If you have found a vacation rental in France with internet and are planning a trip to this beautiful country, you may be thinking about brushing up on your French or learning some from scratch in advance of your trip.
We have been putting together a guide of some sentences, questions and words to help you get by when you travel so here are more of the key French phrases for travel.
We have been putting together a guide of some sentences, questions and words to help you get by when you travel so here are more of the key French phrases for travel.
3. Other Questions
There are other questions that you may need to ask. Here are some important and helpful ones to have at hand:
Pourriez-vous m’aider? - Can you help me?
Pourriez-vous prendre ma photo/notre photo? - Are you able to take my photo/our photo?
Où sont des toilettes? - Where are the toilets?
Combien ça coûte? - How much does it cost?
Où est…? – Where is…?
After you've finished asking your question, be sure to say:
Merci beaucoup! – Thank you very much!
4. Orders
There are also some statements or sentences that you made need, specifically when ordering food or beverages:
Je voudrais de l’eau - I would like some water
Un café et un café au lait, s’il vous plaît – One black coffee, and one white coffee please
Un expresso - an espresso
Un thé – one tea
Une bière – one beer
Une bouteille de vin – a bottle of wine
Vin rouge – red wine
Vin blanc – white wine
More numbers for ordering:
deux – two
trois – three
quatre – four
cinq – five
six – six
sept – seven
huit – eight
neuf – nine
dix – ten
Nous sommes ... personnes – There are ... of us (when asking for a table, use the numbers above)
On est prêt(e) à commander – We are ready to order
Une minute encore, s’il vous plaît – Just one more minute please.
Je voudrais – I would like
Je prendrai – I will take
Rosé – Rare
À point – Medium
Bien cuit – Well done
L’addition, s’il vous plaît – The bill, please
Important phrases for dietary concerns:
Je suis diabétique – I am diabetic
Je suis végétarien(ne) – I am vegetarian
Je suis végétalien(ne) – I am vegan
Je suis allergique à … – I am allergic to…
NOTE: While we are talking about food and eating out, we should mention tipping. Tips are included in the bill but, if you get excellent service, leaving a few euros on the table is a nice gesture.
As we mentioned in the last post, if nothing else works, or merely in conjunction with the phrases here, gesturing and miming can help. Be sure to read the previous post for other helpful phrases and to keep all of these phrases on hand when travelling in France! Bonne chance!
There are other questions that you may need to ask. Here are some important and helpful ones to have at hand:
Pourriez-vous m’aider? - Can you help me?
Pourriez-vous prendre ma photo/notre photo? - Are you able to take my photo/our photo?
Où sont des toilettes? - Where are the toilets?
Combien ça coûte? - How much does it cost?
Où est…? – Where is…?
After you've finished asking your question, be sure to say:
Merci beaucoup! – Thank you very much!
4. Orders
There are also some statements or sentences that you made need, specifically when ordering food or beverages:
Je voudrais de l’eau - I would like some water
Un café et un café au lait, s’il vous plaît – One black coffee, and one white coffee please
Un expresso - an espresso
Un thé – one tea
Une bière – one beer
Une bouteille de vin – a bottle of wine
Vin rouge – red wine
Vin blanc – white wine
More numbers for ordering:
deux – two
trois – three
quatre – four
cinq – five
six – six
sept – seven
huit – eight
neuf – nine
dix – ten
Nous sommes ... personnes – There are ... of us (when asking for a table, use the numbers above)
On est prêt(e) à commander – We are ready to order
Une minute encore, s’il vous plaît – Just one more minute please.
Je voudrais – I would like
Je prendrai – I will take
Rosé – Rare
À point – Medium
Bien cuit – Well done
L’addition, s’il vous plaît – The bill, please
Important phrases for dietary concerns:
Je suis diabétique – I am diabetic
Je suis végétarien(ne) – I am vegetarian
Je suis végétalien(ne) – I am vegan
Je suis allergique à … – I am allergic to…
NOTE: While we are talking about food and eating out, we should mention tipping. Tips are included in the bill but, if you get excellent service, leaving a few euros on the table is a nice gesture.
As we mentioned in the last post, if nothing else works, or merely in conjunction with the phrases here, gesturing and miming can help. Be sure to read the previous post for other helpful phrases and to keep all of these phrases on hand when travelling in France! Bonne chance!