Le Quartier et les Commerces — French neighbourhood vocabulary | Vocabulary
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Your neighbourhood and its shops. This French neighbourhood its shops vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from la boulangerie (the bakery) to à deux pas (a stone’s throw away) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about neighbourhood its shops, then test yourself with the games below.
Le Quartier et les Commerces
Your neighbourhood and its shops
Les commerces 🏪
Le quartier 🏘️
Y aller 🚶
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📘 Life in the quartier
- Chez + tradesperson = at their shop: chez le boulanger (at the baker’s), chez le médecin. The shop itself = la boulangerie.
- Le tabac (or « le bureau de tabac ») sells cigarettes, stamps, lottery, bus tickets — a French institution.
- The quartier is a strong social unit — « mon quartier », « le petit commerce » (local shops) vs les grandes surfaces (supermarkets).
- Directions locally: au coin de la rue (on the corner), à deux pas (very near), en bas de chez moi (right downstairs).
- Neighbourly: « Bonjour, vous êtes du quartier ? » — and always greet shopkeepers with « Bonjour »!
🔊 Useful phrases
🔊 Example sentences
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the bakery = la ___ (for bread)
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boulangerie
at the baker’s (the person) = ___ le boulanger (preposition)
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chez
a neighbour = un ___ (lives nearby)
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voisin
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🎯 More practice — vocabulary recall — both directions
How do you say « the bakery »? (recall)
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la boulangerie
What does « le supermarché » mean? (recall)
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the supermarket
How do you say « the bank »? (recall)
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la banque
What does « le café » mean? (recall)
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the café
How do you say « the neighbourhood »? (recall)
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le quartier
What does « la place » mean? (recall)
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the square
How do you say « a neighbour »? (recall)
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un voisin
What does « le parc » mean? (recall)
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the park
Go further: La Ville & Directions — finding your way.
French neighbourhood its shops vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common neighbourhood its shops words in French?
For example: the bakery is « la boulangerie », the pharmacy is « la pharmacie », the supermarket is « le supermarché ». The full list above has 22 French neighbourhood its shops words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French neighbourhood its shops words to learn first?
Start with the basics: la boulangerie (the bakery), la pharmacie (the pharmacy), le supermarché (the supermarket), la boucherie (the butcher), la banque (the bank), la poste (the post office). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French neighbourhood its shops vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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