French A1.20 Listening Practice: Shopping And Plans
Listen to a A1 French dialogue about shopping and plans, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A short French listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 4: finish the course by turning food and shopping words into a near-future plan.
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1. Teacher
Welcome to ChickyTutor. Today, we learn how to make simple shopping plans in French using 'je vais' followed by an action. Let's listen to our native speakers at a market.
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2. Native Speaker 1
Je vais faire des courses.
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3. Native Speaker 2
Tu vas acheter quoi ?
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4. Native Speaker 1
Je vais acheter ce fromage.
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5. Native Speaker 2
Et cette baguette ?
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6. Native Speaker 1
Je vais acheter cette baguette.
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7. Teacher
Let's break that down. First, we heard: 'Je vais faire des courses.' This means, 'I am going to do some shopping.' 'Je vais' means 'I am going'.
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8. Student
Is 'faire des courses' specifically for grocery shopping?
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9. Teacher
Yes, it is usually used for everyday shopping like food. Next, we heard: 'Je vais acheter ce fromage.'
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10. Teacher
This means, 'I am going to buy this cheese.' We use 'je vais' plus the verb 'acheter', which means 'to buy'.
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11. Student
So to make a plan, I just say 'je vais' and then the action verb?
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12. Teacher
Exactly! It is that simple. Finally, we heard: 'Je vais acheter cette baguette.'
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13. Teacher
This means, 'I am going to buy this baguette.' Notice we use 'cette' here.
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14. Student
Why did we use 'ce' for fromage, but 'cette' for baguette?
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15. Teacher
Great question. 'Ce' is for masculine nouns like 'fromage', and 'cette' is for feminine nouns like 'baguette'.
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16. Teacher
Well done! You are now ready to make simple shopping plans in French. Happy learning!
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