How do you say "train station" in French?

You say gare, as in "The train leaves the station in an hour."

What's the French word for "vegetable"?

It's légume, as in "The basket has a vegetable and some fresh bread in it."

You say nager, as in "Do you want to swim a bit before we eat?"

You're heading to the seaside for the day: the train leaves at noon and the picnic basket is already ready on the table.

Le train part de la gare dans une heure.

The train leaves the station in an hour.

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gare/ɡaʁ/Also said ɡɑʁ.
train stationnoun
A place where trains stop so passengers can get on and off.
guichet/ɡiʃɛ/
ticket windownoun
A place in a station or hall where an employee sells tickets.
voyage/vwajaʒ/
tripnoun
The act of going from one place to another, often far from home.
plage/plaʒ/
beachnoun
The edge of the sea covered in sand or small pebbles.
légume/leɡym/
vegetablenoun
A plant or part of a plant that is eaten, like a carrot or a bean.
goût/ɡu/
tastenoun
What you sense in your mouth when you eat or drink something.
guide/ɡid/
guidenoun
A person who accompanies visitors and explains what they're seeing.
orange/ɔʁɑ̃ʒ/
orangeadjective
The color of an orange, between red and yellow.
nager/naʒe/
to swimverb
To move through water by moving your arms and legs.
manger/mɑ̃ʒe/
to eatverb
To put food in your mouth and swallow it.

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Le train part de la gare dans une heure.
The train leaves the station in an hour.
Vous pouvez acheter les billets au guichet de la gare.
You can buy tickets at the station's ticket window.
Le voyage en train jusqu'à la plage dure deux heures.
The train trip to the beach takes two hours.
On va passer toute la journée sur la plage.
We're going to spend the whole day at the beach.
Le panier contient un légume et du pain frais.
The basket has a vegetable and some fresh bread in it.
Ce légume a un goût un peu sucré.
This vegetable has a slightly sweet taste.
Le guide nous attend devant la gare à midi.
The guide is waiting for us in front of the station at noon.
Je prends mon maillot de bain orange pour la plage.
I'm taking my orange swimsuit for the beach.
Tu veux nager un peu avant de manger ?
Do you want to swim a bit before we eat?
On va manger sur la plage à une heure.
We're going to eat at the beach at one o'clock.

guichet/ɡiʃɛ/
The final t is silent: /ɡiʃɛ/.
voyage/vwajaʒ/
Oy makes two sounds: you hear voi then ya.
légume/leɡym/
The u sounds like the u in tu, never like ou; the é is closed.
goût/ɡu/
Oû is pronounced ou and the final t is silent.
guide/ɡid/
The u in gui isn't heard: a hard g followed by i.
orange/ɔʁɑ̃ʒ/
An is nasal, with no n pronounced, and the final g sounds like the j in jour.
manger/mɑ̃ʒe/
The ending -er is pronounced like a closed é, the r stays silent.

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How do you say "train station" in French?: You say gare, as in "The train leaves the station in an hour."
What's the French word for "vegetable"?: It's légume, as in "The basket has a vegetable and some fresh bread in it."
How do you say "to swim" in French?: You say nager, as in "Do you want to swim a bit before we eat?"

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