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Basic French Phrases for travelers

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Here are some basic French phrases that might come in handy on your next trip.

In case of emergency

Help! Au secours! (oh sekoor)

Stop! Arrêtez! (aret-ay)

Call a doctor Appelez un médecin (apuh-lay un medsan)

Call an ambulance Appelez une ambulance (apuh-lay oon onboo-lons)

Call the police Appelez la police (apuh-lay lah poh-lees)

The nearest hospital? Où est l’hôpital le plus proche? (oo ay l’opeetal luh ploo prosh?)


Useful phrases in French

Yes/No Oui/Non (wee/non)

Please S’il vous plaît (seel voo play)

Thank you Merci (mer-see)

Excuse me Excusez-moi (exkoo-zay mwah)

Hello Bonjour (bonzhoor) Goodbye Au revoir (oh ruh-vwar)

How are you? Comment allez-vous? (kom-mon talay voo?)

Very well Très bien (treh byan)

I don’t understand. Je ne comprends pas  (zhuh nuh kompron pah)

Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais?  (par-lay voo ong-lay?)

I’m sorry. Excusez-moi. (exkoo-zay mwah)
Shopping


How much does this cost? C’est combien s’il vous plaît? (say kom-byan seel voo play)

I’m just looking. Je regarde seulement.  (zhuh rughar suhlmon)

What time do you open/close? A quelle heure vous êtes ouvert/fermé? (ah kel urr voo zet oo-ver/fer-may?)

size, clothes la taille (la tye)

size, shoes le pointure (la pwan-tur)


Sightseeing


post office la poste, le bureau de poste (pohst, booroh duh pohst)

bus stop la gare routière (gare roo-tee-yehr)

railway station la gare (gahr)

tourist information les renseignements touristiques  (ronsayn-mon toorees-teek)


In a hotel


Do you have any vacant rooms? Est-ce que vous avez une chambre? (es-kuh voo-zavay oon shambr)

I have a reservation. J’ai fait une reservation?  (zhay fay oon ray-zehrva-syon)


At a restaurant


menu le menu (men-oo)

breakfast le petit déjeuner  (puh-tee day-zhuh-nay)

lunch le déjeuner (day-zhuh-nay)

dinner le dîner (dee-nay)

Food: rare, medium, well done saignant (say-non), à point (ah pwan), bien cuit (byan kwee)

The bill, please. L’addition s’il vous plaît.  (l’adee-syon seel voo play)

 

Love to learn more languages? What about Dutch or Spanish. Or maybe Italian or Portuguese?

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