Lesson 10
 

Taking a taxi
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English French

(Client)  Hello, can you call a taxi to the cabaret for me please?
(Reception) Yes, for what time.
In half an hour.

Bonjour, pouvez vous m'appeler un taxi pour le cabaret, s'il vous plait?
- Oui, pour quelle heures?
Dans une demi heure.

Good morning, Lyon station please.
- Yes sir. At what time does your train leave?
11.02, it's the TGV to Dijon.
-Let's go then, beacause there is a lot of traffic on the ring road.

Bonjour, gare de Lyon, s'il vous plait.
- Oui, Monsieur. A quelle heure part votre train?
11.02, c'est le TGV pour Dijon.
- Alors en route, car il y a beaucoup
de circulation sur le periphérique.

Taxi please!
To Charles de Gaule, my plane leaves in two hours!
-Stay cool! my little lady.
I know the road like the inside of my pocket.
.......
There you are, 350 francs Madame.
That is very expensive!
That's
Paris!

Taxi, s'il vous plait!
A Charles de Gaule, j'ai un avion dans deux heures!
- Pas de panique, ma p'tite dame.
Je connais la route comme ma poche.
......
-Et voila, 350 francs Madame.
C'est tres cher!
C'est
Paris!

Comments

demi = half
gare = station (railway station)

TGV = Train a grande vitesse = HST = High speed train.
le periphérique = the ring road which encircles Paris. It is one huge traffic jam during the rush hours.
Charles de Gaule (Roissy) is the main Paris international airport, there is also Orly.

 
End of Lesson 10