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You can use the expression à quelle heure to ask what time a train, bus, boat, or plane is scheduled to leave or arrive. Look at the image of a departure board at an airport in France.
Avion is the French word for airplane, but the departure board uses the word flight, or vol. Notice that the times are written in military time. Use the departure board to answer the questions below.
Click to hear the question and then type the answer in digital time. For example, you will hear À quelle heure est le vol à Dublin? What time is the flight to Dublin? The answer is:
13:07
| DEPARTS - DEPARTURES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horaire - Time | Destination | Vol - Flight | Porte - Gate | Observations - Remarks |
| 14:54 | Rome | AF5870 | E23 | Retardé |
| 13:48 | Madrid | IB9341 | E20 | Retardé |
| 12:38 | Londres | BA 913 | E21 | Annulé |
| 12:56 | Berlin | AF5743 | E27 | Annulé |
| Your Responses | Sample Answers |
|---|---|
| 14:54 | |
| 13:48 | |
| 12:38 | |
| 12:56 | |
Could you understand the names of the cities when they were pronounced in French? It is important to get a feel for the French pronunciation of familiar words.
The departure board below is for the Lyon train station in Paris, la Gare de Lyon. The Lyon train station is the second largest of seven train stations around Paris.
In the train column is the type of train. The TGV is a high-speed train that goes all over France and Europe. If the train is à l’heure it is on time. Supprimé means cancelled.
Imagine you are working as a summer intern with France’s Bureau de Tourisme. You were hired because you speak English, but you must use your French sometimes too! Can you provide correct answers to the questions the tourists and travelers are asking you?
Select the correct answer to the question according to the departure board.
| TRAINS AU DÉPART - TRAIN DEPARTURES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | N ° | Horaire - Time | Destination | Observations - Remarks |
| THA | 9343 | 15:37 | Bruxelles | Supprimé |
| TER | 53295 | 14:36 | Beauvais | À L'Heure |
| TGV | 7049 | 13:48 | Lille | Supprimé |
| THA | 9371 | 12:57 | Amsterdam | Supprimé |
Which one?
À quelle heure est le train pour Bruxelles?
The train for Brussels is at 3:37 or 15:37 hours.
The train for Brussels is at 3:37 or 15:37 hours.
The train for Brussels is at 3:37 or 15:37 hours.
À quelle heure est le train pour Beauvais?
The train for Beauvais is at 2:36 or 14:36 hours.
The train for Beauvais is at 2:36 or 14:36 hours.
The train for Beauvais is at 2:36 or 14:36 hours.
À quelle heure est le train pour Lille?
The train for Lille is at 1:48 or 13:48 hours.
The train for Lille is at 1:48 or 13:48 hours.
The train for Lille is at 1:48 or 13:48 hours.
À quelle heure est le train pour Amsterdam?
The train for Amsterdam is at 1:57 or 13:57 hours.
The train for Amsterdam is at 1:57 or 13:57 hours.
The train for Amsterdam is at 1:57 or 13:57 hours.
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Question
How do you say The train for Phoenix is at 2:20 in French?
Le train pour Phoenix est à deux heures vingt.
