At the Grocery Store

Conversation in French:

• Emma : Bonjour, où sont les tomates ?
• Alex : Elles sont au fond du magasin, à droite.
• Emma : Merci ! Et les pommes, où les trouve-t-on ?
• Alex : Elles sont près de l’entrée, à gauche.
• Emma : Super, j’en prends quelques-unes.
• Alex : Tu veux aussi des bananes ?
• Emma : Oui, pourquoi pas ! Combien ça coûte ?
• Alex : Ça coûte 2 euros le kilo.

English Translation:

• Emma: Hello, where are the tomatoes?
• Alex: They are at the back of the store, on the right.
• Emma: Thank you! And the apples, where can I find them?
• Alex: They are near the entrance, on the left.
• Emma: Great, I’ll take a few.
• Alex: Do you want some bananas too?
• Emma: Yes, why not! How much does it cost?
• Alex: It costs 2 euros per kilo.

Vocabulary Explanation:

• Où sont: Where are.
  • Où: Means “where.”
  • Sont: From the verb être (to be), third person plural form.
• Les tomates: The tomatoes.
  • Feminine noun: The article les is used for plural nouns.
  • Singular form: la tomate.
• Au fond: At the back.
  • Fond: Masculine noun meaning “bottom” or “back.”
• Du magasin: Of the store.
  • Magasin: Masculine noun meaning “store” or “shop.”
• Merci !: Thank you!
  • A common expression of gratitude.
• Les pommes: The apples.
  • Feminine noun: Plural form uses les.
  • Singular form: la pomme.
• Près de: Near.
  • Preposition meaning “close to.”
• L’entrée: The entrance.
  • Feminine noun: The article l’ is used for singular nouns starting with a vowel.
• À gauche: On the left.
  • Gauche: Feminine noun meaning “left.”
• J’en prends: I’ll take some.
  • En: Pronoun used to replace the noun previously mentioned.
  • Prends: From the verb prendre (to take).
• Des bananes: Some bananas.
  • Feminine plural noun: des is used for plural indefinite articles.
  • Singular form: la banane.
• Combien ça coûte ?: How much does it cost?
  • Combien: Means “how much.”
  • Ça coûte: “It costs,” from coûter (to cost).
• 2 euros le kilo: 2 euros per kilo.
  • Kilo: Short for kilogram, used for weight.

Grammar Explanation:

• “Où sont les tomates ?” (Where are the tomatoes?):
  • Où: Interrogative word for “where.”
  • Sont: Third person plural form of être (to be).
• “Au fond du magasin” (At the back of the store):
  • Au: Contraction of à le (to the), used for masculine nouns.
  • Fond: Masculine noun meaning “back” or “bottom.”
• “Les pommes, où les trouve-t-on ?” (And the apples, where can I find them?):
  • Les: Plural definite article.
  • Trouve-t-on: Inverted form of on trouve (we find) to ask a question.
• “Près de l’entrée” (Near the entrance):
  • Près de: Preposition meaning “near.”
  • L’entrée: Feminine noun; uses l’ because it starts with a vowel.
• “J’en prends quelques-unes” (I’ll take a few):
  • En: Pronoun that replaces the noun mentioned (pommes).
  • Quelques-unes: Means “a few” for feminine plural nouns.
• “Ça coûte 2 euros le kilo” (It costs 2 euros per kilo):
  • Ça: Informal term for “it.”
  • Coûte: Conjugated form of coûter (to cost).