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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.
I'd like a ticket for the next train.

10 words10 sentences

The ten words3 of 10

  1. 1
    billet/bijɛ/

    ticketnoun

    A small piece of paper that gives you the right to board a train or enter somewhere.

  2. 2
    guichet/ɡiʃɛ/

    ticket windownoun

    The place in a station or hall where an employee sells tickets.

  3. 3
    réservation/ʁezɛʁvasjɔ̃/

    reservationnoun

    The act of holding a seat in advance to be sure of having it.

  4. 4

    placeseat

  5. 5

    réductiondiscount

  6. 6

    tariffare

  7. 7

    quaiplatform

  8. 8

    compostervalidate

  9. 9

    directdirect

  10. 10

    espècecash

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The other 7

The sentences3 of 10

  1. Je voudrais un billet pour le prochain train.

    I'd like a ticket for the next train.

  2. Est-ce que le guichet est encore ouvert ce soir ?

    Is the ticket window still open this evening?

  3. 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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Questions

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.

The same situation in English, Italian, German.

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