A2.35: Local services and shops

Services locaux et commerces

Vocabulary (16)

 Le bouquet : The bouquet (French)

Le bouquet

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The bouquet Show

 Le bijou: The jewel (French)

Le bijou

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The jewel Show

 Une idée: An idea (French)

Une idée

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An idea Show

 Le parfum: The perfume (French)

Le parfum

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The perfume Show

 Le fleuriste: The florist (French)

Le fleuriste

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The florist Show

 La boutique: The shop (French)

La boutique

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The shop Show

 Adorer (to adore) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Adorer

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To adore Show

 Le garage automobile: The car repair garage (French)

Le garage automobile

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The car repair garage Show

 Le mécanicien: The mechanic (French)

Le mécanicien

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The mechanic Show

 La location de vélo: bike hire (French)

La location de vélo

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Bike hire Show

 Un institut de beauté: a beauty salon (French)

Un institut de beauté

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A beauty salon Show

 Une esthéticienne: a beautician (French)

Une esthéticienne

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A beautician Show

 Le pressing: the dry cleaners (French)

Le pressing

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The dry cleaners Show

 Le vétérinaire: The vet (French)

Le vétérinaire

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The vet Show

 La librairie: The bookshop (French)

La librairie

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The bookshop Show

 Le primeur: the greengrocer (French)

Le primeur

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The greengrocer Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 2: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Je préfère acheter un bouquet chez le fleuriste du centre-ville. (I prefer to buy a bouquet from the florist in the town centre.)
Le mécanicien a réparé ma voiture au garage automobile près de chez moi. (The mechanic repaired my car at the garage near my home.)
La librairie propose toujours des romans passionnants à découvrir. (The bookshop always offers exciting novels to discover.)
Au marché, le primeur vend des fruits frais et délicieux chaque matin. (At the market, the greengrocer sells fresh and delicious fruit every morning.)

Exercise 3: Cluster the words

Instruction: Classe les mots suivants selon le type de commerce ou de service où on les trouve généralement.

Commerces où l'on achète des produits

Services spécialisés pour des besoins particuliers

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Offrir offer

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French English
(je/j') offrais I was offering
(tu) offrais You offered
(il/elle/on) offrait he/she/one offered
(nous) offrions we were offering
(vous) offriez You were offering
(ils/elles) offraient they offered

Exercises and examples phrases

Adorer to adore

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French English
(je/j') adorais I adored
(tu) adorais You adored
(il/elle/on) adorait He/she/one adored
(nous) adorions we adored
(vous) adoriez You adored
(ils/elles) adoraient they adored

Exercises and examples phrases

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