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Getting around is something you’ll want to do when you’re in France – whether it’s on the bus, by train or even by foot. The following are French phrases for beginners which will be a great help.
Easy French printer friendly phrases
| where is…? | où est…? | oo ay…? |
| tourist information centre | syndicat d’initiatives | sandika diniss-iat-eev |
| how do I get to…? | je veux aller à… | zhe ver allay a… |
| bus stop | arrêt bus | array boos |
| railway station | gare | gar |
| one/two (tickets) to… | un/deux à… | ern/der a… |
| one way ticket | aller simple | allay sampl |
| return ticket | aller retour | allay retor |
| excuse me | excusez-moi | ex-kyoozay-mwa |
| how do I get to…? |
je voudrais aller à…
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zhe voodray allay a… |
| where is the metro station/bus stop? | où est la station métro/arrêt bus? | oo ay la stassion metroh/array boos? |
| which bus/metro line to…? | quel ligne bus/ligne métro à…? | kel leenye bus/leenye maytroh a…? |
| one/two (tickets) to… | un/deux à… | ern/derr a… |
| where is the taxi rank? | o`u est la station de taxis? | oo ay la stassion de taxee? |
| (in taxi) to X please | à X s’il vous plaît | a X seel voo play |
TIP – remember, when you travel on French trains and buses, you must validate (composter) your ticket after you’ve bought it. There are machines which do this on train platforms and on buses – just pop your ticket in the machine to get it stamped. (Check out the photo above left to see a ticket validation in action!)
Another TIP – the French TGV trains (‘train à grande vitesse’, meaning ‘train of great speed’) are fab for getting from A to B.