In the Store

Five essential French words for navigating a store are covered in this quiz: the store itself, the checkout counter, the fitting room, the shelves, and the shopping cart. Match each French word to its English translation to build core retail vocabulary for beginners learning French.

Worth knowing: caisse is the word for checkout or cash register in French stores, but it also means box or cash box in other contexts. And while chariot is the standard term for shopping cart, you will also hear caddie in everyday French speech, borrowed from a brand name that became a common noun.