Supermarket Vocabulary in French
Supermarket Sections
French | English | Description |
---|---|---|
Le rayon fruits et légumes | Fruit and vegetable section | Where fresh produce is found |
Le rayon boulangerie | Bakery section | For bread and pastries |
Le rayon boucherie | Butcher's section | For meat |
Le rayon poissonnerie | Fish section | For fish and seafood |
Le rayon produits laitiers | Dairy section | For milk, cheese, yogurts |
Le rayon surgelés | Frozen food section | For frozen foods |
Le rayon épicerie | Grocery section | For canned goods, pasta, rice, etc. |
Le rayon boissons | Beverage section | For water, sodas, juices |
Le rayon hygiène | Personal care section | For toiletries |
Le rayon charcuterie | Deli section | For sausages, hams, pâtés |
Le rayon bio | Organic section | For organic products |
Le rayon animalerie | Pet section | For pet food and accessories |
Le rayon beauté | Beauty section | For cosmetics and beauty products |
Le rayon ménage | Household section | For cleaning products |

Supermarket sections
Common Products
French | English | Category |
---|---|---|
Une baguette | A baguette | Bakery |
Un steak | A steak | Butcher's |
Du saumon | Salmon | Fish |
Un camembert | A camembert | Dairy |
Des carottes | Carrots | Fruit and vegetables |
Une pizza surgelée | A frozen pizza | Frozen food |
Des pâtes | Pasta | Grocery |
Une bouteille d'eau | A bottle of water | Beverages |
Du dentifrice | Toothpaste | Personal care |
Du jambon | Ham | Deli |
Des œufs bio | Organic eggs | Organic |
Des croquettes pour chat | Cat food | Pet |
Un shampoing | Shampoo | Beauty |
De la lessive | Laundry detergent | Household |
Du chocolat | Chocolate | Confectionery |

Common supermarket products
Supermarket Professions
French | English | Description |
---|---|---|
Le/La caissier(ère) | Cashier | Records purchases and handles payments |
Le/La boucher(ère) | Butcher | Prepares and sells meat |
Le/La poissonnier(ère) | Fishmonger | Prepares and sells fish |
Le/La boulanger(ère) | Baker | Prepares and sells bread |
Le/La manutentionnaire | Stock clerk | Moves and arranges merchandise |
Le/La responsable de rayon | Section manager | Manages a specific section |
Le/La directeur(trice) du magasin | Store manager | Oversees the entire supermarket |
Le/La charcutier(ère) | Delicatessen worker | Prepares and sells deli products |
Le/La fromager(ère) | Cheese specialist | Advises on cheeses and prepares them |
Le/La primeur(e) | Greengrocer | Manages the fruit and vegetable section |
L'agent(e) de sécurité | Security guard | Ensures security in the store |
Le/La chef(fe) de caisse | Head cashier | Supervises the cashier team |

Supermarket professions
Exercises
Complete the sentences with the correct French word:
- Je vais acheter du pain au rayon _______. / I'm going to buy bread in the _______ section.
- Pour trouver des légumes frais, je me dirige vers le rayon _______. / To find fresh vegetables, I go to the _______ section.
- Le _______ prépare les steaks au rayon boucherie. / The _______ prepares steaks in the butcher's section.
- J'ai besoin de pâtes, je vais donc au rayon _______. / I need pasta, so I'm going to the _______ section.
- La personne qui enregistre mes achats s'appelle le/la _______. / The person who records my purchases is called the _______.
- Pour acheter du saumon, je vais au rayon _______./ To buy salmon, I go to the _______ section.
- L' _______ s'occupe de la sécurité du magasin./ The _______ takes care of the store's security.
- Je cherche des croquettes pour mon chat dans le rayon _______./ I'm looking for cat food in the _______ section.
Answers: 1. boulangerie, 2. fruits et légumes, 3. boucher, 4. épicerie, 5. caissier/caissière, 6. poissonnerie, 7. agent de sécurité, 8. animalerie
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