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From Check-in to Boarding: A French Story at the Airport

A1 · Beginner58 sentences·

Follow Lucas at the airport as he loses his ticket, gets help at the check-in counter, and reaches his boarding gate. The short present-tense story builds essential travel vocabulary—like valise, billet, comptoir d'enregistrement, and embarquement—through simple, repetitive sentences for beginners.

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58 sentences · 101 new words
  • 01arrive · to arrive
    , arrive l' .
    suh ma-tan, loo-kah a-reev ah lay-roh-por treh toh
    This morning, Lucas arrives at the airport very early.
  • 02valise · suitcase
    valise.
    eel port oon grahnd vah-leez
    He carries a big suitcase.
  • 03cœur · heart
    cœur .
    son kur bah veet
    His heart beats fast.
  • 04voyage · trip
    voyage .
    say son pruh-myay vwah-yahzh ahn ah-vyon
    It's his first trip by plane.
  • 05regarde · to look
    regarde .
    eel ruh-gard oh-toor duh lwee
    He looks around him.
  • 06grand · big
    L' grand.
    lay-roh-por ay grahn
    The airport is big.
  • 07personnes · people
    personnes.
    eel yah boh-koo duh pehr-son
    There are many people.
  • 08panneaux · signs
    panneaux.
    eel vwah boh-koo duh pah-noh
    He sees many signs.
  • 09comptoir · counter
    comptoir d'.
    eel marsh vehr luh kohn-twahr dahn-ruh-zhees-truh-mahn
    He walks to the check-in counter.
  • 10pose · to put down
    pose .
    eel pohz sah vah-leez pahr tehr
    He puts his suitcase on the ground.
  • 11billet · ticket
    billet.
    eel oovr son sahk poor shehr-shay son bee-yay
    He opens his bag to look for his ticket.
  • 12billet · ticket
    billet .
    luh bee-yay nay pah dahn son sahk
    The ticket is not in his bag.
  • 13poche · pocket
    poche.
    loo-kah shehrsh dahn shahk posh
    Lucas searches in every pocket.
  • 14trouve · to find
    trouve .
    eel nuh troov pah luh bee-yay
    He doesn't find the ticket.
  • 15chaud · hot
    chaud.
    eel ah shoh
    He is hot.
  • 16mains · hands
    mains .
    say man sohn moo-yay
    His hands are wet.
  • 17montre · watch
    montre.
    eel ruh-gard sah mohntr
    He looks at his watch.
  • 18départ · departure
    départ l'.
    eel rest kahr-ahnt-sank mee-noot ah-vahn luh day-pahr duh lah-vyon
    There are 45 minutes left before the plane's departure.
  • 19valise · suitcase
    valise.
    eel shehrsh dahn sah grahnd vah-leez
    He searches in his big suitcase.
  • 20billet · ticket
    billet .
    luh bee-yay nay pah lah nohn ploo
    The ticket is not there either.
  • 21veste · jacket
    veste.
    eel shehrsh dahn sah vest
    He searches in his jacket.
  • 22rien · nothing
    rien.
    eel nuh troov ree-an
    He finds nothing.
  • 23agente · agent
    agente .
    oon ah-zhahnt sah-pel mah-ree
    An agent is named Marie.
  • 24appelle · to call
    appelle .
    mah-ree ah-pel loo-kah oh kohn-twahr
    Marie calls Lucas to the counter.
  • 25visage · face
    , visage .
    loo-kah sah-prosh luh vee-zahzh roozh
    Lucas approaches, his face red.
  • 26dit · to say
    dit : .
    eel dee zhuh nuh troov pah mohn bee-yay
    He says: "I can't find my ticket."
  • 27email · email
    : email
    mah-ree dee doos-mahn voo zah-vay uhn ee-mel
    Marie says gently: "Do you have an email?"
  • 28téléphone · phone
    téléphone.
    loo-kah pahns ah son tay-lay-fon
