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Business French – An Introduction

Business French – What Are Basic Economic Terms in French?

In this lesson, we learn vocabulary and terms that are useful for talking about the economy.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Review Vocabulary

Review the words from this video:

Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 1 and 2)

Euro zone	Show la zone euro
European Union	Show l’Union européenne
exports	Show les exportations
gross domestic product	Show le produit intérieur brut
growth	Show la croissance

Here are more words for talking about the economy in French:

Review the words from this video:

Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 3 and 4)

imports	Show les importations
income tax	Show un impôt sur le revenu
inflation	Show l’inflation
investment	Show l’investissement
maximum working hours	Show la durée légale du travail

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