French Shopping Vocabulary: Stores, Browsing, and Checkout
French shopping vocabulary by moment - store types, browsing, checkout, prices and discounts - the word bank for any shopping trip.
French shopping vocabulary includes un magasin (store), la caisse (checkout), un reçu (receipt), une réduction (discount), and phrases like je regarde seulement (just looking) and c’est en solde ? (is it on sale?).
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French shopping vocabulary includes un magasin (store), la caisse (checkout), un reçu (receipt), une réduction (discount), and phrases like je regarde seulement (just looking) and c’est en solde ? (is it on sale?).
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For clothing-specific vocabulary, see clothing vocabulary in French.
Store types
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un magasin | a store |
| un centre commercial | a mall |
| une boutique | a boutique/shop |
| un grand magasin | a department store |
| un marché | a market |
Browsing
Je regarde seulement (just looking), c’est en solde ? (is it on sale?), une réduction (a discount), la vitrine (shop window).
At checkout
La caisse (checkout), le reçu (receipt), payer par carte/en espèces (pay by card/cash), un sac (bag). For money vocabulary, see how to say money in French.
Prices and discounts
C’est combien ? (how much is it?), c’est trop cher (it’s too expensive), il y a une promotion (there’s a promotion/deal). For full checkout phrases and scripts, see French phrases for shopping and paying.
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Questions about this note
How do you say checkout in French?
La caisse.
How do you say "I'm just looking"?
Je regarde seulement.
How do you ask if something is on sale?
C'est en solde ?
How do you say discount in French?
Une réduction.
How do you ask how much something costs?
C'est combien ?