Shopping Verbs

Knowing the verbs makes shopping in France much easier. This quiz pairs five essential French shopping verbs with their English meanings: match the French infinitive to what it means in English, covering buying, paying, looking for, returning, and trying on. A must-know list for anyone learning French for real-life situations.

One verb worth remembering: essayer means both to try on clothing and to try or attempt something in a broader sense. The fitting room in French is called a cabine d'essayage, literally a trying-on cabin, which comes directly from this same verb.