Hello everyone! Welcome back to the French Made Easy Podcast. This is episode number 83, numéro 83!
In today’s episode, we stay on the “things in town” topic! You'll learn the names of 15 shops in French, such as bakery, florist, etc.
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Alright, on commence. Let's get started!Â
Please repeat after me, répétez après moi.
la boulangerie (bakery)le fleuriste (florist)le salon de coiffure (hairsalon)Now we more commonly say "le coiffeur." Same as in English. "I go to the hairdresser" = "Je vais chez le coiffeur." Attention though, for "salon de coiffure" you don't use the preposition "chez."Â
"I go to the hairsalon" = "Je vais au salon de coiffure." BUT "I go to the hairdresser" = "Je vais chez le coiffeur." Different prepositions.
Don't worry. I'll have a lesson on prepositions after the verb "aller" (to go) coming soon.
Alright, let's get back.Â
la pharmacie (pharmacy)la poissonnerie (fish shop)la boucherie (butcher's)la librairie (bookshop)la fromagerie (cheese shop)la bijouterie (jewelry store)la parfumerie (perfume store)le supermarché (supermarket)l'épicerie (grocer's)le magasin de fruits et légumes (fruit and vegetable shop)le magasin de chaussures (shoe store)le magasin de vêtements (clothing store)Et voilà ! That's the end of today's episode. I hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to go practice with the exercises. Thank you so much for listening. I'll chat with you next week. Merci beaucoup et à bientôt.