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Dialogue

Excusez-moi, où est le jus ?

ek-skew-ZAY MWAH, oo EH luh ZHOO? Excuse me, where is the juice?

Il est dans ce rayon, à côté des boissons fraîches.

eel EH dahn suh ray-YOHN, ah koh-TAY day bwah-SOHN FREHSH. It's in this section, next to the cold drinks.

Qu'est-ce que vous recommandez ?

kess kuh VOO ruh-koh-mahn-DAY? What do you recommend?

Ce jus a un goût frais et il est facile à boire.

suh ZHOO ah uhn GOO FREH ay eel EH fah-SEEL ah BWAR. This juice has a fresh taste and is easy to drink.

Alors, je vais prendre cette bouteille.

ah-LOR, zhuh vay PRAHNDRUH seht boo-TAY. Then I'll get that bottle.

Word by Word

Excusez-moi “Excusez-moi” is a polite way to get someone’s attention, meaning “excuse me.” Excusez contributes the request to excuse, and moi identifies the speaker as the person being excused. Use it when addressing shop staff or another person politely.

où “où” asks about a place or location, meaning “where.” Here it introduces the question about the juice’s location. Use the pattern “où est + item?” when asking where something is, for example when speaking to shop staff.

est “est” means “is” here and states the location of the juice. It is a form of être used with the singular subject le jus. Use “où est...” to ask where one item or person is.

le “le” means “the” and introduces the specific item jus in “le jus.” It is the definite article used before this noun here. Use “le + noun” when referring to a specific masculine singular item.

jus “jus” means “juice,” the product the customer is looking for and choosing. In the dialogue it appears in “le jus,” referring to the juice in the shop. Use it when asking for or discussing juice while shopping.

Il “Il” means “it” here and refers back to the juice when the staff member gives its location. It is the subject of “Il est dans ce rayon.” Use “Il est...” to locate or describe a previously mentioned masculine noun.

dans “dans” means “in” and places the juice inside a particular shop section. Here it introduces the location “ce rayon.” Use “dans + place” to say where something is located.

ce “ce” means “this” and points to the particular section in “ce rayon.” The same form also appears at the start of “Ce jus,” where it points to a particular juice. Use “ce + noun” to identify a specific masculine singular thing.

rayon “rayon” means a section or aisle in a shop, specifically the area where the juice is located. It appears in “dans ce rayon.” Use it when asking about or describing a product’s shop section.

à côté des “à côté des” means “next to the” and gives the position of the juice relative to the cold drinks. In this expression, à introduces the relation, côté means “side,” and des introduces the following plural noun phrase. Use “à côté des + plural noun” to locate something beside several items.

boissons “boissons” means “drinks” and refers to the nearby drinks in the shop. The plural form appears in “des boissons fraîches.” Use it when referring to drinks as a category or to several drinks.

fraîches “fraîches” means “cold” here and describes the drinks as chilled drinks. Its form matches the plural feminine noun boissons in “boissons fraîches.” Use “boissons fraîches” when identifying a cold-drinks section or group of drinks.

Qu'est-ce que “Qu'est-ce que” introduces a question asking what someone recommends. In this expression, Qu'est-ce asks for the thing, and que connects that question to “vous recommandez.” Use the pattern “Qu'est-ce que + subject + verb?” when asking what someone does, chooses, or recommends.

vous “vous” means “you” here and addresses one staff member politely. It is the subject connected with “recommandez” in the question. Use vous when speaking politely to one person or when addressing more than one person.

recommandez “recommandez” means “recommend” here, asking the staff member which product they suggest. It is the form of recommander used with vous. Use “vous recommandez...” when asking or stating what someone recommends.

a “a” means “has” and says that the juice possesses a fresh taste. It is the form of avoir used with the subject “Ce jus.” Use “[subject] a + noun” to describe what something has, such as a taste or quality.

un “un” means “a” and introduces the singular noun goût in “un goût frais.” It presents one taste as a characteristic of the juice. Use “un + singular noun” when introducing one masculine singular thing.

