What are some useful terms to know when shopping at a French flea market
The Ultimate Guide to Haggling in French: Master Phrases and Cultural Insights: What are some useful terms to know when shopping at a French flea market
Here are some useful terms and phrases to know when shopping at a French flea market:
Common Vocabulary
- Le marché aux puces — flea market
- Le vendeur / la vendeuse — seller (male/female)
- Le client / la cliente — customer (male/female)
- Un brocanteur / une brocanteuse — flea market dealer
- Un objet d’occasion — second-hand or vintage item
- Une antiquité — an antique
- Un stand — a booth or stall
- Le prix — the price
- La monnaie — change (money)
- Le sac — bag
Useful Shopping Phrases
- Bonjour — hello (always greet the seller first)
- Quel est votre prix ? — What is your price?
- Pouvez-vous baisser le prix ? — Can you lower the price?
- C’est trop cher pour moi — That’s too expensive for me
- Est-ce que vous faites un prix ? — Can you give a discount?
- Je voudrais acheter ceci — I would like to buy this
- Avez-vous la monnaie ? — Do you have change?
- Puis-je payer en liquide ? — Can I pay in cash?
- C’est vendu — It has been sold
- Marchander / négocier — to haggle or negotiate the price
Market and Item Terms
- Une brocante — secondhand or vintage shop/market
- Un vide-grenier — yard sale or garage sale
- Un meuble — piece of furniture
- Un bibelot — small decorative object
- Un bibelot — small trinket or item
- Un tableau — painting
- Une lampe — lamp
- Un tapis — carpet
These terms and phrases should help navigate and shop confidently at a French flea market, including negotiating prices and identifying different types of markets or items.