Buying a TGV ticket in French
You are at the station ticket counter and you want a ticket for the six p.m. TGV to Lyon.
The phrase
Je voudrais un billet pour le prochain train.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1billet/bijɛ/
ticketnoun
A small piece of paper that gives you the right to board a train or enter somewhere.
- 2guichet/ɡiʃɛ/
ticket windownoun
The place in a station or hall where an employee sells tickets.
- 3réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/
reservationnoun
The act of holding a seat in advance to be sure of having it.
- 4
placeseat
- 5
réductiondiscount
- 6
tariffare
- 7
quaiplatform
- 8
compostervalidate
- 9
directdirect
- 10
espècecash
The sentences3 of 10
Je voudrais un billet pour le prochain train.
I'd like a ticket for the next train.
Est-ce que le guichet est encore ouvert ce soir ?
Is the ticket window still open this evening?
Est-ce que la réservation est obligatoire dans ce train ?
Is a reservation required on this train?
Pronunciation
billet/bijɛ/
The final t is silent, and 'ill' is said like an English y: /bijɛ/.
guichet/ɡiʃɛ/
The final t is silent: /ɡiʃɛ/.
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- How do you say 'ticket window' in French?
- It's guichet: the place in a station where an employee sells tickets.
- What does composter mean at a French station?
- Composter means to run your ticket through a machine to validate it before you board.