The final letters you don't say in French

1. 1
   prix/pʁi/

   pricenoun

   The amount of money you have to give to get something.
2. 2
   riz/ʁi/

   ricenoun

   Small white grains that are cooked in water before eating.
3. 3
   haricot/aʁiko/

   beannoun

   The seed or long green pod of a plant, eaten cooked.
4. 4
   porc/pɔʁ/

   porknoun

   Meat from a pig.
5. 5
   poids/pwa/iAlso said pwɑ.

   weightnoun

   How much something weighs, measured in grams or kilos.
6. 6
   pot/po/iAlso said pɔt.

   jarnoun

   A fairly small container, often with a lid, used to keep food in.
7. 7
   tas/ta/iAlso said tɑ.

   pilenoun

   A large number of things placed on top of one another.
8. 8
   blanc/blɑ̃/

   whiteadjective

   The color of milk or snow.
9. 9
   chaud/ʃo/

   hotadjective

   Having a high temperature.
10. 10
    trop/tʁo/

    tooadverb

    More than is needed.

The sentences

1. Vous pouvez me donner le prix du kilo ?

   Can you give me the price per kilo?

2. Je voudrais un petit paquet de riz blanc.

   I'd like a small bag of white rice.

3. Le haricot vert, il est à combien le kilo ?

   How much are the green beans per kilo?

4. Je vais prendre un rôti de porc pour ce soir.

   I'll take a pork roast for tonight.

5. Vous pouvez vérifier le poids sur la balance ?

   Can you check the weight on the scale?

6. Vous avez un petit pot de crème fraîche ?

   Do you have a small jar of crème fraîche?

7. Je vais prendre tout ce tas de tomates.

   I'll take that whole pile of tomatoes.

8. Je voudrais du fromage blanc et deux citrons.

   I'd like some cottage cheese and two lemons.

9. Ce pain sort du four, il est encore chaud.

   This bread just came out of the oven, it's still hot.

10. Je trouve que ce melon est trop cher.

    I think this melon is too expensive.

Pronunciation

• prix/pʁi/

  The final x is silent: /pʁi/.

• haricot/aʁiko/

  The h is silent, but it blocks elision: you say "le haricot," never "l'haricot."

• porc/pɔʁ/

  The final c is silent, but the r is clearly heard: /pɔʁ/.

• poids/pwa/

  "oi" is said as /wa/, and neither the d nor the s is heard: /pwa/.

• blanc/blɑ̃/

  "an" is said in one breath through the nose, /ɑ̃/, and the final c is silent.

• chaud/ʃo/

  The final d is silent and "au" is said as /o/, with rounded lips.

• trop/tʁo/

  The final p is silent: /tʁo/.

Questions

How do you ask for the price at a French market?

You can say "Vous pouvez me donner le prix du kilo ?" (Can you give me the price per kilo?).

How do you ask someone to check a weight?

Say "Vous pouvez vérifier le poids sur la balance ?" (Can you check the weight on the scale?).

What does "tas" mean here?

A tas is a pile, a large number of things stacked together, like a pile of tomatoes.