Transport & Travel

Question 1

Aeroplane

Answer 1

L’avion – the airplane (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: lah-VYOHN

✅ Starts with a vowel, so uses l’ instead of le
✅ The “n” is nasal, not fully pronounced

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Les avions – the airplanes (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay-zah-VYOHN

✅ The s in les links with avions → pronounced with a “z” sound

Question 2

Train

Answer 2

Le train – the train (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh TRAHN

✅ The “ain” is a nasal sound — don’t pronounce the “n” fully

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Les trains – the trains (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay TRAHN

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular

Question 3

Car

Answer 3

La voiture – the car (feminine singular)

Pronunciation: lah vwah-TUR

✅ Common everyday word for “car”
✅ Soft “r” at the end, rolled lightly in the throat

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Les voitures – the cars (feminine plural)

Pronunciation: lay vwah-TUR

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation remains the same as singular

Question 4

Suitcase

Answer 4

La valise – the suitcase (feminine singular)

Pronunciation: lah vah-LEEZ

✅ Feminine noun
✅ Final -e is silent, but -se sounds like “z”

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Les valises – the suitcases (feminine plural)

Pronunciation: lay vah-LEEZ

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation is the same as singular

Question 5

Taxi

Answer 5

Le taxi – the taxi (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh TAK-see

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Les taxis – the taxis (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay TAK-see

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular

Question 6

Ticket

Answer 6

Le billet – the ticket (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh bee-YEH

✅ Commonly used for train, plane, or event tickets

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Les billets – the tickets (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay bee-YEH

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation same as singular

Question 7

Plane ticket

Answer 7

Le billet d’avion – the plane ticket (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh bee-YEH dah-VYOHN

✅ billet = ticket
✅ d’avion = of plane (airplane)
✅ The “d’” is a contraction of de before a vowel

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Les billets d’avion – the plane tickets (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay bee-YEH dah-VYOHN

✅ Final -s in billets is silent; pronunciation same as singular

Question 8

Passport

Answer 8

Le passeport – the passport (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh pass-por

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Les passeports – the passports (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay pass-por

✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation remains the same as singular

Question 9

Bus

Answer 9

Le bus – the bus (masculine singular)

Pronunciation: luh bewss

✅ Final -s is pronounced, unlike most French words

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Les bus – the buses (masculine plural)

Pronunciation: lay bewss

✅ Same pronunciation as singular — the -s in bus is still pronounced