Dialogue
Do you have this in green? Ask about stock in a French shop
Ask for the exact notebook model, colour and size in French. Practise a shop dialogue and understand in stock, sold out and available to order.
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In short
Ask Vous avez ce modèle en vert ? (Do you have this model in green?). Add dans ce format to keep the same size, then ask Vous l’avez en stock ? to check whether it is available now.
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Adam likes a small notebook on the display table. He wants that model in green, with plain pages. The seller has other colours today. In practice mode, give Adam’s replies from the English cues.
- Seller
Bonjour, je peux vous aider ?
English
Hello, can I help you?
- You
Bonjour. Vous avez ce carnet en vert ?
Greet the seller and ask for this notebook in green.
English
Hello. Do you have this notebook in green?
- Seller
Dans ce petit format ?
English
In this small size?
- You
Oui, ce modèle, avec des pages blanches.
Confirm the model and specify plain pages.
English
Yes, this model, with plain pages.
- Seller
Nous l’avons en bleu et en noir. Le vert est épuisé.
English
We have it in blue and black. The green one is sold out.
- You
Est-ce que vous pouvez le commander en vert ?
Ask whether they can order it in green.
English
Can you order it in green?
- Seller
Oui, mais je dois vérifier le délai auprès du fournisseur.
English
Yes, but I need to check the lead time with the supplier.
- You
Vous pouvez me dire quand il sera disponible ?
Ask when it will be available.
English
Can you tell me when it will be available?
- Seller
Je peux vous appeler demain, après vérification.
English
I can call you tomorrow, after checking.
- You
Merci. J’attends votre appel avant de décider.
Thank them and say you will wait for the call before deciding.
English
Thank you. I’ll wait for your call before deciding.
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How do you ask if a shop has something in another colour?
| The seller says | Meaning | Your next question |
|---|---|---|
| Nous l’avons en stock. | Available now | Je peux le voir ? |
| Il est épuisé. | Sold out | Vous l’avez dans une autre couleur ? |
| Nous pouvons le commander. | Available to order | Quel est le délai ? |
After en, the colour stays in its basic form: en vert, en bleu, en noir. When the colour describes the noun directly, it agrees: un carnet vert, une pochette verte. To accept the alternative, say Finalement, je prends le bleu. Here, le bleu means the blue notebook.