Useful French Phrases: Going Clothes Shopping
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Whether you’re hitting the sales or simply going to buy a new pair of shoes, here’s the vocabulary that you need to know for clothes shopping in France.
Essential French Phrases: Clothes Shopping
How much is this…: c’est combien pour ce/cette …
I would like to try on…: Je voudrais essayer
May I see the bag in the window: Je peux voir le sac qui est dans la vitrine?
It is too big/small: C’est trop grand/petit
I like it: C’est bon
I would like to change this skirt for …: Je voudrais changer cette jupe pour une autre
I have kept the receipt: J’ai gardé le ticket de caisse
Clothing
What size do you take? Quelle taille faites-vous?
I take size 42: Je fais du 42
Shoes
What size do you take? Vous faites quelle pointure?
I take size 38: Je fais du 38
Useful French Vocabulary: Clothes Shopping
Sale: solde
Marked-down: dégriffé
Discount: remise
Shop window: la vitrine
Size: la taille (clothes);la pointure (shoes)
Changing room: la cabine
Department (as in shoes, children’s clothes): le rayon (not department!)
Type/style: la forme; le modèle
Shirt: un chemisier (women); une chemise (men)
Skirt: une jupe
Dress: une robe
Trousers: un pantalon (it is not plural in French)
Tie: une cravate
Jacket (women): une veste longue
Jacket men: une veste de costume
Suit (women): un tailleur
Suit (men): un costume
Belt: une ceinture
Shoes: des chassures
Boots: des bottes
Ankle boots: des bottines
Trainers: des baskets
Shoes with a heel: des escarpins
Slippers: des pantoufles
Sandals: des sandales
Gloves: des gants
Handbag: un sac
Purse: un porte-monnaie
Wallet: un portefeuille
Ring: une bague
Necklace: un collier
Bracelet: un bracelet
Earrings: des boucles d’oreilles
Fabric
Cotton: le coton
Wool: la laine
Silk: la soie
Linen: le lin
Leather: le cuir
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