Basic French in 10 Days: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

1. Question 1 of 30

   What does 'le poisson' mean?

   • Ameat
   • Bpoison
   • Cchicken
   • Dfish
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   Answer: D. fish

   Poisson means fish. Be careful: poison is a different word. Chicken is poulet and meat is viande.

2. Question 2 of 30

   Complete: 'Je bois ___ eau.'

   • Ades
   • Bdu
   • Cde la
   • Dde l'
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   Answer: D. de l'

   Eau starts with a vowel, so 'some' is de l': de l'eau.

3. Question 3 of 30

   Complete: 'Je mange ___ salade.'

   • Ade l'
   • Bdu
   • Cdes
   • Dde la
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   Answer: D. de la

   Salade is feminine, so 'some' is de la.

4. Question 4 of 30

   Complete: 'Je mange ___ pain.'

   • Ade l'
   • Bdu
   • Cdes
   • Dde la
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   Answer: B. du

   Pain is masculine, so 'some' is du (de + le).

5. Question 5 of 30

   Complete: 'Je ne mange pas ___ viande.'

   • Ade la
   • Bdu
   • Cde
   • Ddes
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   Answer: C. de

   After a negative (ne … pas), du, de la and des become de: pas de viande.

6. Question 6 of 30

   Complete: 'J'aime ___ fromage.'

   • Adu
   • Ble
   • Cdes
   • Dde
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   Answer: B. le

   After aimer, use le, la or les, because you talk about cheese in general.

7. Question 7 of 30

   What is the plural of 'un gâteau'?

   • Ades gâteaues
   • Bdes gâteaus
   • Cdes gâteaux
   • Ddes gâteau
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   Answer: C. des gâteaux

   Nouns ending in -eau add -x in the plural: gâteaux.

8. Question 8 of 30

   Listen. What does the speaker drink at breakfast?

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   Au petit-déjeuner, je mange des œufs et du pain, et je bois du café.

   • AOrange juice
   • BTea
   • CCoffee
   • DMilk
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   Answer: C. Coffee

   The speaker says je bois du café: I drink coffee. Eggs and bread are what they eat.

   Transcript

   Au petit-déjeuner, je mange des œufs et du pain, et je bois du café.

9. Question 9 of 30

   Listen. What does Hugo eat?

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   Léa: Tu manges de la viande ? Hugo: Non, je suis végétarien. Je mange des légumes et du riz.

   • AFish and vegetables
   • BMeat and rice
   • CChicken and pasta
   • DVegetables and rice
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   Answer: D. Vegetables and rice

   Hugo is vegetarian. He says je mange des légumes et du riz: vegetables and rice.

   Transcript

   Léa: Tu manges de la viande ? Hugo: Non, je suis végétarien. Je mange des légumes et du riz.

10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the shopping list. Which fruit is on the list?

    Liste de courses
    - du lait
    - six œufs
    - du fromage
    - des pommes
    - deux bouteilles d'eau

    • AOranges
    • BLemons
    • CApples
    • DBananas
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    Answer: C. Apples

    Des pommes means apples. The other items are milk, eggs, cheese and water.

11. Question 11 of 30

    What does 'C'est combien ?' mean?

    • AWhere is it?
    • BWhat is it?
    • CHow much is it?
    • DWhen is it?
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    Answer: C. How much is it?

    Combien means 'how much' or 'how many'. C'est combien ? asks for the price.

12. Question 12 of 30

    What does 'C'est cher' mean?

    • AIt's expensive.
    • BIt's free.
    • CIt's cheap.
    • DIt's closed.
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    Answer: A. It's expensive.

    Cher means expensive. Pas cher means cheap.

13. Question 13 of 30

    How do you say the price 7,25 $?

    • Asoixante-douze dollars cinq
    • Bsept dollars vingt-cinq
    • Csept dollars quinze
    • Dvingt-cinq dollars sept
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    Answer: B. sept dollars vingt-cinq

    Say the dollars first, then the word dollars, then the cents: sept dollars vingt-cinq.

14. Question 14 of 30

    Complete: 'Je paie ___ carte.'

    • Aen
    • Bà
    • Cpar
    • Dde
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    Answer: C. par

    To say 'by card', French uses par: je paie par carte.

15. Question 15 of 30

    The clerk asks: 'Quelle taille faites-vous ?' Choose the best reply.

    • APar carte, merci.
    • BOui, un sac, merci.
    • CÇa coûte dix dollars.
    • DJe fais du M.
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    Answer: D. Je fais du M.

    Taille means size. Je fais du M means 'I'm a medium'.

16. Question 16 of 30

    Which sentence means 'I'll take it'?

    • AJe le cherche.
    • BJe le prends.
    • CC'est trop cher.
    • DJe l'essaie.
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    Answer: B. Je le prends.

    Je le prends means 'I'll take it'. Je le cherche is 'I'm looking for it' and je l'essaie is 'I'm trying it on'.

17. Question 17 of 30

    Two T-shirts cost $20 each. What does the cashier say?

    • AÇa fait quatorze dollars.
    • BÇa fait vingt dollars.
    • CÇa fait quarante dollars.
    • DÇa fait douze dollars.
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    Answer: C. Ça fait quarante dollars.

    2 × 20 = 40, and 40 is quarante. Quatorze is 14.

18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. How much does the customer pay?

