Transportation & Vehicles

INTENSE FRENCH A1 : Transport & Vehicles

Essential transport words and phrases for buses, taxis, cars, airports, and directions. NO MERCY: move fast, speak faster!

🚗 Vehicles • 🚌 Transport • ✈️ Travel • NO MERCY

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🚗 Transport Vocabulary (Must Know)

Basic transport words used in daily French life.

French	Pronunciation	English
le transport	luh tran-por	transport
un véhicule	uhn vay-ee-kul	a vehicle
la voiture	la vwa-tyur	car
un taxi	uhn tak-see	taxi
le bus	luh bus	bus
le train	luh tran	train
le métro	luh may-tro	metro / subway
le tramway	luh tram-way	tram
le vélo	luh vay-lo	bicycle
la moto	la mo-to	motorbike
un avion	uhn ah-vyon	airplane
un bateau	uhn bah-to	boat
un camion	uhn kah-myon	truck
une route	ewn root	road
la gare	la gar	train station
l’aéroport	lah-ay-ro-por	airport
l’arrêt	lah-ray	stop (bus stop)
un billet	uhn bee-yay	ticket

🧠 NO MERCY DRILL: Repeat FAST:
🇫🇷 la voiture, un taxi, le bus, le train, le métro, le vélo, la moto, un avion, un bateau, un billet

🛣️ Places & Transport Actions

Key words for moving around and using transport.

French	Pronunciation	English
la station	la sta-syon	station
la gare routière	la gar roo-tyair	bus station
un arrêt de bus	uhn ah-ray duh bus	bus stop
le quai	luh kay	platform
le chauffeur	luh show-fur	driver
le conducteur	luh kon-duk-tur	driver (formal)
un passager	uhn pa-sa-zhay	passenger
monter	mon-tay	to get on / go up
descendre	day-son-druh	to get off / go down
prendre	pron-druh	to take (a bus/train)
aller	ah-lay	to go
arriver	ah-ree-vay	to arrive
partir	par-teer	to leave

Examples:

🇫🇷 Je prends le bus.
🇬🇧 I take the bus.

🇫🇷 Je descends ici.
🇬🇧 I get off here.

🇫🇷 Le train arrive à 10h.
🇬🇧 The train arrives at 10am.

🗣️ Transport Phrases (Very Useful)

Speak like a real traveler: tickets, directions, destinations.

French	Pronunciation	English
Où est la gare ?	oo ay la gar	Where is the station?
Où est l’arrêt de bus ?	oo ay lah-ray duh bus	Where is the bus stop?
Je veux aller à…	zhuh vuh zah-lay ah	I want to go to…
Je vais à…	zhuh vay zah	I am going to…
Je prends le taxi.	zhuh pron luh tak-see	I take a taxi.
Un billet, s’il vous plaît.	uhn bee-yay seel voo pleh	A ticket, please.
Combien coûte le billet ?	kom-byen koot luh bee-yay	How much is the ticket?
Je voudrais un billet pour…	zhuh voo-dray uhn bee-yay poor	I would like a ticket to…
C’est loin ?	say lwan	Is it far?
C’est près ?	say pray	Is it near?
À quelle heure part le bus ?	ah kel ur par luh bus	What time does the bus leave?
À quelle heure arrive le train ?	ah kel ur ah-reev luh tran	What time does the train arrive?

Mini Conversation:

👤 🇫🇷 Bonjour, je voudrais un billet pour Paris.
👤 🇫🇷 Aller simple ou aller-retour ?
👤 🇫🇷 Aller simple, s’il vous plaît.

🇬🇧 Hello, I would like a ticket to Paris.
🇬🇧 One way or round trip?
🇬🇧 One way, please.

⚡ EXTRA IMPORTANT WORDS:
🇫🇷 aller simple = one way
🇫🇷 aller-retour = round trip

🚦 Road & Driving Words

If you drive, travel, or use taxis, these are powerful words.

French	Pronunciation	English
conduire	kon-dweer	to drive
un permis	uhn pair-mee	license
un permis de conduire	uhn pair-mee duh kon-dweer	driver’s license
un feu rouge	uhn fuh roozh	red traffic light
un embouteillage	uhn on-boo-tai-yaj	traffic jam
un accident	uhn ak-see-don	accident
une panne	ewn pan	breakdown
un parking	uhn par-king	parking lot
tourner à droite	toor-nay ah drwat	turn right
tourner à gauche	toor-nay ah gosh	turn left
tout droit	too drwa	straight ahead

Examples:

🇫🇷 Tournez à gauche.
🇬🇧 Turn left.

🇫🇷 Il y a un embouteillage.
🇬🇧 There is a traffic jam.

🇫🇷 Où est le parking ?
🇬🇧 Where is the parking lot?

🔥 NO MERCY — 25 Forced Transport & Vehicle Words

le transport, un véhicule, la voiture, un taxi, le bus, le train, le métro, le tramway, le vélo, la moto, un avion, un bateau, un camion, la route, la gare, l’aéroport, l’arrêt, un billet, un passager, le chauffeur, monter, descendre, prendre, partir, arriver

😈 NO MERCY RULE: If you cannot recall all 25, repeat them aloud 10x.

📝 BRUTAL NO MERCY TEST (WITH ANSWERS)

Score must be 20/20. Anything less = redo topic tomorrow.

1. Translate to French: car → ________
2. Translate to French: bus → ________
3. Translate to French: train → ________
4. Translate to French: airport → ________
5. Translate to French: ticket → ________
6. Translate to French: driver → ________
7. Translate to French: passenger → ________
8. Translate to French: to take (bus/train) → ________
9. Translate to French: to get on → ________
10. Translate to French: to get off → ________
11. Translate to French: Where is the station? → ________
12. Translate to French: I want to go to… → ________
13. Translate to French: How much is the ticket? → ________
14. Translate to English: À quelle heure part le bus ? → ________
15. Translate to English: C’est loin ? → ________
16. Translate to French: traffic jam → ________
17. Translate to French: parking lot → ________
18. Translate to French: turn right → ________
19. Translate to French: straight ahead → ________
20. Translate to English: Je prends le taxi. → ________

✅ ANSWER KEY:

1) la voiture
2) le bus
3) le train
4) l’aéroport
5) un billet
6) le chauffeur / le conducteur
7) un passager
8) prendre
9) monter
10) descendre
11) Où est la gare ?
12) Je veux aller à…
13) Combien coûte le billet ?
14) What time does the bus leave?
15) Is it far?
16) un embouteillage
17) un parking
18) tourner à droite
19) tout droit
20) I take the taxi.

😈 FINAL RULE: Rewrite wrong answers 10x, read aloud, redo test.