French words borrowed from English in French

1. 1
   parking/paʁkiŋ/

   parking lotnoun

   A place where you leave your car while you do something else.
2. 2
   weekend/wikɛnd/

   weekendnoun

   Saturday and Sunday, the two days when most people don't work.
3. 3
   shopping/ʃɔpiŋ/

   shoppingnoun

   Spending time in stores to buy clothes or gifts.
4. 4
   pull/pyl/iAlso said pul.

   sweaternoun

   A warm garment with long sleeves that you pull on over your head.
5. 5
   basket/baskɛt/

   sneakernoun

   A soft sports shoe, worn by many people every day.
6. 6
   ticket/tikɛ/

   receiptnoun

   A small printed paper from the register showing what you paid.
7. 7
   budget/bydʒɛ/

   budgetnoun

   An amount of money you plan to spend.
8. 8
   sandwich/sɑ̃dwitʃ/iAlso said sɑ̃dwiʃ.

   sandwichnoun

   Two slices of bread with something to eat between them.
9. 9
   cool/kul/

   cooladjective

   Nice and relaxed, or fashionable; an informal word.
10. 10
    scanner/skane/

    to scanverb

    To copy a sheet or photo with a machine to have it on a computer.

The sentences

1. Est-ce que le parking est gratuit pendant deux heures ?

   Is the parking lot free for two hours?

2. Ce weekend, on va faire les courses au centre commercial.

   This weekend, we're doing the grocery shopping at the mall.

3. Après le déjeuner, on peut faire un peu de shopping.

   After lunch, we can do a bit of shopping.

4. Bonjour, je voudrais rendre ce pull, voici le ticket de caisse.

   Hi, I'd like to return this sweater, here's the receipt.

5. Est-ce que vous auriez cette basket dans une autre couleur ?

   Would you have this sneaker in another color?

6. Il faut valider le ticket avant de sortir du parking.

   You have to validate the ticket before leaving the parking lot.

7. On a un budget de cent euros pour les cadeaux.

   We have a budget of a hundred euros for gifts.

8. Je vais prendre un sandwich au jambon et un café.

   I'll have a ham sandwich and a coffee.

9. Ce petit magasin est vraiment cool, je pense que tu vas adorer.

   This little shop is really cool, I think you'll love it.

10. Est-ce que vous pouvez scanner ce document pour moi ?

    Can you scan this document for me?

Pronunciation

• parking/paʁkiŋ/

  The ending -ing is pronounced /iŋ/: it is not a nasal vowel.

• weekend/wikɛnd/

  The final d is pronounced.

• pull/pyl/

  The u is pronounced /y/, like in "rue", never like an English "u".

• basket/baskɛt/

  The final t is pronounced.

• ticket/tikɛ/

  The final t is silent.

• budget/bydʒɛ/

  The u is pronounced /y/, and the final t stays silent.

• sandwich/sɑ̃dwitʃ/

  The "an" is pronounced /ɑ̃/: you don't hear the n.

• cool/kul/

  The two o's give the /u/ sound, like in "food".

• scanner/skane/

  As a verb, the ending is pronounced /e/, like in "parler".

Questions

How do you say "weekend" in French?

You say "weekend" — it's borrowed from English, and the final d is pronounced.

What does "pull" mean in French?

In French, "pull" means sweater, a warm garment with long sleeves that you pull on over your head.

How do you ask someone to scan a document in French?

You can say "Est-ce que vous pouvez scanner ce document pour moi ?"