste | post office | |
| un pressing | dry cleaner | |
| un restaurant | restaurant | |
| une quincaillerie | hardware store | |
| un tabac | tobacco shop with bar/café |
Also see Shopping terms and phrases and Faire les courses (reading comprehension).
Listening practice
- Achats dans une grande surface
- De l’importance de dire bonjour
- Prices
- Shopping avec Norman
- Les soldes
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