At the Supermarket Checkout
Use these everyday phrases to smoothly navigate the checkout, pay for your groceries, and handle self-checkout issues at the supermarket.
Key Phrases
Un sac, s'il vous plaît.
casualA bag, please.
The most common and direct way to ask.
Je peux avoir un sac, s'il vous plaît ?
politeCan I have a bag, please?
A slightly softer way to ask the cashier.
Non, je n'ai pas la carte.
neutralNo, I don't have the card.
Cashiers will almost always ask if you have the store card.
Par carte.
casualBy card.
Short and natural when they ask how you are paying.
Je vais payer par carte.
neutralI am going to pay by card.
A full sentence using the near future tense.
En liquide.
casualIn cash.
'Liquide' is a very common everyday word for cash.
Je vais payer en espèces.
neutralI am going to pay in cash.
'Espèces' is the standard, slightly more formal word for cash.
C'est bon pour le ticket.
casualI don't need the receipt.
Literally 'It is good for the receipt', a very natural spoken phrase.
Non merci, pas de ticket.
neutralNo thanks, no receipt.
A simple and clear way to say you don't need it.
La machine ne marche pas.
casualThe machine is not working.
Use this to explain the issue to an employee at the self-checkout.
Excusez-moi, j'ai un problème ici.
politeExcuse me, I have a problem here.
A polite way to get a staff member's attention.