Unit 34 Guidebook: shop for groceries
KEY PHRASES
Shop for groceries
Je vais faire les courses au supermarché.
I am going to go grocery shopping at the supermarket.
I am going to go grocery shopping at the supermarket.
Je dois acheter de la nourriture pour le chat.
I have to buy some food for the cat.
I have to buy some food for the cat.
Voulez-vous du riz ?
Do you want some rice?
Do you want some rice?
J'achète du poisson au marché.
I am buying some fish at the market.
I am buying some fish at the market.
J'ai besoin d'œufs pour faire des crêpes.
I need some eggs to make crepes.
I need some eggs to make crepes.
Nous n'achetons pas de pain.
We don't buy bread.
We don't buy bread.
TIP
Je suis végétarienne !
In a negative sentence (that is, one with ne… pas) du, de la, and des become plain old de or d'.
Je mange de la viande.
I eat meat.
I eat meat.
Je ne mange pas de viande.
I don't eat meat.
I don't eat meat.
Je mange des œufs.
I eat eggs.
I eat eggs.
Je ne mange pas d'œufs.
I don't eat eggs.
I don't eat eggs.
Je n'achète pas de poisson.
I don't buy fish.
I don't buy fish.
TIP
Où sont‑ils ?
Looking for something? Remember that the de in près de combines with le and les!
Les fruits sont près des légumes.
The fruits are close to the vegetables.
The fruits are close to the vegetables.
La pomme est près des céréales.
The apple is close to the cereal.
The apple is close to the cereal.