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French A1 gap-fill: choosing a meal on a small budget
Emma has 15 euros for lunch. Fill in prices and numbers in this short French story: menu prices, totals and change. With instant checking and a translation.
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In short
This story practises numbers and prices in context: douze euros cinquante, trois euros, quinze euros. Read each price carefully and write it in words; the hint gives the figure.
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Quinze euros pour déjeuner
Emma a (15) euros pour déjeuner. Elle regarde le menu du café. Le plat du jour coûte (12) euros cinquante. C'est un peu cher.
La salade composée est à (9) euros et le croque-monsieur à (7) euros. Une boisson coûte (3) euros.
Emma calcule : une salade et une boisson, ça fait (12) euros. Il reste (3) euros pour un café ou un dessert.
Elle choisit la salade, un jus de pomme et un café à (2) euros. Total : (14) euros. Elle laisse un euro de pourboire. « Parfait, je n'ai plus rien ! »
Read it in English
Emma has fifteen euros for lunch. She looks at the café's menu. The dish of the day costs twelve euros fifty. It's a bit expensive.
The mixed salad is nine euros and the croque-monsieur seven euros. A drink costs three euros.
Emma works it out: a salad and a drink is twelve euros. That leaves three euros for a coffee or a dessert.
She chooses the salad, an apple juice and a two-euro coffee. Total: fourteen euros. She leaves a one-euro tip. "Perfect, I've got nothing left!"
How do you read prices on a French menu?
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le plat du jour | dish of the day |
| la formule | set lunch deal |
| entrée + plat | starter + main |
| à la carte | ordered separately |
| le pourboire | tip |
| Ça fait combien ? | How much is it? |
Notice how prices are said: douze euros cinquante for €12.50, with no et and no centimes. In a café, Ça fait combien ? asks for the total, and the server may answer with just the numbers: quatorze, s'il vous plaît.
Lunch deals called formules are common: Formule midi : plat + café, 13 €. In French cafés, service is included in the price (service compris), so a tip is a small optional extra, often just rounding up.