Languages › French French Trains Vocabulary - Prendre le Train En France Share Flipboard Email Print Charles Bowman/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By Camille Chevalier-Karfis Camille Chevalier-Karfis French Language Expert Camille is a teacher and author of many French audiobooks and audio lessons on modern spoken French. She co-created and runs French Today, offering original audio for adult students. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on January 06, 2018 Taking the train is a fast, often comfortable and relatively cheap way to travel in France. Yes, there are strikes, but not all the time, and all in all, taking the train is quite reliable. I will be writing several lessons on this subject: tips to feel prepared when you travel by train, easy learn French in context story with English/French side by side translations and even a useful questions and answers lessons. So make sure you subscribe to my newsletter to get informed of new releases. Un voyageur – a travelerLa gare – the station (watch out for the pronunciation – gAr, not gayr which is “la guerre": war)Un billet – a ticketUn guichet – a boothUne salle d’attente – waiting areaUn panneau d’information – information displayLe départ – departureL’arrivée - arrivalsLa seconde classe, la première classe – 2nd and 1st classUn aller simple – one wayUn aller-retour – round tripUne place (assise) – a seatUne place duo – 2 seats next to each otherUn carré – 4 seats, separated in 2 rows facing each otherUne réservation – bookingVoyager dans le sens du train – to be facing towards where the train is goingUn billet remboursable – refundable ticketUn billet échangeable – exchangeable ticketUn train direct – direct trainUne correspondance – transferUn changement – transferLe quai – the platformLe passage souterrain – the underground passLe rail, la voie – the track (rail is pronounced like "rye" in English)La voiture, le wagon (v sound) – the carLe bar – the snack carUn contrôleur – a controller Follow these links for more of my taking the train in France related articles: - Master Train Announcements in French- Let's Take the Train Together - Bilingual French English Story Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Chevalier-Karfis, Camille. "French Trains Vocabulary - Prendre le Train En France." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/french-trains-vocabulary-prendre-le-train-1371482. Chevalier-Karfis, Camille. (2020, August 27). French Trains Vocabulary - Prendre le Train En France. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-trains-vocabulary-prendre-le-train-1371482 Chevalier-Karfis, Camille. "French Trains Vocabulary - Prendre le Train En France." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-trains-vocabulary-prendre-le-train-1371482 (accessed March 26, 2023). copy citation Featured Video