Travelling to France soon? Whether you’ll be staying in France for just a few days or for several weeks, you’ll need to brush up on some essential French travel phrases or general French phrases. Trust me---it makes a huge difference on how much you’re going to enjoy your trip
Before anything else
Before anything else, let’s just do a quick rundown of the things you need to take care of before your trip.
Finally, let’s proceed to the list of travel phrases in French which is what you came here for.
Essential French Travel Phrases
| 1 | Yes | Oui |
| 2 | No | Non |
| 3 | Hello | Bonjour |
| 4 | Goodbye | Au revoir |
| 5 | See you soon | À bientôt |
| 6 | Good evening | Bonsoir |
| 7 | Excuse me | Pardon |
| 8 | Thank you | Merci |
| 9 | Thank you very much | Merci beaucoup |
| 10 | Please | S’il vous plaît |
| 11 | Excuse me | Excusez-moi |
| 12 | Sir | Monsieur |
| 13 | Madam | Madame |
| 14 | You're welcome | De rien / Je vous en prie. |
| 15 | OK | d'accord |
| 16 | My name is... | Je m’appelle... |
| 17 | I am... | Je suis... |
| ....American | ... Américain | |
| ...British | ...Anglais | |
| ...Brazilian | ...Brésilien | |
| ....Japanese | ...Japonais | |
| ....Korean | ....Coréen | |
| ....Chinese | ...Chinois | |
| ....Russian | ....Russe | |
| ...Canadian | ...Canadien | |
| 18 | I'm from... | Je viens … |
| ...Australia | ....d’Australie | |
| ...Canada | ...du Canada | |
| ...England | ...d’angleterre | |
| ...USA | ...des USA | |
| 19 | I am here on holiday. | Je suis ici en vacances. |
| 20 | I am here on a business trip. | Je suis ici en voyage d’affaires. |
| 21 | Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? |
| 22 | I only speak English. | Je ne parle que l’anglais. |
| 23 | I speak a little French. | Je parle un peu de français |
| 24 | I understand. | Je comprends. |
| 25 | I don't understand. | Je ne comprends pas. |
| 26 | What? | Comment? |
| 27 | Repeat it, please. | Veuillez répéter, s’il vous plaît. |
| 28 | Speak a little slower, please. | Parlez plus lentement, s’il vous plaît |
| 29 | More slowly | Plus lentement |
| 30 | One more time | Encore une fois |
| 31 | Write it down, please. | Écrivez-le, s’il vous plaît. |
| 32 | How do you say ___ in French? | Comment dit-on ___ en français? |
| 33 | What does ___ mean? | Que veut dire ___ ? |
| 34 | I don't know. | Je ne sais pas. |
| 35 | Can you help me? | Pouvez-vous m’aider? |
| 36 | I have a problem. | J'ai un problème. |
| 37 | I have a question | J'ai une question. |
| 38 | Could you... | Pourriez-vous …, |
| 39 | Where is...? | Où est … ? |
| ...the hotel? | ...l’hôtel ? | |
| ...the bank? | …la banque ? | |
| ...the airport? | …l’aéroport ? | |
| ...the beach? | …la plage ? | |
| 40 | I'm looking for... | Je cherche... |
| ...a bus | ...le bus | |
| ...a taxi | ...un taxi | |
| ...the train station | ...la gare | |
| ...the toilets | …les toilettes | |
| ...the hospital | …l’hôpital |
Eating out is a huge part of your trip to France, so you’ll definitely need more phrases for that. For starters, the most important phrase you need to remember when ordering is “Je voudrais” “I’d like…” You can also check out this article for more phrases in French for ordering.
Conclusion
The French phrases listed in this article are just some of the very basic that you need to know. If you want to learn more, you’ll need a complete French phrasebook that won’t only show you the words to say, but will also tell you how to say it.
Such as this one which you can get in the Talk in French Store. It comes with audio for you to practice listening and pronunciation--anytime, anywhere. It also covers 23 topics and 2,000+ words with phonetic pronunciation guide, plus a cultural guide and a two-way dictionary.
Check it out below! 🙂
FRENCH PHRASEBOOK FOR TRAVELERS AND NEWBIE LEARNERS
Are there any French phrases you want to know? Let me know in the comments and I will try my best to answer!
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