Basic French in 30 Days: Shopping and prices

1. Question 1 of 10

   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.

2. Question 2 of 10

   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.

3. Question 3 of 10

   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.

4. Question 4 of 10

   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.

5. Question 5 of 10

   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'.

6. Question 6 of 10

   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'.

7. Question 7 of 10

   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.

8. Question 8 of 10

   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.

9. Question 9 of 10

   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 !

10. Question 10 of 10

    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.

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