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Food & Grocery Shopping
Food words, quantities and the phrases of the market and the grocery store.
Eating is the first thing you do in French every day. Learn the names of food and drinks, the meals in France and in Québec, the partitives du / de la and the quantities (un kilo de, une bouteille de), then buy food at the market and the grocery store like a local.
Lessons
- 1
Food and drinks
Learn the everyday food words and say what you like to eat and drink.
- 2
Quantities: du, de la, un kilo de…
Say how much you want: some bread, a kilo of apples, a bottle of water, not any meat.
- 3
At the market and the grocery store
Buy food: ask for what you want, ask the price, and understand the vendor.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Name common food and drinks
- 02Use du, de la, des and quantities
- 03Shop at the market and the grocery store
- 04Know the meal names in France and Québec
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