🛒 Shopping · CLB 3 · ~7 min
At the grocery checkout
Bag-or-no-bag, debit-or-credit, loyalty card
The situation
You: You're paying for your groceries at Metro.
Them: The cashier is friendly but moves quickly.
Goal: Understand the small-talk + transaction questions, respond appropriately.
The conversation (French & English)
Bonjour ! Vous avez besoin d'un sac ?
Hello! Do you need a bag?
Oui, s'il vous plaît.
Yes, please.
Vous avez votre carte Metro&moi ?
Do you have your Metro&moi loyalty card?
Non, je n'en ai pas.
No, I don't have one.
D'accord. Ça fait quarante-sept dollars et cinquante.
OK. That comes to $47.50.
Je paie par carte.
I'll pay by card.
Débit ou crédit ?
Debit or credit?
Débit, s'il vous plaît.
Debit, please.
Voilà votre reçu. Bonne journée !
Here's your receipt. Have a good day!
Merci, à vous aussi !
Thanks, you too!
Key vocabulary
| un sac | a bag |
| une carte de fidélité | a loyalty card |
| ça fait... | that comes to... / that's... |
| payer par carte | to pay by card |
| débit | debit |
| crédit | credit |
| un reçu | a receipt |
| bonne journée | have a good day |
| à vous aussi | you too (formal) |
Grammar in this conversation — "en" — the small word for "any" / "some"
When someone asks if you have something and you don't — drop en in front of the verb. "Je n'en ai pas" = "I don't have any (of those)." Saves you from repeating the noun.
- Vous avez une carte ? — Non, je n'en ai pas.
- Tu veux du pain ? — Oui, j'en veux.
- Il a des enfants ? — Il en a trois.
Phrases to practise aloud
Oui, s'il vous plaît. — Yes, please.
Non, je n'en ai pas. — No, I don't have one.
Je paie par carte. — I'll pay by card.
Débit, s'il vous plaît. — Debit, please.
Merci, bonne journée ! — Thanks, have a good day!
Check your understanding
1. What does the customer say about a bag?
Answer: Yes please
2. Does the customer have a loyalty card?
Answer: No
3. How does the customer pay?
Answer: Debit
4. How much was the total?
Answer: $47.50
Your speaking challenge
Run through a checkout interaction. Cashier will ask: bag? loyalty card? debit or credit? Respond naturally to all three.
Oui, un sac s'il vous plaît. Non, je n'ai pas de carte. Je paie par carte, débit. Merci, bonne journée !
Yes, a bag please. No, I don't have a card. I'll pay by card, debit. Thanks, have a good day!
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