{"id":26499,"date":"2017-04-04T05:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T03:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26499"},"modified":"2019-05-25T22:03:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T20:03:19","slug":"a-shopping-and-a-geography-lesson-about-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-shopping-and-a-geography-lesson-about-france\/","title":{"rendered":"A shopping and a geography lesson about France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite adventures of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/learning-to-read-from-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asterix and Obelix<\/a> is <strong>Le Tour de Gaule<\/strong> (<em>Around France)* <\/em>In an attempt to show up the local Roman soldiers, our intrepid heroes attempt to complete a trip around France bringing back the regional specialties from the different cities they visit. If they were to\u00a0 undertake the task today, the duo might do some of their shopping at Leclerc.<\/p>\n<p>E.Leclerc is a cooperative representing almost 700 stores around Europe. In France, E.Leclerc is one of the largest grocery chains controlling close to 20% of the market. They are also &#8211; if these two ads are to be believed &#8211; <strong>le moins cher. <\/strong>(<em>the least expensive)**<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><strong>Qui est le moins cher ? \u00e0 Lille, \u00e0 Chamb\u00e9ry, \u00e0 Ussel . . . <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"E.Leclerc - Qui est le moins cher - 31&quot; - 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NIuhYpvSyXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et \u00e0 Chamb\u00e9ry\u00a0? C\u2019est qui le moins cher\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And in Chambery? Who is least expensive?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C\u2019est Leclerc\u00a0! Moins cher que Carrefour et Super U, par exemple.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>It\u2019s Leclerc! Cheaper than Carrefour and Super U, for example.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais moi je fais mes courses \u00e0 . . . <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But I shop in . . . <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Lille.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Lille.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Lille\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Lille\u00a0?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Leclerc est moins cher que Carrefour, Cora, Auchan . . . <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Leclerc less expensive than Carrefour, Cora, Auchan . . . <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Oui mais \u00e0 Tours c\u2019est qui le moins cher\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Yes but in Tours, who is the least expensive?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Si vous \u00eates \u00e0 Tours, Leclerc est moins cher que Auchan et Super U.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>If you are in Tours, Leclerc is less expensive than Auchan and Super U.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Par exemple.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>For example.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et \u00e0 Ussel\u00a0? [Ussel\u00a0! Ussel\u00a0!]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>At in Ussel\u00a0?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Ussel\u00a0? Leclerc est moins cher que Intermarch\u00e9 et Carrefour Market, entre autres.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Ussel\u00a0? Leclerc is less expensive than Intermarch\u00e9 and Carrefour Market, among others.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Ussel\u00a0!]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et chez vous\u00a0? C\u2019est qui le moins cher\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And where you live? Who is the least expensive?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>V\u00e9rifiez le en t\u00e9l\u00e9chargeant l\u2019appli quiestlemoinscher <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Verify it (find out) by downloading the app quiestlemoinscher (whoistheleastexpensive)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Leclerc.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Leclerc.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><strong>Qui est le moins cher\u00a0? \u00e0 Marseille, \u00e0 Nanterre, \u00e0 Montlu\u00e7on . . . <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8TvO51zvO3U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/8TvO51zvO3U<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>On a les chiffres***. A Marseille Leclerc est moins cher qu\u2019Hyper Casino. Par exemple.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>We have the numbers (the data). In Marseille Leclerc is less expensive than Hyper Casino. For example.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C\u2019est moi qui (le) dis\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I say that\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>D\u2019accord mais nous on fait nos courses \u00e0 Nanterre.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Ok, but we shop in Nanterre.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Nanterre\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Nanterre\u00a0?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Nanterre Leclerc est moins cher que Intermarch\u00e9.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Nanterre Leclerc is less expensive than Intermarch\u00e9.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>C\u2019est \u00e7a.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>That\u2019s right (what he said)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mais nous on est \u00e0 Montlu\u00e7on.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>But we\u2019re in Montlu\u00e7on.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Montlu\u00e7on Leclerc est moins cher que Auchan et Intermarch\u00e9.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0 Leclerc is less expensive than Auchan and Intermarch\u00e9.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et bah voil\u00e0\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>There you have it\u00a0!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Oui mais a Montlu\u00e7on d\u2019accord, mais a . .. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Yes but in Montlu\u00e7on\u00a0 ok, but in . . .<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Ch\u00e2teau-Thierry\u00a0? \u2018ttendez\u00a0!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Ch\u00e2teau-Thierry? Hold please!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>A Ch\u00e2teau-Thierry\u00a0? Leclerc est moins cher que Super U par exemple.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In Ch\u00e2teau-Thierry? Leclerc is less expensive than Super U for example.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>M\u2019voil\u00e0 par exemple.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>There for example.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et chez vous\u00a0? C\u2019est qui le moins cher\u00a0?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And where you live? Who is the least expensive?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>V\u00e9rifiez le en t\u00e9l\u00e9chargeant l\u2019appli quiestlemoinscher <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Verify it (find out) by downloading the app quiestlemoinscher (whoistheleastexpensive)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Leclerc.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Leclerc.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* It&#8217;s a play on &#8220;le Tour de France&#8221;, the famous cycling race around France. Gaule (or Gaul) is, of course, the ancient name for what we now call France. The usage also shows up in Jules Verne&#8217;s <em>Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (Around the world in 80 days).<br \/>\n** <\/em>The word &#8216;<em>cher&#8217;<\/em> means &#8216;<em>expensive&#8217; <\/em>or &#8216;<em>dear&#8217;.<\/em> Like any adjective, &#8216;<em>cher&#8217;<\/em> needs to agree with the noun (or nouns) being modified. The feminine form is &#8216;<em>ch\u00e8re<\/em>&#8216;, and the plurals are &#8216;<em>chers&#8217; <\/em>and <em>&#8216;ch\u00e8res&#8217;.<\/em> Conveniently (or perhaps not, since it won&#8217;t help you identify the gender and number of the noun in a spoken sentence!) all four forms are pronounced the same way.<br \/>\n*** Do you know the difference between &#8216;<em>chiffre&#8217;, &#8216;nombre&#8217;, <\/em>and &#8216;<em>numero&#8217;<\/em>? &#8216;<em>Un chiffre&#8217;<\/em> is the number equivalent of a letter. It is literally the thing you write. In English we would say &#8216;<em>digit&#8217;. &#8216;Les chiffres sont 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, et 9.&#8217; <\/em>&#8216;<em>Un nombre&#8217; (&#8216;number&#8217;)<\/em> is made up of two or more &#8216;<em>chiffres&#8217;.\u00a0 <\/em>20, 999, 4,000 are &#8216;<em>nombres&#8217;. &#8216;Un numero<\/em>&#8216; is a specific numerical designation like &#8216;<em>un numero de telephone&#8217; (&#8216;a telephone number), &#8216;un numero de chambre&#8217; (&#8216;hotel room number&#8217;), <\/em>or &#8216;<em>le numero de rue&#8217; (&#8216;the street number [for a house or building]).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite adventures of Asterix and Obelix is Le Tour de Gaule (Around France)* In an attempt to show up the local Roman soldiers, our intrepid heroes attempt to complete a trip around France bringing back the regional specialties from the different cities they visit. 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