5.1: Comment s'orienter en ville
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- Public places (e.g., library, post office, museums, etc.)
- Places of business (e.g., stores, restaurants, shops, etc.)
Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.
On étudie !
"Boutique", Pixabay is in the Public Domain
"Boutique", Pixabay is in the Public Domain
"Boutique", Pixabay is in the Public Domain
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contractions avec à + article défini |
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à + le = au |
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à + les = aux |
Pour en savoir plus : La préposition à | Les contractions.
You are visiting a French-speaking city and you want to know where things are. Here are some typical places you may want to go to.
Les endroits publics
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| le commissariat de police | police station |
| la mairie | city hall |
| l’église (f.) | church |
| la bibliothèque | library |
| l’école (f.) | school |
| le lycée | high school |
| le collège* | middle school, junior high |
| le musée | museum |
| la gare | train station |
| le jardin public | public garden |
| la place | plaza, square |
| le bureau de tourisme | office of tourism |
| l’auberge (f.) | hostel |
| le quartier | neighborhood |
| le stade | stadium |
| la piscine | swimming pool |
| la patinoire | ice rink |
| la boîte (de nuit) | night club |
| le centre-ville | downtown |
| Mots apparentés | Mots apparentés |
|---|---|
| le restaurant | l'université |
| le cinéma | l'hôpital |
| le parc | le théâtre |
| la poste | l’aéroport |
| la cathédrale | le zoo |
| la mosquée | la banque |
| la synagogue | l'office de tourisme |
| le temple | l'hôtel |
| le monument | le gymnase |
Study the Quizlet vocabulary flashcards. Listen and repeat the French pronunciation.
Attention au vocabulaire : (1) collège = middle school, junior high ; (2) université, faculté = college ; (3) hôtel = hotel ; (4) auberge = hostel.
Les commerces
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| la boulangerie | bakery |
| la pâtisserie | pastry shop |
| l'épicerie | grocery store |
| le centre commercial | shopping center, mall |
| le kiosque (à journaux) | kiosk, a news stand |
| la papeterie | stationary store |
| la brasserie | brewery |
| le magasin* | store, shop |
| la terrasse de café | outdoor café |
| le marché | outdoor, farmers market |
| la boucherie | butcher shop |
| la charcuterie | delicatessen |
| la crèmerie | dairy shop |
| la poissonnerie | fish market |
| la maison | house |
| la librairie* | bookstore |
| la quincaillerie | hardware store |
| le salon de coiffure | barber shop |
| Mots apparentés |
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| la boutique |
| le café |
| la pharmacie |
| le salon de beauté |
| le supermarché |
*Les faux amis : (1) librairie = bookstore ; (2) bibliothèque = library ; (3) magasin (m.) = store ; (4) magazine (f.) = magazine.
You can use the word magasin to indicate a variety of stores that may not have their own word. It's like saying ... store or ...shop in English (shoe store, toy store, wine shop).
You may also use the word boutique (shop, salon) for a variety of other businesses.
You can do the same with salon de..., usually for places that provide services rather than products:
Here's a video that provides examples of instances where you should use magasin, boutique, or salon.
To practice pronunciation, you can listen to the video and repeat.
| Magasin de... | ...shop, store | Boutique de... | ...salon, shop | Salon de... | ...salon, shop |
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...sport |
sporting goods... | ...bijoux fantaisie | nail... | ...beauté | beauty... |
| ...vêtements | clothing... | ...souvenirs | souvenir... | ...coiffure | barber... |
| ...chaussures | shoe... | ...cadeaux | gift... | ...thé | tea... |
| ...jouets | toy... | ...vin(s) | wine... | ||
| ...fleurs | flower... |
A wine cellar is a cave à vins
Study the Quizlet vocabulary flashcards. Listen and repeat the French pronunciation.
But watch out for words like salon ! It has a ton of different meanings depending on the context. Check it out here: salon.
Always remember that there are many ways to name a business in any language. For example, in French, a nail salon or nail shop could be a salon de manucure, boutique de manucure, boutique d'ongles, or salon d'ongles.
When you are not sure what to call a certain type of store, just use magasin de.... and a French speaker will help you find the appropriate term.
Watch these videos to learn more vocabulary and practice your pronunciation:
On pratique !
Activité A
Quels sont ces endroits ? Faites correspondre ces endroits publics avec les photos en bas :
La Mairie de Toulouse
Le Métro de Paris
Le cinéma
Le marché
La bibliothèque de l'université
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts
L'Hôtel El Emir
L'office de tourisme de Colmar
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame à Paris
| Endroits publics | Endroits publics | Endroits publics |
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| 1. C'est la bibliothèque de l'université. | 2. | 3. |
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"This work" by Pixabay is in the Public Domain, CC0 |
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"Hotel El Emir" by Habib Kaki, Flickr is in the Public Domain, CC0 |
"Office de Tourisme, Colmar" by commons.wikimedia.org is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported |
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"This work" by Tanya N. Barach is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"This work" by Pixabay is in the Public Domain, CC0
Activité B
Les Commerces. Quels sont ces endroits ? Identifiez chaque type de commerce avec C'est....
| Commerces | Commerces | Commerces |
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"This work" by Pixabay is in the Public Domain, CC0 |
| 1. C'est un magasin de musique. | 2. | 3. |
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"This work" by Pixabay is in the Public Domain, CC0 |
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"E. Dehillerin, selling kitchen equipment since 1820, Paris" by Richard Allaway, Flickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0 |
"This work" by Pixabay is in the Public Domain, CC0 |
"Librairie" by William J. Carrasco is licensed under CC BY 4.0 |
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Activité C
Qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire dans les endroits suivants ?
Répondez en utilisant le vocabulaire proposé et remplacez les lieux par le pronom Y.
Modèle : Etudiant 1 : Qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire au centre commercial ? (faire des achats)
Etudiant 2 : On peut y faire des achats.
- au centre commercial, dépenser de l'argent
- à la poste, envoyer une lettre
- à la piscine, nager
- au restaurant, dîner
- au cinéma, voir un film
- à la bibliothèque, emprunter des livres
- à la banque, déposer de l'argent
- à la gare, prendre un train
- au stade, voir un match de foot
- à Paris, visiter les musées
- à San Diego, aller au zoo
- dans les boutiques, faire du shopping
- au café, bavarder avec des amis
- à la librairie, acheter des livres
- au parc, se promener
On approfondit !
Use the following resources to type accents and/or search for words:
- Accents: ç, à, é, è, â, ê, î, ô, û, ù, ë, ï, ü
- Dictionnaire français-anglais
Exercice 1 : préposition 'à' et contractions
Exercice 2 : préposition 'à' et contractions