Shopping quantities
French often uses quantity expressions before food nouns: , , . After these expressions, use .
With countable things, you can also use exact numbers: , . With uncountable things like milk or fish as food, quantity words are very common.
Remember that stays after quantity phrases, not : , not .
A useful shop question is and a useful answer is
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a lot of | ||
| a lot of | ||
| a kilo of | ||
| a kilo of | ||
| a little / some | ||
| a little / some | ||
| how many / how much | ||
| how many / how much | ||
Félix mange beaucoup de poisson.Félix eats a lot of fish.
Je voudrais un kilo de pommes.I would like a kilo of apples.
Vous voulez un peu de lait ?Do you want a little milk?
Combien de pommes ?How many apples?
Zoé a dix-neuf pommes.Zoé has nineteen apples.
Nous avons beaucoup de temps ?Do we have a lot of time?
Je suis le nouveau voisin. J’achète beaucoup de pommes.I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. J’achète beaucoup de pommes.I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis le nouveau voisin. Je prends un kilo de pommes.I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. Je prends un kilo de pommes.I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Félix eats a lot of fish.
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I would like a kilo of apples.
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Do you want a little milk?
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How many apples?
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Félix mange poisson.
Félix eats a lot of fish.
Je voudrais pommes.
I would like a kilo of apples.
Vous voulez lait ?
Do you want a little milk?
pommes ?
How many apples?
Zoé a pommes.
Zoé has nineteen apples.
Nous avons temps ?
Do we have a lot of time?
Je suis le nouveau voisin. J’achète pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. J’achète pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis le nouveau voisin. Je prends pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. Je prends pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Vous voulez lait ?
Do you want a little milk?
pommes ?
How many apples?
Zoé a pommes.
Zoé has nineteen apples.
Nous avons temps ?
Do we have a lot of time?
Je suis le nouveau voisin. J’achète pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. J’achète pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I buy lots of apples.
Je suis le nouveau voisin. Je prends pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Je suis la nouvelle voisine. Je prends pommes.
I am the new neighbour. I take a kilo of apples.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Félix eats a lot of fish.
I would like a kilo of apples.
Do you want a little milk?
How many apples?
Zoé has nineteen apples.
Do we have a lot of time?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Félix eats a lot of fish.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Félix eats a lot of fish.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I would like a kilo of apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I would like a kilo of apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Do you want a little milk?
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Do you want a little milk?
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
How many apples?
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
How many apples?
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
