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Joséphine fait les courses

French story for kids – shops vocabulary ! Discover French words for bakery, market, bookstore and more through a playful beginner story.

"A little girl and her mother are standing in an aisle in a grocery store. They both wear a pink top and blue jeans."

Joséphine est une petite fille.

Aujourd’hui, elle va faire les courses avec sa maman.

Joséphine is a little girl.

Today, she is going grocery shopping with her mom.

"A little girl dressed in pink and blue is holding a croissant as she's standing in a bakery."

Le matin, elle va à la boulangerie. Joséphine adore le pain chaud.

Elle regarde les croissants et dit :
— Maman, je peux avoir un croissant ?

C’est sa pâtisserie préférée.

In the morning, she goes to the bakery. Joséphine loves warm bread.

She looks at the croissants and says:
— Mom, can I have a croissant?

It’s her favorite pastry.

 "A brunette lady butcher is standing in her shop."

Le midi, Joséphine va à la boucherie.

— Bonjour ! dit la bouchère.

— Bonjour ! dit Joséphine.

Joséphine choisit un poulet et du saucisson.

At noon, Joséphine goes to the butcher shop.

‘Hello!’ says the butcher.

‘Hello!’ says Joséphine.

Joséphine picks a chicken and some sausage.

"A little girl dressed in pink and blue is standing in the aisle of a bookshop."

Puis, Joséphine va à la librairie. Elle voit un livre.

— Oh ! J’adore ce livre !

Sa maman dit :
— Pour ton anniversaire.

Then, Joséphine goes to the bookstore. She sees a book.

— Oh! I love this book!

Her mom says:
— For your birthday.

"A little girl dressed in pink and blue is buying apples and milk at the supermarket."

L’après-midi, Joséphine va au supermarché pour acheter des pommes et du lait.

In the afternoon, Joséphine goes to the supermarket to buy apples and milk.

"A little girl dressed in pink and blue is sitting at a table in a restaurant at dinner time."

Le soir, après les courses, Joséphine a faim !

C’est l’heure du dîner. Elle va au restaurant !

In the evening, after shopping, Joséphine is hungry!

It’s dinner time. She goes to the restaurant!

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