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Vital French for visitors....

Vital French words and phrases

If you don"t speak any French, be reassured; lots of people in France speak English! But there are also lots who do not - even working in the travel and hospitality business. Here therefore are twenty-five of the most vital French words to learn, and twenty-five simple phrases that could well come in useful during a trip to France. Rather than a complicated phrasebook, just print out this page or save it to your mobile-phone before you go.

25 vital words to learn before visiting France

The pronunciation of each word is indicated in brackets).

1. S"il vous plaît (see-voo-play) - please

2. Je suis (zheu swee) - I am

3. Je cherche (zheu share-sh) - I"m looking for

4. Je veux (zheu veu) - I want

5. Un hôtel (ern otell) - A hotel

6. Une chambre (une shombre) - A room

7. Manger (mon-zhay) - To eat

8. Boire (bwar) - to drink

9. Payer (pay-yeh) - to pay

10. Acheter (ash-tay) - to buy

11. Petit-déjeuner (peuti - dayzheurnay) - Breakfast

12. Diner (dee-nay) - Dinner

13. Un demi (ern deu-mee) - A half pint of draught beer

14. Un verre (ern vair) - a glass

15. De l"eau (deu-lo) - some water

16. Un thé (au lait) (ern tay olay) - a tea (with milk)

17. La toilette (lar twa-lette) - the washroom, toilet.

18. Prix (pree) - price

19. Carte de crédit (kart deu cray-dee) - Credit card

20. Une banque (une bonk) - A bank

21. Des magasins (day magga-zan) - Shops

22. Un supermarché (ern supair-mar-shay) - A supermarket

23. La gare (lar gar) - The train station

24. L"aeroport (l"aero-por) - the airport

25. Une voiture (une vwa-tiure) - a car.

And 25 most useful phrases in French.

(Sometimes incorporating essential words from the list above)

1. Bonjour. (bon-zhour) Hello

2. Merci. (mair-see) Thankyou

3. Au revoir. (oh-reu-vwar) Goodbye

4. Je ne comprends pas. (zheu neu kompron par) I don"t understand

5. Je ne parle pas français. (zheu neu parl par fron-say) I don"t speak French

6. Pouvez vous parler plus lentement, s"il vous plait

(poo-vay-voo par-lay ploo lontermon) Could you speak more slowly, please.

7. Pouvez-vous répéter, s"il vous plaît. (poo-vay-voo ray-pay-tay, see-voo-play)

Could you repeat that please.

8. S"il vous plaît, je cherche...... (see-voo-play, zheu share-sh ......)

Please, I"m looking for (whatever you are looking for).

9. Avez-vous.... (avay -voo) Do you have.... ?

10. Avez-vous une chambre pour deux personnes?

(avay -voo une shombre poor deuh pair-sonn) Do you have a room for two ?

11. A quelle heure est-ce que cela ferme ?

(a kel eure esk slar fairme) When does it shut ?

12. Combien ça coûte ? (kom-bjanne sar coot)

How much is it ?

13. Ou sont les toilettes, s"il vous plaît ? ( oo son lay twar-let, see-voo-play)

Where is the toilet / washroom, please ?

14. Ou est-ce qu"on peut trouver des restaurants, s"il vous plaît?

( oo esk on peu troo-vay day resto-ron, see-voo-play)

Where are there some restaurants, please ?

15. Un café et un café au lait, s"il vous plaît.

(ern caffay ay ern caffay olay, see-voo-play )

One black coffee, and one white coffee please.

16. L"addition, s"il vous plaît. (lad-eesi-on see-voo-play)

Could I have the bill please.

17. A l"aeroport, s"il vous plaît. (ar l"aeropor see-voo-play)

To the airport, please.

18. Une table pour deux / quatre personnes. (oon tarbleu poor deuh /cat-r pair-son)

A table for two / for four.

19. Je ne me sens pas bien.(zheu neu meu son par bjanne)

I"m not feeling very well.

20. Nous sommes perdus. (noo som pair-dju) We"re lost.

21. Nous voulons aller à ....... (noo voolon allay are...)

We want to go to (wherever you want to go).

22. Je cherche un distributeur de billets.

(zheu share-sh ern dee-stree-beaut-eur deu bee-ay)

I"m looking for an ATM / cash dispenser.

23. Pouvez-vous m"appeler un taxi, s"il vous plaît ;

(poovay voo maplay ern taxi see-voo-play)

Could you please call me a cab.

24. Nous sommes très pressés / en retard. (noo som tray pressay / on retar)

We"re in a great hurry / late.

25. Quel temps va-t-il faire aujourd"hui? (kel tom vartil fair oh-zhour-dwee)

What"s the weather going to be like today ?

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