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Buying food by weight in French: grams, kilos and slices
Order cheese, fruit and vegetables by weight in French. Learn the units, see the foods and practise replies when the scales show a little more.
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- Gender marked
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In short
Say Je voudrais deux cents grammes de fromage, s’il vous plaît. If the seller offers a little more, accept with Oui, ça me va or ask for less with Un peu moins, s’il vous plaît.
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Weights and portions
At the scales
What are you buying?
Find:
| Amount | French order |
|---|---|
| 200 g | deux cents grammes de fromage |
| 220 g | deux cent vingt grammes de fromage |
| 500 g | cinq cents grammes de fraises |
| 1 kg | un kilo de pommes |
| 4 slices | quatre tranches de jambon |
After a quantity, use de: un kilo de pommes. For a cheese you point to, say de ce fromage. Notice the spelling of cent: deux cents has an s, but deux cent vingt has none because another number follows. A slice count tells the seller how many slices you want; a weight tells them how much the food should weigh.
- Customer
Bonjour, je voudrais deux cents grammes de ce fromage.
Hello, I’d like two hundred grams of this cheese.
- Seller
Celui-ci ?
This one?
- Customer
Oui, celui à gauche.
Yes, the one on the left.
- Seller
Il y a deux cent vingt grammes. Ça vous va ?
There are two hundred and twenty grams. Is that all right?
- Customer
Oui, un peu plus, c’est très bien.
Yes, a little more is fine.
Je préfère deux cents grammes. Vous pouvez en mettre un peu moins ?
I’d prefer two hundred grams. Can you put in a little less?