French Basics for Beginners: Traveling Vocabulary

Here’s a list of English words with their French translations and articles, for beginners who are learning French for traveling:

The hotel – L’hôtel
The room – La chambre
The reservation – La réservation
The reception – La réception
The key – La clé
The elevator – L’ascenseur (masc.)
The luggage – Les bagages (masc.)
The check-in – L’enregistrement (masc.)
The check-out – Le départ
The passport – Le passeport
The visa – Le visa
The customs – La douane
The airport – L’aéroport (masc.)
The terminal – Le terminal
The departure – Le départ
The arrival – L’arrivée (fem.)
The ticket – Le billet
The train – Le train
The platform – Le quai
The car – La voiture
The bus – Le bus
The taxi – Le taxi
The map – La carte
The city – La ville
The beach – La plage
The museum – Le musée
The restaurant – Le restaurant
The menu – Le menu
The waiter – Le serveur
The bill – L’addition (fem.)
The currency – La monnaie
The ATM – Le distributeur automatique de billets (DAB) (masc.)
The street – La rue
The pedestrian zone – La zone piétonne
The traffic – La circulation
The parking – Le parking

Learning the articles along with the vocabulary words will help beginners understand how to use the words in a sentence correctly.