    Lucas thinks about his phone.
  • 29téléphone · phone
    téléphone l'.
    eel oovr son tay-lay-fon poor shehr-shay lay-mel
    He opens his phone to look for the email.
  • 30tremblent · to tremble
    tremblent.
    say man trahm-bl
    His hands tremble.
  • 31batterie · battery
    batterie.
    may luh tay-lay-fon ah suhl-mahn trwah poor-sahn duh bah-tree
    But the phone has only 3% battery.
  • 32cherche · to search
    cherche .
    loo-kah shehrsh lay-mel treh veet
    Lucas searches for the email very fast.
  • 33s'éteint · to turn off
    , s'éteint.
    soo-dan luh tay-lay-fon say-tan
    Suddenly, the phone turns off.
  • 34écran · screen
    écran .
    lay-krahn ay nwahr
    The screen is black.
  • 35immobile · motionless
    immobile.
    loo-kah rest ee-moh-beel
    Lucas stays motionless.
  • 36sait · to know
    sait .
    eel nuh say pah kwah fehr
    He doesn't know what to do.
  • 37pleurer · to cry
    pleurer.
    eel ah presk ahn-vee duh pluh-ray
    He almost feels like crying.
  • 38calme · calm
    calme.
    mah-ree rest kahlm
    Marie stays calm.
  • 39nom · name
    nom
    el dee kel ay vohtr nohn
    She says: "What is your name?"
  • 40vol · flight
    vol
    el dee oh-see kel ay lah daht duh vohtr vohl
    She also says: "What is the date of your flight?"
  • 41répond · to answer
    répond.
    loo-kah ray-pohn
    Lucas answers.
  • 42ordinateur · computer
    ordinateur.
    mah-ree tahp soor son ohr-dee-nah-tuhr
    Marie types on her computer.
  • 43informations · information
    informations .
    el shehrsh layz an-for-mah-syon duh loo-kah dahn luh sees-tem
    She searches for Lucas's information in the system.
  • 44réservation · reservation
    réservation .
    el troov lah ray-zehr-vah-syon duh loo-kah
    She finds Lucas's reservation.
  • 45ordre · order
    : ordre.
    el dee too ay ahn or-dr
    She says: "Everything is in order."
  • 46billet · ticket
    billet .
    mah-ree fay uhn bee-yay soor pah-pyay
    Marie makes a paper ticket.
  • 47donne · to give
    donne .
    el don luh bee-yay ah loo-kah ah-vek uhn soo-reer
    She gives the ticket to Lucas with a smile.
  • 48chance · luck
    : chance
    el dee bon shahns
    She says: "Good luck!"
  • 49soulagement · relief
    soulagement.
    loo-kah soofl duh soo-lahzh-mahn
    Lucas sighs with relief.
  • 50remercie · to thank
    remercie .
    eel ruh-mehr-see mah-ree boh-koo
    He thanks Marie a lot.
  • 51prend · to take
    prend .
    eel prahn son bee-yay ay sah vah-leez
    He takes his ticket and his suitcase.
  • 52contrôle · control
    contrôle .
    eel pahs pahr luh kohn-trohl duh say-koo-ree-tay
    He passes through security control.
  • 53embarquement · boarding
    embarquement.
    eel a-reev ah lah port dahn-bark-mahn
    He arrives at the boarding gate.
  • 54fier · proud
    fier.
    eel suh sahn lay-zhay ay fyay
    He feels light and proud.
  • 55fenêtre · window
    fenêtre.
    eel ruh-gard pahr lah fuh-netr
    He looks through the window.
  • 56avion · plane
    avion .
    eel vwah lah-vyon duh-or
    He sees the plane outside.
  • 57grand-mère · grandmother
    grand-mère .
    eel pahns ah sah grahn-mehr kee ah-tahn ah pah-ree
    He thinks about his grandmother who is waiting in Paris.
  • 58heureux · happy
    heureux.
    son kur ay shoh ay uh-ruh
    His heart is warm and happy.
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