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Joséphine fait les courses

Josephine goes grocery shopping

A little girl and her mother are standing in an aisle in a grocery store. They both wear a pink top and blue jeans.

Joséphine est une petite fille.

Aujourd’hui, elle va faire les courses avec sa maman.

Joséphine is a little girl.

Today, she is going grocery shopping with her mom.

Le matin, elle va à la boulangerie. Joséphine adore le pain chaud.

Elle regarde les croissants et dit :
— Maman, je peux avoir un croissant ? 

C’est sa pâtisserie préférée.

In the morning, she goes to the bakery. Joséphine loves warm bread.

She looks at the croissants and says:
— Mom, can I have a croissant? 

It’s her favorite pastry.

A little girl dressed in pink and blue is holding a croissant as she's standing in a bakery.
A brunette lady butcher is standing in her shop.

Le midi, Joséphine va à la boucherie. 

Bonjour! dit la bouchère.

Bonjour! dit Joséphine.

Joséphine choisit un poulet et du saucisson.

At noon, Joséphine goes to the butcher shop.

‘Hello!’ says the butcher.

‘Hello!’ says Joséphine.

Joséphine picks a chicken and some sausage.

Puis, Joséphine va à la librairie. Elle voit un livre.

— Oh ! J’adore ce livre !

Sa maman dit :
— Pour ton anniversaire.

Then, Joséphine goes to the bookstore. She sees a book.

— Oh! I love this book!

Her mom says:
— For your birthday.

A little girl dressed in pink and blue is standing in the aisle of a bookshop.

L’après-midi, Joséphine va au supermarché pour acheter des pommes et du lait. 

In the afternoon, Joséphine goes to the supermarket to buy apples and milk.

Le soir, après les courses, Joséphine a faim! 

C’est l’heure du dîner. Elle va au restaurant!

In the evening, after shopping, Joséphine is hungry!

It’s dinner time. She goes to the restaurant!

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The quizz: Did you fully understand the story?
Qui fait les courses avec Joséphine ? – Who goes grocery shopping with Joséphine?

Qu’est-ce que Joséphine achète à la boulangerie ? – What does Joséphine buy at the bakery?

Qu’est-ce que Joséphine achète à la boucherie ? – What does Joséphine buy at the butcher's?

Qu’est-ce que Joséphine achète au supermarché ? – What does Joséphine buy at the grocery store?

Que voit Joséphine à la librairie ? – What does Joséphine see at the bookstore?

Où Joséphine va-t-elle dîner ? – Where does Josephine go to dinner?

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