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A1 French Vocabulary Lesson

3 Words for Transport

3 mots pour les transports

2:43 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words

Transcript with English

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  1. Je prends le train.I take the train.
  2. Le train est à l’heure.The train is on time.
  3. Il n’y a pas de train.There is no train.
  4. Le bus arrive.The bus is arriving.
  5. Est-ce que tu prends le bus ?Do you take the bus?
  6. Je ne prends pas le bus.I don't take the bus.
  7. J’ai un vélo.I have a bike.
  8. Mon vélo est rouge.My bike is red.
  9. Tu vas au bureau à vélo ?Do you go to the office by bike?

About this lesson

Learn three everyday transport words in French: le train, le bus and le vélo, with short sentences to repeat and a common mistake for each.

How to practise

  1. Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

Les transports Transport

WordMeaningDon't say
le trainthe train masculine noun, prendre le trainJe vais à train au travail. ✗ · Je vais au travail en train. ✓ Use en with transport, not à: en train, en bus.
le busthe bus masculine noun, prendre le busLa bus arrive. ✗ · Le bus arrive. ✓ Bus is masculine in French, so always say le bus.
vélothe bike masculine noun, aller à véloJe vais au bureau en vélo. ✗ · Je vais au bureau à vélo. ✓ With a bike you sit on it, so French uses à, not en.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
le trainthe train
le busthe bus
vélothe bike

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