At the Supermarket Checkout
Use these essential phrases to buy groceries, choose your payment method, and handle the self-checkout in a French supermarket.
Key Phrases
Vous avez un sac ?
neutralDo you have a bag?
Cashiers will usually ask this before scanning your items.
Un sac ?
casualA bag?
A very common, quick way cashiers ask if you need a bag.
Un sac, s'il vous plaît.
neutralA bag, please.
Use this if they don't offer one and you need to buy a bag.
Vous avez la carte du magasin ?
neutralDo you have the store card?
Cashiers ask this to scan your store loyalty points.
Je n'ai pas la carte.
neutralI don't have the card.
The standard polite reply if you are not a store member.
Par carte, s'il vous plaît.
neutralBy card, please.
For paying with any credit or debit card.
En espèces.
neutralIn cash.
The standard term for paying with physical money.
En liquide.
casualIn cash.
A very common everyday spoken word for cash.
Vous voulez le ticket ?
neutralDo you want the receipt?
Stores in France often do not print receipts automatically anymore.
Le ticket ?
casualReceipt?
The shorter way cashiers will frequently ask this.
Pardon, il y a un problème.
neutralExcuse me, there is a problem.
Use this to get a staff member's attention at the self-checkout.
Ça ne marche pas.
casualIt isn't working.
Literally 'it does not walk', this is how French speakers say a machine is stuck.