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. Hélène · Teacher
Welcome! Today we are learning how to share shopping plans in French using 'je vais' followed by an action verb.
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2. Hélène · Teacher
Listen to this brief dialogue at the market.
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3. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Bonjour !
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4. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Tu achètes quoi ?
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5. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je vais acheter cette baguette.
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6. Mathieu · Native Speaker 2
Et le fromage ?
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7. Alain · Native Speaker 1
Je vais acheter ce fromage.
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8. Hélène · Teacher
Let's break down the key sentences. First: 'Je vais acheter cette baguette.' This means 'I am going to buy this baguette.' 'Je vais' means 'I am going', and 'acheter' means 'to buy'.
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9. Étienne · Student
Why do we say 'cette baguette' instead of 'ce baguette'?
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10. Hélène · Teacher
Because 'baguette' is a feminine noun, so we use 'cette' for 'this'.
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11. Hélène · Teacher
Now look at our challenge sentence: 'Je vais acheter ce fromage.' This means 'I am going to buy this cheese.'
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12. Étienne · Student
So we use 'ce' here because 'fromage' is masculine?
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13. Hélène · Teacher
Exactly! Use 'ce' for masculine items and 'cette' for feminine ones, paired with 'je vais' plus a verb to state your plan.
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