
Basic colors: Asking about tshirt color options
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Key Phrases
Ce t-shirt existe en d'autres couleurs ?
Does this T-shirt come in other colors?
Je voudrais le bleu, s'il vous plaît.
I'd like the blue one, please.
La caisse est juste là.
The checkout is right there.
Skills You'll Learn
Asking if an item comes in different colors
Demander si un article existe en différentes couleurs
Expressing a preference and asking about size
Exprimer une préférence et demander une taille
Politely concluding a purchase
Conclure un achat poliment
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're in a clothing shop in France. You want to buy a T-shirt in a color and size you like.
Bonjour monsieur ! Je peux vous aider ?
Hello, sir! Can I help you?
Bonjour ! Ce t-shirt existe en d'autres couleurs ?
Hello! Does this T-shirt come in other colors?
Oui, en bleu, en noir et en blanc.
Yes, in blue, black and white.
Vous l'avez en vert ?
Do you have it in green?
Non, désolée, pas en vert.
No, sorry, not in green.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Je peux vous aider ?
zhuh puh voo ay-day
Can I help you?
🇫🇷 Staff often ask this as you browse. If you're only looking, reply Je regarde, merci "I'm just looking, thanks".
See breakdown →Ce t-shirt
suh tee shurt
This T-shirt
💬 Ce means "this" before a masculine word. Before a vowel it becomes cet, as in cet anorak "this anorak", and before a feminine word it becomes cette, as in cette robe "this dress".
See breakdown →En d'autres couleurs
on dee oh-tr koo-LUHR
In other colours
💬 Des autres shrinks to d'autres after en. You'll see it again in d'autres tailles "other sizes".
See breakdown →Ce t-shirt existe en d'autres couleurs ?
suh tee shurt eg-ZEEST on dee oh-tr koo-LUHR
Does this T-shirt come in other colors?
💬 In shops, exister en means "come in". Swap the ending and you can ask Ce t-shirt existe en L ? "Does this T-shirt come in L?".
See breakdown →En bleu
on bluh
In blue
💬 To say an item comes in a color, use en plus the color, as in en bleu. Swap in any color: en rouge "in red", en vert "in green".
See breakdown →En noir
on nwar
In black
En blanc
on blahn
In white
💬 The final c in blanc is silent, so it sounds like (blahn).
See breakdown →Oui, en bleu, en noir et en blanc.
wee on bluh on nwar eh on blahn
Yes, in blue, black and white.
Vous l'avez en vert ?
voo l ah-veh on vair
Do you have it in green?
💬 L' stands for "it" and goes in front of the verb, so it can't stand on its own. The same pattern gives Vous l'avez en M ? "Do you have it in M?".
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