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l'avion

airplane

lah-vyohn

Aircraft for air travel

prendre l'avion

to take the plane

prahn-druh lah-vyohn

To travel by airplane

l'aéroport

airport

lay-roh-por

Facility for aircraft operations

l'embarquement

boarding

lahn-bar-kuh-mahn

Process of getting on aircraft

le train

train

luh tran

Railway vehicle

la gare

train station

lah gar

Railway station

le métro

subway/metro

luh may-troh

Underground railway system

le bus

bus

luh boos

Public road vehicle

le taxi

taxi

luh tahk-see

Hired car with driver

la voiture

car

lah vwah-toor

Automobile

louer une voiture

to rent a car

loo-ay oon vwah-toor

To hire a car temporarily

le vélo

bicycle

luh vay-loh

Two-wheeled vehicle

Complete Transportation Vocabulary

l'avion
airplane
lah-vyohn
prendre l'avion
to take the plane
prahn-druh lah-vyohn
l'aéroport
airport
lay-roh-por
l'embarquement
boarding
lahn-bar-kuh-mahn
le train
train
luh tran
la gare
train station
lah gar
le métro
subway/metro
luh may-troh
le bus
bus
luh boos
le taxi
taxi
luh tahk-see
la voiture
car
lah vwah-toor
louer une voiture
to rent a car
loo-ay oon vwah-toor
le vélo
bicycle
luh vay-loh

l'hôtel

hotel

loh-tel

Commercial accommodation establishment

réserver une chambre

to book a room

ray-zair-vay oon shahn-bruh

To make accommodation reservation

la chambre

room

lah shahn-bruh

Sleeping accommodation

la réception

reception

lah ray-sep-syohn

Hotel front desk

la clé

key

lah klay

Device for opening locks

le petit-déjeuner

breakfast

luh puh-tee day-zhuh-nay

Morning meal

l'auberge

inn

loh-bairzh

Small hotel or lodging

le camping

camping

luh kahn-ping

Outdoor accommodation

la tente

tent

lah tahnt

Portable shelter

Paris

Capital city of France

Attractions:

Tour Eiffel
Louvre Museum
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Champs-Élysées

Vocabulary:

la capitale - capital
la ville - city
l'attraction - attraction

Nice

Mediterranean coastal city

Attractions:

Promenade des Anglais
Old Town
Castle Hill
Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Vocabulary:

la côte - coast
la mer - sea
la plage - beach

Lyon

Gastronomic capital of France

Attractions:

Vieux Lyon
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Lyon Cathedral
Traboules

Vocabulary:

la gastronomie - gastronomy
la cuisine - cuisine
le vieux quartier - old quarter

Marseille

Oldest city in France

Attractions:

Vieux-Port
Notre-Dame de la Garde
Calanques National Park
Le Panier

Vocabulary:

le port - port
la basilique - basilica
le parc national - national park

Excusez-moi

Excuse me

ek-skoo-zay mwah

Polite way to get attention

Parlez-vous anglais ?

Do you speak English?

par-lay voo ahn-glay

Question about language ability

Je ne comprends pas

I don't understand

zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah

Expression of confusion

Pouvez-vous m'aider ?

Can you help me?

poo-vay voo may-day

Request for assistance

Merci beaucoup

Thank you very much

mair-see boh-koo

Expression of gratitude

De rien

You're welcome

duh ryan

Response to thanks

S'il vous plaît

Please

seel voo play

Polite request

Bonjour

Hello/Good morning

bon-zhoor

Greeting

Bonsoir

Good evening

bon-swar

Evening greeting

Au revoir

Goodbye

oh ruh-vwar

Farewell

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