Classroom Interaction Phrases in French

Useful Phrases

• Common phrases for classroom interaction in French
• "Puis-je entrer?" - May I come in?
• "J'ai une question" - I have a question
• "Puis-je aller aux toilettes, s'il te plaît?" - May I go to the bathroom, please?
• "Puis-je boire de l'eau, s'il vous plaît?" - May I drink some water, please?
• "Puis-je avoir de l'eau, s'il vous plaît" - May I have water, please?
• "Puis-je aller chez l'infirmière" - May I go to the nurse's?
• "Puis-je aller au casier?" - May I go to the locker?
• "Puis-je ouvrir l'ordinateur portable?" - May I open the laptop?
• "Puis-je fermer l'ordinateur portable?" - May I close the laptop?
• "Puis-je tailler le crayon?" - May I sharpen my pencil?
• "Répétez s'il vous plaît" - Repeat, please?
• "Excusez-moi" - Excuse me
• "Avec autorisation" - with permission
• "Je ne comprends pas" - I don't understand
• "Merci" - thank you
• "Ouvrez vos livres à la page..." - Open your books to the page...
• "Tourner/aller à la page..." - Turn to the page...
• "Debout (vous tous)" - Stand (all of you)
• "Levez la main, s'il vous plaît" - Raise your hand, please
• "Asseyez-vous (vous tous)" - Sit (all of you)
• "Commencez (vous tous)" - Begin (all of you)
• "Arrêtez (vous tous)" - Stop (all of you)
• "Haut les mains" - Hands up
• "Haut la main" - Hands down
• "Chercher..." - Search for...
• "Comment dit-on... en français?" - How does one say... in French?
• "C'est ton tour - Vas-y" - It's your turn

Means of Transport

• Four modes of transport: by road, by sea, by train, by air
• "le transport routier" - by road/land
• "le transport maritime" - by sea
• "le transport ferroviaire" - by train
• "le transport aérien" - by air
• Learn genders of transportation words, for example:
• "la voiture" - car (feminine)
• "le train" - train (masculine)
• "le métro" - subway (masculine)
• "le tram" - tramway (masculine)
• "l'autobus (m)/le bus" - bus (masculine)
• "le taxi" - taxi (masculine)
• "l'avion" - airplane (masculine)
• "l'hélicoptère (m)" - helicopter (masculine)
• "le bateau" - boat (masculine)
• "le vélo" - bicycle (masculine)
• "la moto" - motorcycle (feminine)
• "le tracteur" - tractor (masculine)
• "le camion" - truck (masculine)
• "la fusée" - rocket (feminine)
• "le cheval" - horse (masculine)
• "le(s) pied(s)" - foot/feet (masculine)
• Important Verbs
• "voyager" - to travel
• "aller" - to go

Prepositions "à" and "en"

• "à" and "en" are used for means of transportation
• "en voiture" - by car
• "en train" - by train
• "en métro" - by subway
• "en avion" - by plane
• "à pied" - on foot
• "à vélo" - by bike
• "à moto" - by motorcycle

The Forms of Verb "aller"

• Present tense forms of "aller" - to go
• "Je vais" - I go
• "Tu vas" - you go
• "Elle va" - she goes
• "Il va" - he goes
• "Nous allons" - we go
• "Vous allez" - you go (plural/formal)
• "Elles vont" - they go (female)
• "Ils vont" - they go (male)

The Forms of Verb "voyager" - To Travel

• Present tense forms of "voyager" - to travel
• "Je voyage" - I travel
• "Tu voyages" - you travel
• "Il voyage" - he travels
• "Elle voyage" - she travels
• "Nous voyageons" - we travel
• "Vous voyagez" - you travel
• (plural/formal)
• "Ils voyagent" - they (male) travel
• "Elles voyagent" - they (female) travel

Comparatives

• "Plus... que" - more... than
• "Moins... que" - less... than
• "Aussi... que" - as... as

Places of Interest

• Location vocab in French
• "le musée" - museum
• "le château" - castle
• "la cathédrale" - cathedral
• "l'église" - church
• "la gare" - train station
• "l'aéroport" - airport
• "la bibliothèque" - library
• "la place" - square
• "le parc" - park
• "la ville" - city
• "le pays" - country
• "la montagne" - mountain
• "la mer" - sea
• "la rivière" - river
• Important Phrases about Places
• "C'est où?" - Where is it?
• "C'est tout près" - It's very close
• "Où sont les toilettes?" - Where are the restrooms?
• "Où est le métro?" - Where is the subway?
• "Où est la sortie?" - Where is the exit?
• "Combien ça coûte?" - How much does it cost?
• "Je voudrais un billet pour..." - I would like a ticket for...
• "Merci beaucoup" - Thank you very much
• "De rien" - You're welcome
• "Au revoir" - Goodbye