Travel and Transport (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note

Category

French

Part of speech

English

Modes of transport

avion

n (m)

aeroplane

autobus / bus

n (m)

bus

bateau

n (m)

boat

train

n (m)

train

transport

n (m)

transport

transports publics

n (mpl)

public transport

vélo

n (m)

bike

voiture

n (f)

car

vol

n (m)

flight

lent

adj

slow

pratique

adj

practical

propre

adj

clean

rapide

adj

fast, quick

sale

adj

dirty

Tickets and travelling

billet 

n (m)

ticket

aéroport

n (m)

airport

arrivée

n (f)

arrival

carte

n (f)

map

départ

n (m)

departure

entrée

n (f)

entrance

gare

n (f)

(train) station

retour

n (m)

return

rue

n (f)

street

sortie

n (f)

exit

station

n (f)

station

voyage

n (m)

trip, journey

arriver

v

to arrive

partir

v

to leave

réserver

v

to reserve, book

traverser

v

to cross

voler

v

to fly

Category

French

Part of speech

English

Examples

Modes of transport

métro

n (m)

underground, metro

Je prends le métro tous les jours pour aller à l’école.

I take the metro every day to go to school.

Tickets and travelling

bagage

n (m)

baggage, luggage

Mon bagage était trop lourd.

My luggage was too heavy.

circulation

n (f)

traffic

La circulation en ville est très mauvaise.

The traffic in town is very bad.

durée

n (f)

length, duration

La durée du voyage est de trois heures.

The duration of the journey is three hours.

frontière 

n (f)

border

Il y a une frontière entre les deux pays.

There is a border between the two countries.

retard

n (m)

delay

Mon train a un retard de dix minutes.

My train is delayed by ten minutes.

valise

n (f)

suitcase

J’ai perdu ma valise.

I lost my suitcase.

vitesse

n (f)

speed

Le train va à grande vitesse.

The train goes at high speed.