English–French

“shopping” in French

French

Alsoshopping

Pronunciation

IPA/kuʁs/

Example

Je dois faire les courses ce soir.

I have to do the shopping tonight.

Illustration for course (shopping)

How to say “shopping” in French

“Shopping” in French is course.

A purposeful run along a route to complete a small practical task.

Full entry for course: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with course

Elle a oublié sa liste de courses.

She forgot her shopping list.

Tips for using course

  • Faire les courses is used for shopping in general, whereas faire une course pour quelqu'un specifies an errand done for someone.

Other French words for “shopping”

Je vais faire du shopping cet après-midi.

I am going shopping this afternoon.

“shopping” in other languages