Transportation

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This page is designed to help our travelers to learn simple french phrases and words

 


Additional Info

Each word list is geared to teach you one of three different skills, depending on what you'll need to do with the vocabulary:

- LISEZ (READ): for signs in the airport, train station, on the street.

- ÉCOUTEZ (LISTEN): for phrases that French people (a train conductor, a waiter) might say to you. (Wouldn't it be nice to know what they're saying?)

- PARLEZ (SPEAK): for questions you might need to ask (Where is the station? Is this the right train?)

When you have finished with the instruction, you should be able to:

- Read and understand all vocabulary marked with LISEZ;

- Hear and understand all vocabulary marked with ÉCOUTEZ or E;

- Speak all vocabulary marked with PARLEZ or P (make sure you practice saying these words after the speaker).

 


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Intercity Buses (les Autocars)
On this page, you'll find words & phrases you might need to read ("Lisez"), hear and understand ("Écoutez") or speak ("Parlez") when taking an Intercity Bus.

NOTE: The French use different words for intercity (town-to-town) buses and in-town (local) buses. For an intercity bus, they use "l'autocar" and for a local bus, it's "le bus." This page gives intercity bus vocabulary; for local buses, just substitute the word "bus" for "autocar."


(Read and Understand)

FRANÇAIS

ENGLISH
gare routière intercity bus terminal
arrêt d'autocar bus stop
arrêt facultatif request stop
défense de fumer no smoking
sortie de secours emergency exit

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(Listen and Understand)

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FRANÇAIS

ENGLISH
Il faut prendre le car pour Nice. You need to take the bus that goes toward Nice.
C’est le troisième quai à droite. It’s the third platform to the right.
Tous les cars partent de la gare routière. All buses leave from the intercity bus terminal.

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(Speak)

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FRANÇAIS

ENGLISH
Un billet pour Avignon, s'il vous plaît. A ticket for Avignon, please.
C'est bien le bon car pour Aix ? Is this the right bus for Aix?
Combien coûte le billet ? How much is the ticket?
Où est la gare routière ?
Where is the intercity bus terminal?