Tranportation Vocabulary
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| L’avion | Plane |
| L’aéroport | Airport |
| Le métro | Tube/subway |
| La station de métro | Tube/subway station |
| L’autobus | Bus |
| L’arrêt d’autobus | Bus stop |
| La gare routière | Coach station |
| Le car | Coach |
| La voiture (de location) | Car (rented car) |
| La gare SNCF | Train station |
| Le train | Train |
| Le quai | Platform |
| Un billet aller-retour | Round trip/return ticket |
| Un billet simple | One-way ticket |
| Le prix | Price |
| Combien coûte… ? | How much does … cost? |
| Je suis perdu. | I’m lost. |
| Ouvert/fermé | Open/closed |
| La carte | Map |
| Le départ | Departure |
| L’arrivée | Arrival |
| Le train part du quai 3 | The train leaves from platform 3 |
Tip: You will have noticed that some of the words above can create confusion, they are what is called “false friends”. Le car is a coach while la voiture is a car.
You will use Le départ for departure but in a sentence you need to use part to say it leaves.
Check out our audio sample to find out how to pronounce above vocabulary correctly
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