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DELF A1 clothes-shop role-play: change colour, keep your size

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Practise a French T-shirt purchase with a €20 budget and size M. Ask the price, compare alternatives and try a green shirt when blue is unavailable.

In short

Keep size M and your €20 limit. A different colour is fine: the green T-shirt in M at €18 fits your role. Ask Je peux l’essayer ? before deciding.

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Your shopping role
DetailYour requirement
ItemA T-shirt.
Preferred colourBlue; another colour is acceptable.
SizeM.
Maximum price€20.
Before choosingAsk the price.

You will meet two alternatives. One keeps your preferred colour; the other keeps your size. Use practice mode to hide the customer’s lines, then answer the seller from the English cues.

Your lines are hidden in practice mode. Say them aloud, then reveal to compare.
  1. Vendeuse

    Bonjour, je peux vous aider ?

    English

    Hello, can I help you?

  2. You

    Bonjour, je cherche un tee-shirt bleu en taille M.

    Ask for a blue T-shirt in M.

    English

    Hello, I’m looking for a blue T-shirt in size M.

  3. Vendeuse

    Je n’ai plus de bleu en M. J’ai du vert en M et du bleu en L.

    English

    I have no blue left in M. I have green in M and blue in L.

  4. You

    Le vert en M coûte combien ?

    Ask the price of the green T-shirt in M.

    English

    How much is the green one in M?

  5. Vendeuse

    Dix-huit euros. Le bleu en L est à seize euros.

    English

    Eighteen euros. The blue one in L is sixteen euros.

  6. You

    Le vert en M me plaît. Je peux l’essayer ?

    Say you like the green one in M and ask to try it on.

    English

    I like the green one in M. Can I try it on?

  7. Vendeuse

    Bien sûr. La cabine est à gauche.

    English

    Of course. The fitting room is on the left.

  8. You

    Merci.

    Thank the seller.

    English

    Thank you.

Practise the garment names

Check all three details

The seller’s alternatives
ColourSizePriceFits your role?
GreenM€18Yes: another colour is allowed.
BlueL€16No: you need M.
GreenM€22No: over the €20 limit.

En taille M gives the size. Je peux l’essayer ? asks to try the item on; l’ stands for the T-shirt. The fitting-room reply directs you to the left. You can make a final decision after trying it.

Question 1No account needed
The seller offers blue in L for €16. Keep your required size.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Je cherche du M. Vous avez une autre couleur ?. The reply keeps M and asks about the flexible detail, colour.

Question 2No account needed
Green in M now costs €22. What fits your budget?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

C’est trop cher pour moi. Vous avez un tee-shirt à vingt euros maximum ?. The first reply keeps the €20 ceiling and asks for another suitable item.

Question 3No account needed
Ask to try on the T-shirt.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Je peux l’essayer ?. Essayer means to try on here, and l’ refers to the garment.

Try a second round with a white T-shirt in M at €19 and a blue one in S at €15. Your partner gives the stock and prices; you ask a question, choose a suitable item and ask to try it on.

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