Shopping (match)

Want to shop with confidence in France, from finding your size to paying at the till? These quizzes cover French shopping vocabulary for every step of the trip.

French Shopping Vocabulary

Each quiz matches five French words to their English meanings, following a shopping trip from start to finish. You will learn retail words like taille (size), clothing such as the chemise (shirt), store features like the caisse (checkout), payment terms including espèces (cash), and verbs like essayer (to try on).

These quizzes are aimed at beginners and cover everything from the shop window to the receipt. Practicing the words and the verbs together prepares you for a real trip to the shops in France.

French Shopping Words with Audio Pronunciation

Shopping means speaking up, so every quiz includes audio pronunciation. Hearing a word like caisse (checkout) helps you ask a question or find your way around a store without freezing at the counter.

Did You Know?

One French word means more than a simple sale. Soldes (sales) refers specifically to the official end-of-season sale periods, which are regulated by law and happen twice a year, so a one-off price cut is a réduction (discount) instead.

One verb stretches nicely across meanings. Essayer (to try on) means both to try on clothes and to try something in general, which is why a fitting room is a cabine d'essayage (fitting room), literally a "trying-on cabin."

How the Quizzes Work

Each quiz is short, about five minutes, and you can repeat any of the 6 sets until the words feel natural. Walking through a full shopping trip in French is a fun way to lock them in, and pairing the nouns with the shopping verbs means you can both name what you want and ask for it. Ready to hit the shops? Open the free interactive French quizzes and start with shopping.