Buying a bus ticket in French.

French Phrases for Buying a Bus Ticket

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Starting the Purchase

Bonjour, je voudrais acheter un billet d'autobus.

Translation: Hello, I would like to buy a bus ticket.

Où voulez-vous aller ?

Translation: Where would you like to go?

Vocabulary

• bonjour - hello
  Grammar: Interjection used as a greeting.
• billet d’autobus - bus ticket
  Grammar: Compound noun, "billet" (ticket) + "autobus" (bus).
• vouloir - to want
  Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "voudrais" in conditional for politeness.
• où - where
  Grammar: Interrogative adverb for location or destination.
• aller - to go
  Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "voulez" in present tense, second person plural for politeness.

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What does "bonjour" mean?

Choosing Destination and Time

Je veux aller à Paris.

Translation: I want to go to Paris.

À quelle heure voulez-vous partir ?

Translation: What time would you like to leave?

Je voudrais partir à 14h00.

Translation: I would like to leave at 2:00 PM.

Vocabulary

• Paris - Paris
  Grammar: Proper noun, no article needed in this context.
• à quelle heure - at what time
  Grammar: Interrogative phrase, "quelle" agrees with "heure" in feminine.
• partir - to leave
  Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "partir" in infinitive or "voudrais partir" in conditional.
• heure - hour/time
  Grammar: Feminine noun, used in time expressions.

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What does "à quelle heure" mean?

Ticket Type and Payment

D'accord, aller simple ou aller-retour ?

Translation: Okay, one-way or round-trip?

Juste un aller simple, s’il vous plaît.

Translation: Just a one-way ticket, please.

Vous payez en espèces ou par carte ?

Translation: Will you pay in cash or by card?

Je vais payer par carte.

Translation: I will pay by card.

Vocabulary

• d’accord - okay
  Grammar: Interjection for agreement.
• aller simple - one-way
  Grammar: Compound phrase, "aller" (go) + "simple" (single).
• aller-retour - round-trip
  Grammar: Compound phrase, "aller" (go) + "retour" (return).
• en espèces - in cash
  Grammar: Prepositional phrase, "espèces" means cash.
• par carte - by card
  Grammar: Prepositional phrase, "carte" refers to credit/debit card.
• payer - to pay
  Grammar: Verb, conjugated as "payez" in present tense or "vais payer" in near future.

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What does "aller simple" mean?

General Vocabulary

Voici votre billet. Bon voyage !

Translation: Here’s your ticket. Have a good trip!

Y a-t-il un autre bus à une autre heure ?

Translation: Is there another bus at a different time?

Vocabulary

• voici - here is
  Grammar: Demonstrative adverb, used to present something.
• billet - ticket
  Grammar: Masculine noun, possessive "votre" agrees in gender/number.
• bon voyage - have a good trip
  Grammar: Fixed expression, "bon" agrees with "voyage."
• y a-t-il - is there
  Grammar: Inversion for formal yes/no questions, "il y a" reversed.
• autre - another
  Grammar: Adjective, used to indicate a different option.

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What does "bon voyage" mean?

Full Dialogue

French:

A: Bonjour, je voudrais acheter un billet d'autobus.

B: Où voulez-vous aller ?

A: Je veux aller à Paris.

B: À quelle heure voulez-vous partir ?

A: Je voudrais partir à 14h00.

B: D'accord, aller simple ou aller-retour ?

A: Juste un aller simple, s’il vous plaît.

B: Vous payez en espèces ou par carte ?

A: Je vais payer par carte.

B: Voici votre billet. Bon voyage !

Translation:

A: Hello, I would like to buy a bus ticket.

B: Where would you like to go?

A: I want to go to Paris.

B: What time would you like to leave?

A: I would like to leave at 2:00 PM.

B: Okay, one-way or round-trip?

A: Just a one-way ticket, please.

B: Will you pay in cash or by card?

A: I will pay by card.

B: Here’s your ticket. Have a good trip!