Au Marché (At the Market)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify common foods you find at the market.Use partitive articles (words for "some") like du [doo], de la [duh la], de l' [duhl], and des [day] to talk about food.Use the phrase "Je veux..." (I want...) [zhuh vuh] to say what you want to buy.Ask "Combien?" (How much?) [kohm-bee-YAHN] to find out the price.Imagine you're at the Jean-Talon Market in Montreal on a beautiful Saturday morning. ☀️ There are colors and smells everywhere! You have a basket and you want to buy some good things to eat. 🍎🥕🥖 What will you say?Real-Life ApplicationsGoing grocery shopping with your family.Ordering food at a simple restaurant.Talking about what you like to eat.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExamplele marché (the market) [luh mar-SHAY]A place where fresh food like fruits and vegetables are sold.Je vais au marché (I'm going to the market) [zhuh vay oh mar-SHAY].les fruits (the fruits) [lay frwee] (m.)Sweet foods that grow on trees or plants, like apples and bananas. 🍓J'aime les fruits (I like fruits) [zhem lay frwee].les légumes (the vegetables) [lay lay-GOOM] (m.)Plants or parts of plants that we eat, like carrots and lettuce. 🥦Mange tes légumes (Eat your vegetables) [mahnzh tay lay-GOOM]!acheter (to buy) [ah-shuh-TAY]To give money to get something.Je vais acheter du pain (I am going to buy some bread) [zhuh vay ah-shuh-TAY doo pahn].le vendeur / la vendeuse (the vendor) [luh vahn-DUR / la vahn-DUHZ]The person who sells products at the market (s...

1. Partitive Articles (Les Articles Partitifs)In French, when we talk about an unspecified amount of something (like food), we use partitive articles. It's like saying "some" in English.Rule:Use du [doo] for masculine singular nouns. (Ex: du pain (some bread) [doo pahn], du fromage (some cheese) [doo fro-MAHZH])Use de la [duh la] for feminine singular nouns. (Ex: de la salade (some lettuce) [duh la sa-LAHD], de la confiture (some jam) [duh la kohn-fee-TYOOR])Use de l' [duhl] for nouns that start with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, h). (Ex: de l'eau (some water) [doh])Use des [day] for plural nouns. (Ex: des pommes (some apples) [day pum], des carottes (some carrots) [day ka-ROT])2. Saying What You Want (Dire ce que tu veux)To say what you want to buy, you can use the simple phrase "Je veux..." (I...