À la gare · A1–A2

French phrases at the train station

Buying a ticket, finding your platform and understanding announcements. The phrases for travelling by train in France, from the TGV to regional trains.

Buying a ticket

On the platform and on board

Announcements

Conversation: At the ticket desk

  1. Agent
    Bonjour, c'est pour quel trajet ?
    Hello, which journey is it for?
  2. Vous
    Bonjour. Un aller-retour Paris-Lyon, s'il vous plaît. L'aller vendredi matin.
    Hello. A return Paris to Lyon, please. Going on Friday morning.
  3. Agent
    Il y a un TGV à huit heures quatre. Et le retour ?
    There's a TGV at 8:04. And coming back?
  4. Vous
    Dimanche, en fin d'après-midi.
    Sunday, late afternoon.
  5. Agent
    Dix-sept heures cinquante-six, ça vous va ?
    5:56 pm, does that suit you?
  6. Vous
    Parfait. C'est direct ?
    Perfect. Is it direct?
  7. Agent
    Oui. Vous avez une carte de réduction ?
    Yes. Do you have a discount card?
  8. Vous
    Oui, la carte Avantage.
    Yes, the Avantage card.
  9. Agent
    Alors ça fait quatre-vingt-dix euros. Fenêtre ou couloir ?
    Then that's ninety euros. Window or aisle?
  10. Vous
    Fenêtre, s'il vous plaît.
    Window, please.

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