magasiner
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “magasiner” mean?
to go shopping
Example
“On va magasiner au centre-ville samedi ?”
Want to go shopping downtown on Saturday?
Good to know
Québec's alternative to the anglicism 'faire du shopping' used in France.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: faire les magasins
Heard in a conversation
Weekend at the sugar shack
Mathieu Exact. Pis on finit avec une soirée de danse, ça va être écœurant !
Exactly. And we finish with a dance party, it's going to be awesome!
Gabrielle C'est l'fun ! Bon, je jase avec toi plus tard, je dois aller magasiner des bottes.
That's great! OK, I'll chat with you later, I have to go shopping for boots.
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