Mammoth Memory

Shop (Specialist) – la boutique

(Pronounced boo-teek)

To remember that Shop is pronounced boo-teek (boutique) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The elves at the shoe shop made boots out of teak (boutique) - they were very hard-wearing.

 

 

 

The elves at the shoe shop made boots out of teak (boutique) - they were very hard-wearing.

NOTE: The French use two words for shop, le magasin and la boutique. Magasin is technically the storage area of a shop but it is often used to refer to a generic shop, whereas a boutique is a small and often specialist shop.

Boutique is feminine, so it's la boutique. Imagine only Labradors are sold at the pet shop.

Boutique is feminine, so it's la boutique. Imagine only Labradors are sold at the pet shop.

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