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French Money Flashcards

Master money vocabulary with flashcards, audio pronunciation, and tiered difficulty levels designed to take you from beginner to advanced.

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Memory Hooks & Tricks

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l'argent (money)

Memory Trick: Think of argentum, the Latin word for silver. Silver was historically used to make argent (money).

Argent is silver money in your palm!

le billet (bill / banknote)

Memory Trick: Sounds like billet or 'Billy', who hands you a paper paper bill at the store.

Billy hands you the paper billet!

le pourboire (tip)

Memory Trick: Breaks down into pour (for) + boire (to drink). It is literally extra cash given 'for a drink'.

Give a tip pour boire (for a drink)!

l'amende (fine)

Memory Trick: If you get a traffic ticket, you must pay an amende to make amends for your violation.

Pay an amende to make amends!

la facture (invoice)

Memory Trick: Imagine a manufacturing factory sending you a facture (invoice) for their goods.

The factory sends the facture!

le découvert (overdraft)

Memory Trick: Breaks down into dé-couvert meaning 'un-covered'. Your bank balance is bare and uncovered!

An overdraft leaves your account uncovered (découvert)!

Regional Varieties & Dialects

How money vocabulary varies across Spain and Latin America.

Restaurant Check

France & Belgium: l'addition
Quebec: la note / le compte
Switzerland: l'addition / le bon

Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

France: le distributeur automatique / le DAB
Quebec: le guichet automatique
Switzerland & Belgium: le bancomat

Bank Note / Dollar Bill

France: un billet (de banque)
Quebec (informal): une piasse
Switzerland: un billet de banque

Loose Change

France: la monnaie
Quebec: le change / la petite monnaie
Belgium: la monnaie

Sales Tax

France & Belgium: la TVA (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée)
Quebec: la TPS / TVQ (Taxes de vente)
Switzerland: la TVA (Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée)

Payment Card

France: la carte bancaire (CB) / la carte bleue
Quebec: la carte de débit / la carte de crédit
Belgium & Switzerland: la carte bancaire

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