BEGINNER2. LESSON #19. CHEZ L'EPICIER

- Ca vous fait 28,50, monsieur, s’il vous plait.
- Je pense que vous vous êtes trompé.
- Nous allons recompter. 12 + 10 = 22. 22 + 7,50 = 29,50.
- Voilà, je vous dois 29,50.
- Et la promotion sur la lessive ? 29,50 — 1 = 28,50.
- Mes excuses, j’ai oublié la promotion. Voici 30 euros.
- Et voici votre monnaie.
TRANSLATION
- 28 euros and 50 cents, please.
- I think you made a mistake.
- Let’s count again. 12 + 10 = 22. 22 + 7,50 = 29,50.
- Here it is, I owe you 29,50.
- And what about the special offer on the laundry powder ? 29,50 — 1 = 28,50.
- My bad, I forgot about the offer. Here’s 30 euros.
- And here’s your change.
You know the verb compter. You just met the verb recompter which means count again. We can add re to a lot a verbs. Here are some examples you don’t have to remember now :
Rejouer : to play again.
Refaire : to do again.
Ressortir : to go out again.
Monnaie looks like money but means change.
Epicier (masc.) : grocer.
Euro (masc.) : euro.
Penser : to think.
Se tromper : to make a mistake, to be mistaken.
Recompter : to count again.
Devoir (de l’argent) : to owe.
Promotion : promotion, special offer, offer.
Monnaie (fém.) : change.

Plus (+) : plus.
Moins (-) : minus.
Egal (=) : equal, is.
Let’s speak about numbers today !

In English, decimal numbers are written with a point and you say point when you read them.
In French, they’re written with a comma. You say the number before the comma then the number after.
7.50 is 7,50 in French and is pronounced sept cinquante.

Now let’s do math together !

The plus sign (+) is read plus in French, the minus sign (-) is read moins and the equal sign (=) is read égal.

When you have : 12 + 10 = 22, you pronounce it : douze plus dix égale vingt-deux.
When you have : 29,50 — 1 = 28,50, you pronounce it : vingt-neuf cinquante moins un égale vingt-huit cinquante.
Translate in English :
1. Je vais à l’épicerie.
2. Nous nous sommes trompé.
3. Je vous dois 39,50.

Translate in French :
1. 12 + 10 = 22.
2. 6 — 1 = 5.
3. 16,5 + 2 = 18,5.

Epicerie (fém.) : grocery store.

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