French for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 2

I can't find it

French for shop interactions — Je ne trouve pas de lait à base de plantes (I can't find plant-based milk) — for dietary specifications.

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Pronunciation Translations Tips

Meera

Tout va bien ?

Is everything ok?

Tip: lit everything goes well ?
Honey

Je ne trouve pas de lait à base de plantes.

I can't find plant based milk.

Tip: <à base de> = based
Meera

C’est derrière le rayon des biscuits.

It is behind the cookie aisle.
Honey

Ah, devant les chips. Merci.

Aaaah, in front of the potato chips. Thanks

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I can't find ...' in French?

Je ne trouve pas + noun: je ne trouve pas mes clés (my keys). Trouver = to find.

Lait à base de plantes?

'Plant-based milk'. À base de + noun = 'based on'. Lait d'amande (almond milk), lait de soja (soy milk), lait d'avoine (oat milk).

Special diets in French?

Végétarien (vegetarian), végan (vegan), sans gluten (gluten-free), sans lactose (lactose-free), bio (organic).