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Translate the French term 'faire des achats' into English.
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to go shopping / to make purchases
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Where do Akanksha and Nargis go to buy a gift for Pauline?
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Le centre commercial (the shopping centre)
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Which French singer's CD does Akanksha decide to buy for Pauline?
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Zaz
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Translate 'des boucles d'oreilles' into English.
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earrings
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What is the French term for 'nail polish'?
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le vernis à ongles
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Translate the French word 'un roman' into English.
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a novel
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Which specific section of the shop do Nargis and Akanksha visit to find earrings?
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Le rayon des bijoux (the jewellery department)
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How do you ask 'How much do they cost?' in French when referring to plural feminine items?
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Combien coûtent-elles ?
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According to the dialogue, what are the three colours available for the earrings?
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Bleu, rouge, and jaune (blue, red, and yellow)
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What is the French term for a 'gift-wrap' or 'gift-wrapped parcel'?
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un paquet-cadeau
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How do you ask 'Do you accept credit cards?' in French?
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Est-ce que vous acceptez les cartes de crédit ?
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What is the French 'conditionnel de politesse' for the first person singular of 'vouloir'?
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Je voudrais
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What is the French 'conditionnel de politesse' for the first person singular of 'aimer'?
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J'aimerais
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In French, what grammatical mood is used to express politeness when making requests?
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Le conditionnel (the conditional)
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What shop would a person visit to buy eggs, cream, and milk?
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La crémerie (the dairy shop)
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Translate 'un litre de lait' into English.
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a litre of milk
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What are 'des œufs' in English?
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eggs
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What is 'la crème' in English?
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cream
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Where would you go to buy 'deux citrons' and 'un kilo d'oignons'?
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Au marché (at the market)
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Translate 'des champignons' into English.
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mushrooms
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What is the French term for 'potatoes'?
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des pommes de terre
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Translate 'un kilo de farine' into English.
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a kilogram of flour
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Where would you purchase 'une bouteille d'eau minérale' and 'de la farine'?
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À l'épicerie (at the grocery store)
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What is the French word for the shopkeeper at an 'épicerie'?
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l'épicier
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At 'la boulangerie', what does the customer request as being 'bien cuite' (well-baked)?
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Une baguette
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What is the total price for one baguette ($1.20\text{€}$) and four croissants ($6.00\text{€}$)?
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$7.20\text{€}$
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What is the French term for a 'butcher's shop'?
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la boucherie
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What animal product is 'un poulet'?
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a chicken
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Translate 'quatre tranches de jambon blanc' into English.
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four slices of white ham
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Which French adverbial pronoun is used to replace a noun preceded by a partitive article or a quantity?
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en
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In the sentence 'J'en achète trois tranches', what does the pronoun 'en' replace?
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du jambon (or the specific item being discussed)
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Translate the quantity expression 'un peu de' into English.
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a little bit of
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Translate the quantity expression 'beaucoup de' into English.
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a lot of / many
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What quantity expression means 'a few' in French?
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quelques
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What quantity expression means 'too much' or 'too many' in French?
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trop de
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What quantity expression means 'enough' in French?
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assez de
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In French, which type of article is used for 'uncountable' or 'imprecise' quantities (e.g., 'some coffee')?
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L'article partitif (the partitive article)
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When expressing a general preference (e.g., 'He likes wine'), which type of article is used?
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L'article défini (the definite article: le, la, l', les)
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What is the masculine singular partitive article in French?
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du
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What is the feminine singular partitive article in French?
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de la
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What partitive article is used before a singular noun starting with a vowel or silent 'h'?
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de l'
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What is the plural partitive article in French?
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des
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How does the meaning change between 'Il aime le vin' and 'Il boit du vin'?
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The first is a general preference; the second refers to an imprecise quantity being consumed.
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Translate 'Je voudrais acheter quelques dossiers en plastique' into English.
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I would like to buy a few plastic folders.
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Conjugate 'pouvoir' in the second person plural conditional to ask 'Could you...?' politely.
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Pourriez-vous
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Identify the 'intruder' (odd one out) in this list: la boulangerie, l'épicerie, la crémerie, le boucher.
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le boucher (it refers to the person/profession, while others are shops)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: les croissants, les tomates, le pain, la baguette.
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les tomates (it is a vegetable; others are bakery products)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: le sucre, la farine, la bouteille d'eau, le lait.
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la bouteille d'eau (it is a specific container/unit; others are bulk ingredients/uncountable nouns)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: les fraises, les petits pois, les bananes, les oranges.
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les petits pois (it is a vegetable; others are fruits)
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What does the French phrase 'C'est tout ?' mean in a shopping context?
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Is that all?
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Translate 'Je prends le rouge' in the context of choosing a gift.
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I'll take the red one.
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What is the French term for '500 grams'?
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cinq cents grammes
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Translate 'deux kilos' into English.
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two kilograms
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How do you say 'I'm out of ideas' in French, as used by Akanksha?
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Je n'ai pas d'idée.
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What is the purpose of the phrase 's'il vous plaît'?
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To say 'please' (formal/polite).
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Translate 'Elle adore la musique' into English.
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She loves music.
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How do you conjugate 'vouloir' for 'nous' in the conditional mood?
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nous voudrions
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How do you conjugate 'aimer' for 'vous' in the conditional mood?
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vous aimeriez
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What is the third person plural conditional form of 'vouloir'?
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ils / elles voudraient
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In the phrase 'J'ai fait de la crème au chocolat', why is 'de la' used?
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To indicate an imprecise quantity (some chocolate cream).