How do you ask for the bill in French?

You can say: 'Vous pouvez nous apporter l'addition, s'il vous plaît ?'

What does circulation mean in French?

It means traffic, all the vehicles moving on the roads of a place, as in 'La circulation est vraiment difficile dans le centre.'

You can say: 'Vous savez dans quelle direction se trouve la gare ?'

You spend a day in Paris, from the station ticket window to the evening bill, and the same -tion words keep coming back in almost every exchange.

Bonjour, nous avons une réservation pour deux personnes.

Hello, we have a reservation for two.

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réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/
reservationnoun
The act of booking a room, table, or seat in advance.
confirmation/kɔ̃fiʁmasjɔ̃/
confirmationnoun
The act of saying or writing that something is certain.
addition/adisjɔ̃/
billnoun
The paper that shows the amount to pay in a café or restaurant.
question/kɛstjɔ̃/
questionnoun
A sentence used to ask someone something.
information/ɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃/
informationnoun
Something you learn or give about a subject.
direction/diʁɛksjɔ̃/
directionnoun
The side toward which one is heading.
situation/sitɥasjɔ̃/
situationnoun
The state a person or thing is in at a given moment.
circulation/siʁkylasjɔ̃/
trafficnoun
All the vehicles moving on the roads of a place.
explication/ɛksplikasjɔ̃/
explanationnoun
What is said to make something understood.
solution/sɔlysjɔ̃/
solutionnoun
A way to solve a problem.

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Bonjour, nous avons une réservation pour deux personnes.
Hello, we have a reservation for two.
Je voudrais une confirmation écrite de ma réservation.
I'd like written confirmation of my reservation.
Vous pouvez nous apporter l'addition, s'il vous plaît ?
Could you bring us the bill, please?
Je voudrais vous poser une question sur le trajet.
I'd like to ask you a question about the route.
Je cherche une information sur les trains du soir.
I'm looking for information about the evening trains.
Vous savez dans quelle direction se trouve la gare ?
Do you know which direction the station is in?
Je vais vous expliquer la situation en deux mots.
I'll explain the situation in a few words.
La circulation est vraiment difficile dans le centre.
Traffic is really bad in the center.
Vous pouvez me donner une explication plus simple ?
Could you give me a simpler explanation?
On va trouver une solution à ce problème.
We'll find a solution to this problem.

réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/
The é in 'ré-' is pronounced /e/, the s between two vowels is pronounced /z/, and the ending -tion carries the nasal vowel /ɔ̃/.
addition/adisjɔ̃/
The ending is pronounced /sjɔ̃/: a nasal vowel, you don't hear the n.
question/kɛstjɔ̃/
Qu- is pronounced 'k', and the following e is open, as in the English word 'set'.
information/ɛ̃fɔʁmasjɔ̃/
In- is a nasal vowel: you don't hear the n.
direction/diʁɛksjɔ̃/
The ending -tion is pronounced /sjɔ̃/: a nasal vowel, you don't hear the n.
situation/sitɥasjɔ̃/
The u in -tua- glides like in the French word 'huit', it isn't 'ou'.
circulation/siʁkylasjɔ̃/
The u in -cu- is that of the French word 'lune', not 'ou'.
solution/sɔlysjɔ̃/
The u is that of 'lune', not 'ou'.

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How do you ask for the bill in French?: You can say: 'Vous pouvez nous apporter l'addition, s'il vous plaît ?'
What does circulation mean in French?: It means traffic, all the vehicles moving on the roads of a place, as in 'La circulation est vraiment difficile dans le centre.'
How do you ask for directions in French?: You can say: 'Vous savez dans quelle direction se trouve la gare ?'

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