French Travel Vocabulary

noms/nouns:

le voyage - journey

le bagage - luggage/baggage

la valise - suitcase

le sac à main - handbag

le sac à dos - backpack

le carrousel - baggage claim

le passeport - passport

le visa - visa

la carte d'identité - ID card

les documents de voyage (m) - travel documents

l'avion (m) - airplane

l'aéroport (m) - airport

le vol - flight

la porte - gate

l'escale (f) - layover

l'arrivée (f) - arrival

le hall d'arrivée - arrival’s hall

le départ - departure

la salle de départ - departure lounge

le guichet - ticket desk

le train - train

la gare - train station

la gare centrale - main train station

le quai - platform

le billet - (rail road) ticket

le guichet - ticket counter

le bac/le ferry - ferry

le bateau - boat

le port - port

la croisière - cruise

l'hôtel (m) - hotel

l'auberge (f) - hostel

la nuit(ée) - overnight stay

la réservation - booking/reservation

le changement de réservation - transfer

verbes/verbs:

voyager - to travel

aller à l'étranger - to go abroad

changer de l'argent - exchange currency

voler - to fly

dédouaner qc. - to pay duty on something

prendre le train/aller en train - to take the train

rater le train - to miss the train

changer de train - to transfer to another train

arriver - to arrive

partir - to depart

conduire - to drive

attendre - to wait

passer la nuit - to stay overnight

coucher à l'hôtel - to spend the night at a hotel

réserver - to place a reservation/to book

découvrir - to discover

se perdre - to get lost

adjectifs/adjectives:

en retard - late

annulé(e) - cancelled

réservé(e) - reserved

quelques phrases qui pourraient aider/useful phrases:

“Où se trouve…?/Où est…?” - “"Where’s..?”

“J'ai perdu mon passeport.” - “I have lost my passport”

“Sur quel quai part ce train?” - “On which platform does this train depart?”

“Rien à déclarer” - “Nothing to declare”

“Combien coûte le/un billet?” - “How much does a ticket cost?”

“À quelle heure arrive le prochain bateau?” - “When will the next boat arrive?”

bon voyage! - have a nice journey!

(This is my second vocab list, aka the German one just translated to French, again if you have any recommendations to improve it, please tell me! And if you want me to do any vocabulary lists on certain topics in either German, French, and maybe Italian, then don’t hesistate to ask. I hope you all have a nice weekend!)

Thank you for all your corrections so far!

Nomen/nouns (plurals in brackets):

das Gepäck - baggage
der Koffer (die Koffer) - suitcase
die Handtasche (die Handtaschen) - handbag
der Rucksack (die Rucksäcke) - backpack
die Gepäckrückgabe(n) - baggage claim

der (Reise)Pass (die (Reise)Pässe) - passport
das Visum (die Visa) - visa
die Identitätskarte(n) (ID)/ der Personalausweis (die Personalausweise)- ID card
die Reiseunterlagen - travel documents

das Flugzeug (die Flugzeuge) - airplane
der Flughafen (die Flughäfen) - airport
der Flug (die Flüge) - flight
das Gate (die Gates) - gate
die Ankunftshalle(n) - arivalls hall
die Ankunft (die Ankünfte) - arrival
der Abflug (die Abflüge) - departure
der Ticketschalter (die Ticketschalter) - ticket desk

der Zug (die Züge) - train
der Bahnhof (die Bahnhöfe) - train station
der Hauptbahnhof (die Hauptbahnhöfe) - main train station
der Bahnsteig (die Bahnsteige) - platform
die Fahrkarte(n)- (railroad) ticket
der Ticketschalter (die Ticketschalter) - ticket counter

die Fähre (die Fähren) - ferry
das Boot (die Boote) - boat
der Hafen (die Häfen) - port
die Kreuzfahrt (die Kreuzfahrten) - cruise

das Hotel (die Hotels) - hotel
die Herberge (die Herbergen) - hostel
die Übernachtung (die Übernachtungen) - overnight stay
die Buchung(en)- booking
die Umbuchung(en) - transfer
die Reservation(en) - reservation

Verben/verbs:

reisen - to travel
ins Ausland gehen - to go abroad
Geld wechseln - to exchange currency

fliegen - to fly
verzollen - to pay duty on

den Zug nehmen - to take the train
den Zug verpassen - to miss the train
den Zug wechseln/umsteigen - to transfer to another train
ankommen - to arrive
abfahren - to depart

fahren - to drive
warten - to wait

übernachten - to stay overnight
buchen - to book
reservieren - to place a reservation
erkunden - to discover

sich verlaufen - to get lost

Adjektive/adjectives:

verspätet - delayed
gestrichen - cancelled
verzollbar - customable

gebucht - booked
reserviert - reserved

Hilfreiche Sätze/useful sentences:

“Wo ist/liegt …?” - “Where’s …?”

“Ich habe meinen Pass verloren.” - “I’ve lost my passport”

“Auf welchem Bahnsteig fährt dieser Zug (ab)?” - “On which platform does this train depart?”

“Nichts zu verzollen” - “Nothing to declare”

“Wie viel kostet eine Fahrkarte?” - “How much does a ticket cost?”

“Wo kann ich eine Fahrkarte kaufen?” - “Where can I buy a ticket?”

“Wann kommt das nächste Boot?” - “When will the next boat arrive?”

(Ay, this is my first vocab sheet, and I’d love to get some recommendations on what to do better. However, I hope you enjoy it and have a nice day!)