A beginner-friendly list of 22 French words for transport vocabulary, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| les transports | transport | Les transports en commun sont pratiques. Public transport is practical. |
| un moyen de transport | a means of transport | Le vélo est un moyen de transport écologique. The bike is an eco-friendly means of transport. |
| voyager | to travel | J’aime voyager en train. I like travelling by train. |
| conduire | to drive | Elle apprend à conduire. She is learning to drive. |
| voler | to fly | L’avion vole au-dessus des nuages. The plane flies above the clouds. |
| un avion | a plane | L’avion décolle à neuf heures. The plane takes off at nine. |
| une voiture | a car | La voiture est garée devant la maison. The car is parked in front of the house. |
| un train | a train | Le train part à midi. The train leaves at noon. |
| le métro | the underground | Je prends le métro tous les jours. I take the metro every day. |
| un vélo | a bicycle / a bike | Je vais au travail à vélo. I go to work by bike. |
| une moto | a (motor)bike | La moto est rapide mais dangereuse. The motorbike is fast but dangerous. |
| une trottinette | a scooter (child) | L’enfant glisse sur sa trottinette. The child glides on his scooter. |
| un scooter | a (motor)scooter | Il vient en scooter. He comes by motor scooter. |
| le bateau | the boat | Le bateau traverse la rivière. The boat crosses the river. |
| un ferry | a ferry | Le ferry relie l’île au continent. The ferry links the island to the mainland. |
| le bus | the bus | Le bus passe toutes les dix minutes. The bus passes every ten minutes. |
| un car | a coach | Le car emmène les touristes. The coach takes the tourists. |
| un taxi | a taxi / a cab | Je prends un taxi pour rentrer. I take a taxi to get home. |
| le tramway | the tramway / tram | Le tramway traverse la ville. The tram crosses the city. |
| un hélicoptère | a helicopter | L’hélicoptère survole la montagne. The helicopter flies over the mountain. |
| une montgolfière | a hot-air balloon | La montgolfière monte doucement. The hot-air balloon rises slowly. |
| un pousse-pousse | a rickshaw | Le pousse-pousse est tiré à la main. The rickshaw is pulled by hand. |
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