Bon marché
Asking for things in shops and paying for them
Je voudrais un kilo de pommes
Je voudrais deux bottes de carottes
Je vais prendre du saucisson sec
When asking for things, it's usual to begin with a phrase like je voudrais... (I'd like...) or je vais prendre...(I'll take...). To find out if something's in stock, ask Vous avez... ? (Have you got...?).
If you know how much of something you want use un kilo... , demi-kilo ... deux cent grammes, une tranche, une boîte or even un morceau. All of these are followed by de:
To say you'll have some apples, cheese etc, you need to use du , de la , de l' or des, depending on what you're asking for:
When it comes to paying you might be asked if you're paying with cash, en espèces, or with a credit card, par carte bleue or just Vous réglez comment ? /Vous payez comment ? How are you paying? Other key shopping phrases you'll hear are:
