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French vocabulary A1: In town, shopping and travel
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Streets and places in town, shops, clothes, money and transport, with the verbs for buying, travelling and getting around: la gare, le magasin, la robe, acheter, voyager.
83 French words at level A1, with their translation.
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se trouver (dans/sur/près de)also: être situé
to be located (in/on/near)also: to be situated, to be, to lie, to be found
aller (à qqn)
to suit (sb)also: to fit
faire (une taille)
to take (a size)also: to wear a size, to be a size
le jeanalso: les jeans
jeansalso: a pair of jeans
la montre
watchalso: wristwatch
porter (un sac)
to carry (a bag)
porter (un vêtement)
to wear (clothes)also: to have on
partir
to leave (go away)also: to depart, to go off, to go away
quitter (qqch ou qqn)
to leave (sth or sb)
rester
to stay (not leave)also: to remain, to stay behind
marcher
to walk (go on foot)
visiter (un lieu)
to visit (a place)
le départ
departure
l'arrivée
arrival
l'aller
outward journeyalso: the way there, outbound journey, journey there
le retour
return (coming back)also: return journey, the way back, journey back, return trip
le service (pour le public)
service (for the public)
le souvenir (objet rapporté)
souvenir (from a trip)also: memento
la tour (construction haute)
tower (tall structure)
les affaires (pour le travail)
business (work)
voler (dans les airs)
to fly (through the air)
la rue
street
la route
road
l'arrêt (de bus)
stop (for buses)also: bus stop
le train
train
acheter
to buyalso: to purchase
payer
to pay
l'argent (pour payer)
money (to pay with)
le voyage
trip (travel)also: journey, voyage
la visite
visit
voyager
to travel (go on a journey)
conduire
to drive (a vehicle)
arriver (quelque part)
to get (to a place)also: to get there, to get here, to arrive, to get to
le busalso: l'autobus
bus
la voiturealso: l'auto
caralso: automobile, auto
l'avion
plane (aircraft)also: airplane, aeroplane, aircraft
le bateau
boatalso: ship
l'hôtel
hotel
l'hôpital
hospital
la banque
bank (for money)
le sac
bagalso: sack
la robe
dress
le boulevard
boulevard
le parc
park
le musée
museum
la gare
railway stationalso: train station, station
le taxi
taxialso: cab
l'autoalso: la voiture
caralso: automobile, auto
le ticket
ticket (bus or metro)
le billet
ticket (train or plane)
le tee-shirtalso: le t-shirt
T-shirtalso: tee-shirt, tee shirt, tee
le pantalon
trousersalso: pants, a pair of trousers, a pair of pants
la chaussure
shoe
le chapeau
hat
les lunettes
glassesalso: spectacles, eyeglasses
les vêtementsalso: les habits
clothesalso: clothing
le manteau
coat
la veste
jacket (with buttons)
le blouson
jacket (short and zipped)also: windcheater, windbreaker
la jupe
skirt
la chemise
shirt
l'usine
factoryalso: works, mill
la salle de sport
gym (a place)also: gymnasium, fitness centre, fitness club
le magasin
shopalso: store
la boutique
small shopalso: boutique
le supermarché
supermarket
prendre le trainalso: prendre un train
to take the trainalso: to take a train, to get the train, to get a train
prendre l'avionalso: prendre un avion
to fly (as a passenger)also: to go by plane, to take the plane, to take a plane
rouler
to drive (along)
le commercealso: les échanges commerciaux
business (buying and selling)also: trade, commerce, trading
le shopping
shopping
faire des achats
to shop (to buy things)also: to do some shopping, to make purchases
faire les magasins
to go shopping (round the shops)also: to go round the shops
la carte de crédit
credit card
se promener
to go for a walkalso: to take a walk, to go for a stroll, to stroll, to walk around
faire du vélo
to ride a bikealso: to cycle, to go cycling, to ride
rendre visite (à qqn)
to visit (sb)also: to pay a visit
la chambre double
double room
faire les courses
to do the shoppingalso: to go shopping, to do the food shopping
le titre de transport
ticket (any kind of transport)also: travel ticket, transport ticket
le kiloalso: le kilogramme
kiloalso: kilogram, kilogramme
le boulangeralso: la boulangère
baker
attraper le train
to catch (a train in time)also: to make the train
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