goût “goût” means “taste” or “flavour” and describes the juice’s flavour in “un goût frais.” Use the pattern “avoir un goût + adjective” when describing how food or drink tastes.

frais “frais” means “fresh” here and describes the taste of the juice. It appears after goût in “un goût frais,” so the phrase describes a fresh flavour rather than the temperature of the drink. Use it to describe a fresh taste or quality.

et “et” means “and” and joins the juice’s fresh taste with the statement that it is easy to drink. It connects two related pieces of information in the same description. Use “et” to link two words, phrases, or clauses.

facile “facile” means “easy” in “facile à boire,” describing drinking the juice as easy. It is followed by à and the action boire. Use the pattern “facile à + infinitive” to say that an action is easy to do.

à “à” links the adjective facile to the action boire in “facile à boire.” Together, the expression means “easy to drink.” Use “adjective + à + infinitive” when describing how easy or difficult an action is.

boire “boire” means “drink” and names the action that is easy in “facile à boire.” It follows à after the adjective facile. Use it after à when describing something that is easy to drink or an action connected with drinking.

Alors “Alors” means “then” here and marks the customer’s decision after hearing the recommendation. It introduces the choice “je vais prendre cette bouteille.” Use it when moving from information or advice to a decision.

je “je” means “I” and is the subject of the customer’s decision. It appears in “je vais prendre” to show who will get the bottle. Use “je + verb” to talk about your own actions or plans.

vais “vais” means “am going to” or “will” here and expresses the customer’s immediate intention to get the bottle. It is a form of aller used with the following action prendre. Use “je vais + infinitive” to state an intended upcoming action.

prendre “prendre” means “take” or “get” here, with the shopping meaning of choosing the bottle. It follows vais in “je vais prendre cette bouteille.” Use “prendre + item” when saying which item you will take or choose.

cette “cette” means “this” and points to the particular bottle the customer has chosen. It appears before the feminine singular noun bouteille in “cette bouteille.” Use “cette + noun” to identify a specific feminine singular thing.

bouteille “bouteille” means “bottle” and refers to the product the customer decides to get. It appears in “cette bouteille,” identifying one particular bottle. Use it when choosing or discussing a bottled drink in a shop.

Grammar Points

des boissons fraîches

des boissons fraîches

day bwah-SOHN FREHSH

cold drinks

The adjective agrees with the feminine plural noun: boisson becomes boissons, and frais becomes fraîches.

facile à + infinitif

facile à boire

fah-SEEL ah BWAR

easy to drink

After facile, use à followed by the infinitive to express that something is easy to do.

French Vocabulary

à côté de prep

ah koh-TAY duh next to à côté des

Il est dans ce rayon, à côté des boissons fraîches.

alors adv

ah-LOR then Alors

Alors, je vais prendre cette bouteille.

boisson noun

bwah-SOHN drink boissons

Il est dans ce rayon, à côté des boissons fraîches.

bouteille noun

boo-TAY bottle

Alors, je vais prendre cette bouteille.

Excusez-moi phrase

ek-skew-ZAY MWAH Excuse me

Excusez-moi, où est le jus ?

facile à boire phrase

fah-SEEL ah BWAR easy to drink

Ce jus a un goût frais et il est facile à boire.

frais adj

FREH cold; fresh fraîches

Il est dans ce rayon, à côté des boissons fraîches.

goût noun

GOO taste

Ce jus a un goût frais et il est facile à boire.

jus noun

ZHOO juice

Excusez-moi, où est le jus ?

où adv

OO where

Excusez-moi, où est le jus ?

rayon noun

ray-YOHN section

Il est dans ce rayon, à côté des boissons fraîches.

recommander verb

ruh-koh-mahn-DAY to recommend recommandez

Qu'est-ce que vous recommandez ?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Excuse me, where is the juice?

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Excusez-moi, où est le jus ?

What do you recommend?

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Qu'est-ce que vous recommandez ?

Then I'll get that bottle.

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Alors, je vais prendre cette bouteille.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

section

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rayon

to recommend

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recommandez

drink

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boissons

taste

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goût