le marché
outdoor market
la crémerie
dairy store
la pâtisserie
pastry shop; pâtisserie
la poissonnerie
seafood store; fishmonger
l'épicerie (f)
grocery 4
1. French butchers do not sell pork, pork products, nor horsemeat. For these products, go to a charcuterie. However, a lot of boucheries are also charcuteries, and are called boucherie-charcuterie 2. In France, bakeries only sell fresh bread; e.g. the bread is baked on site. Places where they sell bread that is not fresh are called dépôt de pain.
3. ' Charcuteries' sell things besides pork products, including pâté, salami, cold meats, salads, quiches and pizzas.
4. An alternative to an ' épicerie' is an alimentation générale (a general foodstore).
G: Object Pronouns Review
Direct Objects
While the subject of a sentence initiates an action (the verb), the direct object is the one that is affected by the action. A direct object pronoun is used to refer to the direct object of a previous sentence: Pierre voit le cambrioleur. Pierre sees the burglar.
Pierre le voit.
Pierre sees him.
The following table shows the various types of direct object pronouns:
French me, m' te, t' le, l'
la, l' nous vous les
English me1
you1 him, it her, it us1 you1 them
Notes:
1 me, te, nous, and vous are also used as indirect objects to mean to me, to you, to us, and to you respectively.
The pronoun form with an apostrophe is used before a vowel.
The direct object pronoun for nous and vous is the same as the subject.
When the direct object comes before a verb in a perfect tense, a tense that uses a past participle, the direct object must agree in gender and plurality with the past participle. For example, in the phrase Je les ai eus, or I had them, the past participle would be spelled eus if the direct object, les, was referring to a masculine object, and eues if les is referring to a feminine object.
Indirect Objects
An indirect object is an object that would be asked for with To whom...? or From whom...? . It is called indirect because it occurs usually together with a direct object which is affected directly by the action: Il donne du pain à Pierre. He gives some bread to Pierre.
Il lui donne du pain.
He gives bread to him.
The following table shows the various types of indirect object pronouns: French me, m' te, t'
lui
nous vous
leur
English to me1 to you1 to him, to her to us1 to you1 to them
Notes:
1 me, te, nous, and vous are also used as direct objects to mean me, you, us, and you respectively.
The pronoun form with an apostrophe is used before a vowel.
The indirect object pronoun for nous and vous is the same as the subject.
The indirect object pronouns do not agree with the past participle like the direct object pronouns do.
When me, te, nous, and vous are used in a perfect tense, the writer must decide whether they are used as direct or indirect object pronouns. This is done by looking at the verb and seeing what type of action is being performed.
The bread is given by the man (direct). Pierre gets the given bread (indirect).
G: -e x er Verbs
