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Useful French phrases for your holiday

By Matinée Multilingual

Today we’ll be equipping you with 10 useful French phrases that will help you get by while you are off sunning yourself in St. Tropez…

The Basics

Hello/Goodbye

Bonjour/Au revoir (Bong-juur/Aw rev-waa)

Yes/No

Oui/Non (Wee/Non)

Please/Thank you

S’il vous plaît/Merci (See’ voo play/Mer-see)

Key Phrases

Where are the toilets?

Où sont les toilettes? (Oo sont leh twa-letts?)

How much?

C’est combien? (Seh com-bien?)

Where is the nearest pharmacy?

Où est la pharmacie? (Oo eh lah phar-ma-cee?)

Where can I get a taxi?

Où est-ce que je peux prendre un taxi? (Oo es-kuh jay puh prond oon tax-ee?)

Where can I find a bureau de change?

Y a-t-il un bureau de change près d’ici? (Yateel un bur-eau duh shonge preh di-see?)

What time is it?

Quelle heure est-il? (Kell oor eh-teel?)

Do you accept credit cards?

Acceptez vous les cartes de crédit? (Accept-ay voo leh carts duh cred-eet?)

A beer, please.

Je voudrais une bière, s’il vous plait. (Juh voodray oon bi-err, si’ voo play.)

I would like a glass of red/white wine, please.

Je voudrais un verre de vin rouge/blanc, s’il vous plaît. (Juh vood-ray un vare duh van rooj/blong, si’ voo play.)

And if all else fails…

Excuse me, do you speak English?

Pardon, parlez-vous anglais? (Par-dong, par-lay-voo ong-lay?)

Tomorrow we will be giving you our top 10 Italian phrases.

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