French Conversation · Level 45
75 words
French word
hypermarché
Pronunciation
IPA/ipɛʁmaʁʃe/
Meaning
- masculine nounhypermarket
Example
L'hypermarché est ouvert jusqu'à 22 heures.
The hypermarket is open until 10 p.m.
More examples
Je vais à l'hypermarché ce week-end pour faire les courses.
I'm going to the hypermarket this weekend to do the grocery shopping.
Core concept
One vast retail building gathers everyday groceries and many non-food departments into a single self-service shopping trip.
Common phrases
aller à l'hypermarché
go to the hypermarket
faire les courses à l'hypermarché
shop at the hypermarket
rayon de l'hypermarché
hypermarket department
Similar words
supermarché: A medium-sized neighborhood supermarket focused on groceries and household goods.
grande surface: A large retail store with a spacious sales area offering food, clothing, and other goods.
supérette: A small shop with a limited selection of everyday groceries.
centre commercial: A large indoor shopping complex with multiple shops and restaurants.
Definition in French
Très grand magasin de vente au détail, souvent situé en périphérie, offrant sous un même toit un vaste assortiment de produits alimentaires et non alimentaires en libre-service.
Word origin
The French compound hypermarché joins hyper-, meaning beyond or above in Greek-derived vocabulary, to marché, meaning market or shop.
Usage tips
- After à, the article elides before this vowel sound: à l'hypermarché, never à le hypermarché.
Other meanings
- superstorenoun
Opposites
- supérettesmall supermarketnoun
- épiceriegrocery storenoun