French Airport and Train Station Vocabulary L’aéroport et la Gare
Traveling in France? Learn the Words You’ll Actually Need!
Airports and train stations are full of movement, announcements, and sometimes… confusion. Whether you’re flying into Paris or catching a train to the countryside, knowing the right French vocabulary can make your trip so much smoother. In this lesson, we’ll cover the essential words and expressions you’ll hear and use at l’aéroport and la gare from check-in and security, to boarding gates and train platforms.
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| un voyage | a trip |
| partir | to leave |
| revenir | to come back |
| retourner | to go back |
| l’enregistrement | check-in |
| la sécurité | security |
| les rayons-X | X-rays |
| la tour de contrôle | control tower |
| faire ses bagages | to pack |
| un billet | ticket |
| un siège | seat |
| la piste | runway |
| le poste de pilotage | cockpit |
| le pilote | pilot |
| le conducteur, la conductrice | conductor |
| un rail | rail |
| les transports ferroviaires | rail transportation |
| le décollage | take-off |
| l’atterrissage | landing |
| le départ | departure |
| l’arrivée | arrival |
| un horaire | schedule |
| le quai | platform |
| un wagon | train car |
| la locomotive | engine |
| une annulation | cancellation |
| un retard | delay |
| incliner son siège | to recline your seat |
| un plateau | tray |
| attacher sa ceinture | to fasten your seat belt |
| une hôtesse de l’air | female flight attendant |
| un steward | male flight attendant |
| un hublot | plane window |
| une couverture | blanket |
| le paysage | scenery |
| un tunnel | tunnel |
| le wagon restaurant | restaurant car |
| les turbulences | turbulence |
| un passager, une passagère | passenger |
| un uniforme | uniform |
| une casquette | cap |
| un contrôleur, une contrôleuse | ticket inspector |
| les règles sanitaires | health rules |
| un écran | screen |
| des écouteurs | headphones |
| s’asseoir | to sit down |
| le couloir | aisle |
| la porte d’embarquement | boarding gate |
| une navette | shuttle |
| une correspondance | connection |
| un sifflet | whistle |
| une aile | wing |
| une annonce | announcement |
| rouler | to advance (wheeled vehicle) |
| demander | to ask |
| la douane | customs |
| déclarer | to declare |
| les taxes | taxes |
| le kérosène | jet fuel |
| la soute | cargo hold |
