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French for Travel

Getting Transport Advice in France

In this lesson, we learn a few phrases that are helpful for finding out how to get somewhere in France.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Review Vocabulary

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English	French
How do you get to Calais?	Comment aller à Calais ?
How do you get to the beach without a car?	Comment aller à la plage sans voiture ?
You can get to Calais by bus.	Vous pouvez vous rendre à Calais en bus.
To get to town, you can walk.	Pour vous rendre dans la ville, vous pouvez marcher.
To get to the beach, you can take a taxi.	Pour aller à la plage, vous pouvez prendre un taxi.

English	French
From the centre of town, take the bus, number 252.	Depuis le centre-ville, prendre le bus 252.
Local trains take you from Bordeaux to Arcachon.	Les trains régionaux vous emmènent depuis Bordeaux à Arcachon.
How do you get from Nice airport to the city centre?	Comment aller de l’aéroport de Nice au centre-ville ?
The X7 bus is the quickest option.	Le bus X7 est l’option la plus rapide.
The journey takes 15 minutes.	Le trajet dure 15 minutes.

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