Le/la marchand(e) = The merchant.
À la poissonnerie = At the fish shop.
À la boucherie = at the butcher.
À la crémerie = At the dairy store.
À l'épicerie = At the spice shop.
De la viande = some meat.
Grammar
Le verbe faire au présent
- The verb faire means to make or to do.
- It is irregular, conjugations are below.
- Faire is used a lot in french, especially in sayings that do not translate directly.
Le partitif et l'article défini.
- The definite articles le/la/les/l' are all used to talk about something in a general sense.
- When using du/des/d l'/de la you are saying some of something or any of something.
- I like chicken. ---> I would like some chicken.
- I like meat. ----> I would like some meat.
- I like mineral water. ----> I would like some mineral water.
- I like apples. ----> I would like some apples.
Le partitif au négatif
- After negation, all forms of du/de la/de l'/des turn into de or d'.
- See the chart below for examples.
Les verbes pouvoir et vouloir.
- Both pouvoir and vouloir are irregular verbs, and are conjugated simularly.
- Pouvoir means to be able to or to can.
- Vouloir means to want to or to want.
NOTE : In the negative, you put ne... pas around pouvoir and vouloir.
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