Travelling / At the Airport
| suitcase | la valise | vah-leez |
| clothes | les vêtements | vet-mawn |
| passport | le passeport | pahss-por |
| diary | le journal | zhoor-nal |
| traveler's check | le chèque de voyage | zheck duh voy-ahzh |
| dictionary | le dictionnaire | deek-see-ohn-nair |
| flight | le vol | vohl |
| baggage | les bagages | bah-gazh |
| Euro | l'euro | uh-roh |
| bill | le billet | bee-yay |
| coin | le pièces | pee-ess |
| change | la monnaie | moh-nay |
| cent | le centime | sawn-teem |
| arrival | l'arrivée | lah-ree-vay |
| Where is/are... | Où est/sont... | oo ay/sohnt |
| currency exchange | le bureau de change | bur-oh duh shahnzh |
| passport check | le contrôle des passeports | con-trol duh pahss-por |
| customs | la douane | doo-awn |
| entrance | l'entrée | lawn-tray |
| lost and found | les objets trouvés | lay zob-zhay troo-vay |
| information | les renseignements | rawn-sain-yuh-mawn |
| exit | la sortie | sore-tee |
| taxi stand | les taxis | tahks-ee |
| restroom | les toilettes | twah-lett |
Note: When asking Where is/are..., Où
est is the singular form and Où sont is the plural form,
even if it's singular in English. Where is the entrance? would
be Où est l'entrée ? and Where is the lost and found?
would be Oùsont les objets trouvés ?
| right there | juste là | zhoost lah | across from | en face de | awn fawz duh | |
| here | ici | ee-see | between | entre | awn-truh | |
| over there | là-bas | lah bah | next to | à côté de | ah koh-tay duh | |
| to the right of | à droite de | ah dwaht duh | near | près de | preh duh | |
| to the left of | à gauche de | ah gohsh duh | far (from) | loin de | lwahn duh | |
| straight ahead | tout droit | too dwah | at the end of | au fond de | oh fohn duh | |
| in front of | devant | duh-vawn | at the top of | en haut de | awn oh duh | |
| behind | derrière | dare-ee-air |
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