Buy - Acheter (The 636th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Buy is Acheter. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about shops & services. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 636th most common word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: buy

French: acheter

Examples


I have enough money to buy this book.	J’ai assez d’argent pour acheter ce livre.
That is what I have wanted to buy.	C'est ce que j'ai voulu acheter.
That is exactly what I wanted to buy.	C'est exactement ce que je voulais acheter.
I have to buy one.	Je dois en acheter un.
I'll go out and buy one as soon as I can.	Je vais aller en acheter un dès que possible.
I must buy one.	Je dois en acheter un.
I want to buy.	Je veux acheter.
I want to buy this.	Je veux acheter ça.

He had no money, so he could not buy food.	Il n'avait pas d'argent, donc il ne pouvait pas acheter de nourriture.
No one could buy anything.	Personne ne pouvait acheter quoi que ce soit.
I want to buy a new camera.	J'aimerais acheter un nouvel appareil photo.
I want to buy the dress.	Je veux acheter la robe.
I really must buy that radio next time I am in New York.	Je dois vraiment acheter cette radio la prochaine fois que je serai à New York.
The richest man in the world cannot buy her love.	L'homme le plus riche du monde ne peut pas acheter son amour.
I have to buy flowers for my girlfriend.	Je dois acheter des fleurs pour ma petite amie.
I didn't know which one to buy.	Je ne savais pas lequel acheter.
The question is where to buy the book.	La question est de savoir où acheter le livre.
He could buy bread and milk with the money he had.	Il avait à peine assez d'argent pour acheter du pain et du lait.
I had no money to buy the ticket.	Je n'avais pas d'argent pour acheter le billet.
He has made up his mind to buy the car.	Il s'est décidé à acheter la voiture.
He wants to sell his car, and I want to buy one.	Il veut vendre sa voiture et je veux en acheter une.