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Vocabulary
Objective: Plan a trip, describe a travel itinerary, modify a booking, and handle customer service interactions using the correct register.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| une agence de voyages | a travel agency | un voyagiste | a tour operator |
| un itinéraire | an itinerary | une escale | a stopover |
| une correspondance | a connection | un vol direct | a direct flight |
| une location | a rental | un forfait | a package |
| une assurance voyage | travel insurance | une assurance annulation | cancellation insurance |
| un bagage cabine | a carry-on bag | un bagage en soute | a checked bag |
The verb réserver requires the preposition dans before the place where the booking is made. The bare noun without a preposition is not French.
A request to a booking service uses the conditional je souhaiterais or je voudrais. The direct je veux reads as a demand rather than a polite request.
Faire une réservation is the standard expression. The duration is introduced by pour.
The booking number is a fixed term and takes no preposition between the two nouns. The confirmation arrives by email.
The conditional souhaiterais softens the request. The verb modifier takes a direct object.
En raison de is the formal expression for because of. The past passive places the flight in the subject position.
The conditional voudrais softens both requests. The verb demander takes a direct object.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| une franchise | an excess | une caution | a deposit |
| une haute saison | high season | une basse saison | low season |
The formal expression for because of in a service announcement is en raison de. The phrase pour cause de is also used, but it takes no article, as in pour cause de grève.
The noun phrase assurance voyage is fixed and takes no preposition between the two nouns. The same pattern applies to assurance annulation and assurance bagages.
The fixed noun phrase assurance annulation takes no preposition. The expression en cas d'imprévu means in case of an unforeseen event.
Caution is the deposit held by the rental company. The état des lieux is the inventory signed before and after the rental.
Haute saison is the term for the peak travel period. The verb se terminer is pronominal.