{"id":22264,"date":"2015-07-22T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22264"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:59:27","slug":"how-to-find-a-hardware-store-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/how-to-find-a-hardware-store-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find A Hardware Store in French"},"content":{"rendered":"

My computer problems<\/a> quickly led to hardware problems, which meant finding a hardware store. Les probl\u00e8mes<\/strong> were that my hardware vocabulary isn’t very good in English never mind in French, and that it was still incredibly hot<\/a>. I needed a very small screwdriver to take off the screws on the bottom of my laptop and get to its insides.<\/p>\n

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My original thought was to just go to le magasin d’informatique<\/strong> (the computer store) and ask them for what I needed, but on the way there I ran into un ami<\/strong> (a friend) and we had a brief conversation.<\/p>\n

– \u00c7a va ?
\n– Oui, \u00e7a va. Je vais au magasin d’informatique. Mon disque dur a plant\u00e9 et donc j’ai besoin de le remplacer.
\n– Ah ouais ? tu sait comment faire tout \u00e7a ?
\n– Oui, il faut juste enlever les petites choses en bas et puis c’est simple \u00e0 faire.
\n– Les petites choses ? Ah tu veux dire les vis ! Demande aux gens du spuermarch\u00e9 ! J’imagine qu’ils ont ce que tu veux.<\/p>\n

Hey, how’s it going?<\/em>
\nIt’s going alright. I’m going to the computer store. My hard drive broke and so I need to replace it.<\/em>
\nAh yeah? You know how to do all that?<\/em>
\nYes, you just have to take out the little things on the bottom and then doing it is easy.<\/em>
\nThe little things? Ah you mean the screws! Ask the people at the supermarket! They probably have what you want.<\/em><\/p>\n

So I went to le supermarch\u00e9<\/strong> and asked:<\/p>\n

– Excusez-moi, est-ce que vous avez la chose pour enlever les vis ?
\n– Un tournevis ?
\n– Oui c’est \u00e7a !
\n– Oui, suivez-moi.<\/p>\n

\u2026<\/p>\n

– Voil\u00e0 toutes les tournevis qu’on a.
\n– Vous n’en avez pas des plus petits ?
\n– Non, d\u00e9sol\u00e9. Tout ce qu’on a est ici.<\/p>\n

Excuse me, do you have the thing for taking out screws?<\/em>
\nA screwdriver?<\/em>
\nYes that’s it!<\/em>
\nYes, follow me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s all the screwdrivers that we have.<\/em>
\nDo you have any smaller ones?<\/em>
\nNo, sorry. Everything we have is here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dans une ultime tentative<\/strong> (In a last ditch effort) I decided to ask another shop I passed, une bijouterie<\/strong> (a jewelry store).<\/p>\n

– Bonjour Monsieur.
\n– Bonjour.
\n– Est-ce que vous avez des tr\u00e8s petits tournevis ?
\n– Non, je suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9.
\n– Et bien, est-ce que vous savez o\u00f9 je pourrais en acheter ?
\n– Oui ! Allez au magasin de bricolage. Ils en ont j’en suis s\u00fbr.<\/p>\n

Hello Sir.<\/em>
\nHello.<\/em>
\nDo you have any very small screwdrivers?<\/em>
\nNo, I’m sorry.<\/em>
\nWell, do you know where I could buy some?<\/em>
\nYes! Go to the hardware store. They have some I’m sure of it.<\/em><\/p>\n

And after asking a few people along the way where exactly le magasin de bricolage<\/strong> is located I found mon tournevis<\/strong> (my screwdriver)!<\/p>\n

I learned trois nouveaux mots<\/strong> (three new words)! Now to learn the difference between un tournevis plat<\/strong> (a flathead screwdriver) and un tournevis cruciformes<\/strong> (a Philip’s head screwdriver)!<\/p>\n

Voici un petit vocabulaire :<\/strong><\/p>\n

La vis<\/strong> screw
\nLe tournevis<\/strong> screwdriver
\nLe clou<\/strong> nail
\nLe marteau<\/strong> hammer
\nLe magasin de bricolage<\/strong> hardware store
\nLe mat\u00e9riel informatique<\/strong> hardware (computer)
\nLe hardware<\/strong> hardware (computer)
\nLa quincaillerie<\/strong> hardware (tools)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

My computer problems quickly led to hardware problems, which meant finding a hardware store. Les probl\u00e8mes were that my hardware vocabulary isn’t very good in English never mind in French, and that it was still incredibly hot. I needed a very small screwdriver to take off the screws on the bottom of my laptop and…<\/p>\n

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