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12,90 le picodon de l'Ardèche et 23,50 le cabécou du Poitou.

Picodons are 12.90, cabecous 23.50.

Language note: The structure of listing products and prices is similar in French and English but pay attention to the use of commas and decimals.

Culture note: Trying different regional cheeses is a beloved pastime in France, often enjoyed with wine or as part of a meal.

Context: They debate over the various cheese prices they see.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

12,90

[twelv poynt nīn-tee]

12.90

A specific price or monetary value.

Le prix est 12,90 euros pour le picodon.

The price is 12.90 euros for the picodon.

le

[luh]

the

A definite article used to specify a noun.

Le cabécou est un petit fromage.

The cabécou is a small cheese.

picodon

[pee-koh-don]

picodon

A type of French cheese from the Rhône-Alpes region.

Il mange le picodon avec du pain.

He eats the picodon with bread.

de

[duh]

of

Indicating an association or connection between nouns.

Le vin de l'Ardèche est célèbre.

The wine from Ardèche is famous.

l'

[l']

the

A contraction of 'le' or 'la' with a vowel sound.

L'Ardèche est une belle région.

The Ardèche is a beautiful region.

Ardèche

[ahr-desh]

Ardèche

A department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Ils partent en vacances en Ardèche.

They go on vacation to Ardèche.

et

[eh]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or sentences.

Le fromage et le vin vont bien ensemble.

Cheese and wine go well together.

23,50

[twen-tee-three poynt fif-tee]

23.50

A specific price or monetary value.

23,50 euros pour le cabécou du Poitou.

23.50 euros for the cabécou from Poitou.

le

[luh]

the

A definite article used to specify a noun.

Le cabécou est un petit fromage.

The cabécou is a small cheese.

cabécou

[ka-bay-koo]

cabécou

A type of small soft goat cheese from the southwest of France.

Elle déguste le cabécou avec du miel.

She enjoys the cabécou with honey.

du

[doo]

of the

A combination of 'de' and 'le' forming a prepositional phrase.

Il vient du Poitou.

He comes from Poitou.

Poitou

[pwah-too]

Poitou

A former province of west-central France, known for its cheeses.

Le fromage de chèvre du Poitou est réputé.

The goat cheese from Poitou is renowned.

Phrase Parts

12,90 le picodon de l'Ardèche

Et 23,50 le cabécou du Poitou.

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