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    Ça fait trente-quatre dollars cinquante, s'il vous plaît.

    • A$43.50
    • B$34.15
    • C$34.50
    • D$24.50
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    Answer: C. $34.50

    Trente-quatre dollars cinquante is $34.50. Cinquante is 50; quinze would be 15.

    Transcript

    Ça fait trente-quatre dollars cinquante, s'il vous plaît.

19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. What does Sam think of the bag?

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    Sam: Bonjour, c'est combien, ce sac ? Vendeuse: Quatre-vingts dollars. Sam: Oh, c'est trop cher !

    • AIt's too expensive.
    • BIt's cheap.
    • CIt's very nice.
    • DIt's too big.
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    Answer: A. It's too expensive.

    Sam says c'est trop cher: it's too expensive. The bag costs $80 (quatre-vingts dollars).

    Transcript

    Sam: Bonjour, c'est combien, ce sac ? Vendeuse: Quatre-vingts dollars. Sam: Oh, c'est trop cher !

20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the receipt. How did the customer pay?

    Épicerie Bon Prix
    Pain : 3,50 $
    Lait : 4,25 $
    Pommes : 5,00 $
    Total : 12,75 $
    Payé par carte
    Merci !

    • ABy cheque
    • BWith a gift card
    • CBy card
    • DIn cash
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    Answer: C. By card

    The receipt says payé par carte: paid by card.

21. Question 21 of 30

    What does 'Je voudrais un thé' mean?

    • AI am making tea.
    • BI don't like tea.
    • CI drink tea every day.
    • DI would like a tea.
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    Answer: D. I would like a tea.

    Je voudrais means 'I would like'. It is the polite way to order.

22. Question 22 of 30

    What is 'un chocolat chaud'?

    • Aa chocolate cake
    • Ba cold chocolate milk
    • Ca hot chocolate
    • Da chocolate bar
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    Answer: C. a hot chocolate

    Chaud means hot, so un chocolat chaud is a hot chocolate drink.

23. Question 23 of 30

    Which is the most polite way to order?

    • AUn croissant, vite.
    • BDonne-moi un croissant.
    • CJe voudrais un croissant, s'il vous plaît.
    • DJe veux un croissant.
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    Answer: C. Je voudrais un croissant, s'il vous plaît.

    Je voudrais + s'il vous plaît is polite. Je veux and donne-moi can sound rude to a server.

24. Question 24 of 30

    How do you ask for the bill?

    • ALe menu du jour, s'il vous plaît.
    • BL'addition, s'il vous plaît.
    • CLe billet, s'il vous plaît.
    • DLa monnaie, s'il vous plaît.
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    Answer: B. L'addition, s'il vous plaît.

    L'addition is the bill (in Québec, also la facture). Un billet is a ticket or a banknote, and la monnaie is change.

25. Question 25 of 30

    Complete: 'Je ___ un grand café, s'il vous plaît.'

    • Avoulons
    • Bvoudrait
    • Cvoudrez
    • Dvoudrais
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    Answer: D. voudrais

    With je, the polite form is je voudrais. Voudrait goes with il or elle.

26. Question 26 of 30

    The server asks: 'Et avec ça ?' You don't want anything else. What do you say?

    • ABonne nuit.
    • BIl est midi.
    • CC'est tout, merci.
    • DÇa va bien, merci.
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    Answer: C. C'est tout, merci.

    Et avec ça ? means 'Anything else?' C'est tout, merci means 'That's all, thanks'.

27. Question 27 of 30

    The server asks: 'Pour ici ou pour emporter ?' What is the question?

    • AWill you pay by card or in cash?
    • BDo you want it hot or cold?
    • CWill you eat here or take it with you?
    • DDo you want a small or a large?
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    Answer: C. Will you eat here or take it with you?

    Pour ici means 'for here' and pour emporter means 'to go'.

28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What does the customer order?

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    Serveur: Bonjour, qu'est-ce que je vous sers ? Cliente: Je voudrais un café au lait et un croissant, s'il vous plaît.

    • AA tea and a croissant
    • BA hot chocolate and a sandwich
    • CA café au lait and a croissant
    • DA café au lait and a muffin
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    Answer: C. A café au lait and a croissant

    She says je voudrais un café au lait et un croissant.

    Transcript

    Serveur: Bonjour, qu'est-ce que je vous sers ? Cliente: Je voudrais un café au lait et un croissant, s'il vous plaît.

29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. Where will the customer have his coffee?

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    Serveuse: Pour ici ou pour emporter ? Client: Pour emporter, s'il vous plaît.

    • AHe has it at a table outside the café.
    • BHe does not order a coffee.
    • CHe has it at the café.
    • DHe takes it to go.
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    Answer: D. He takes it to go.

    Pour emporter means 'to go', so he takes the coffee with him.

    Transcript

    Serveuse: Pour ici ou pour emporter ? Client: Pour emporter, s'il vous plaît.

30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the menu. You order a tea and a croissant. How much do you pay?

    Café Soleil — Menu
    Café : 2,75 $
    Café au lait : 3,95 $
    Thé : 2,50 $
    Chocolat chaud : 3,75 $
    Croissant : 2,95 $

    • A$6.70
    • B$6.90
    • C$5.70
    • D$5.45
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    Answer: D. $5.45

    A tea (thé) is 2,50 $ and a croissant is 2,95 $. 2.50 + 2.95 = 5.45.

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