The main taxi companies in Paris are Les Taxis bleus, Alphataxi and G7. A French taxi is available for hire when the taxi sign is lit up in white or green. If a taxi is occupied, the sign is switched off or lit up in red.
la station de taxis la sta-syoñ duh tak-see
taxi rank
I want a taxi
Je voudrais un taxi zhuh voo-dreh uñ tak-see
Where can I get a taxi?
Où est-ce que je peux prendre un taxi? oo es kuh zhuh puh prahñdr uñ tak-see?
Could you order me a taxi?
Pouvez-vous m’appeler un taxi? poo-vay voo ma-play uñ tak-see?
How much is it going to cost to go to…?
Combien ça va coûter pour aller à/au (etc.)…? koñ-byañ sa va koo-tay poor a-lay a/oh…?
to the town centre
au centre-ville oh sahñtr-veel
to the station
à la gare a la gar
to the airport
à l’aéroport a la-ay-ro-por
to this address
à cette adresse a set a-dres
Keep the change
Gardez la monnaie gar-day la mo-neh
Sorry, I don’t have any change
Je suis désolé(e), je n’ai pas de monnaie zhuh swee day-zo-lay, zhuh nay pa duh mo-neh
The three main airports in Paris are Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (also called Roissy), Paris Orly and Beauvais-Tillé. The latter is the airport used by most budget airlines for flights to Paris. Despite being referred to as Paris-Beauvais, this airport is actually more than 50 miles outside the city.
How do I get to the airport?
Comment fait-on pour aller à l’aéroport? ko-mahñ fay toñ poor a-lay a la-ay-ro-por?
How long does it take to get to the airport?
On met combien de temps pour aller à l’aéroport? oñ meh koñ-byañ duh tahñ poor a-lay a la-ay-ro-por?
checked luggage
les bagages enregistrés ba-gazh ahñ-ruh-zhee-stray
hand luggage
les bagages à main ba-gazh a mañ
Is there an airport bus to the city centre?
Est-ce qu’il y a une navette pour aller au centre-ville? es keel ya ewn na-vet poor a-lay oh sahñtr-veel?
Where do I check in for…?
Où est l’enregistrement pour…? oo ay lahñ-ruh-zhee-struh-mahñ poor…?
Where is the luggage for the flight from…?
Où sont les bagages du vol en provenance de…? oo soñ lay ba-gazh dew vol ahñ pro-vnahñs duh…?
Which is the departure gate for the flight to…?
Quelle est la porte d’embarquement pour le vol à destination de…? kel ay la port dahñ-bar-kuh-mahñ poor luh vol a des-tee-na-syoñ duh…?
Where can I print my ticket?
Où est-ce que je peux imprimer mon billet? oo es kuh zhuh puh añ-pree-may moñ bee-yeh?
I have my boarding pass on my smartphone
J’ai ma carte d’embarquement sur mon smartphone zhay ma kart dahñ-bar-kuh-mahñ sewr moñ smart-fon
YOU MAY HEAR…
L’embarquement aura lieu porte numéro… lahñ-bar-kuh-mahñ oh-ra lyuh port new-may-ro…
Boarding will take place at gate number…
Présentez-vous immédiatement porte numéro… pray-zahñ-tay voo ee-may-dyat-mahñ port new-may-ro…
Go immediately to gate number…
Votre vol a du retard votr vol a dew ruh-tar
Your flight is delayed
Liquides interdits lee-keed añ-tehr-dee
No liquids
Vos bagages dépassent le poids maximal autorisévoh ba-gazh day-pass luh pwa mak-see-mal oh-toh-ree-zay
With the Single European Market, European Union (EU) citizens are subject only to spot checks and can go through the blue customs channel (unless they have goods to declare). There is no restriction, in either quantity or value, on goods purchased by EU travellers in another EU country provided that they are for personal use.
contrôle des passeports koñ-trol day pas-por
passport control
UE (Union européenne) ew uh
EU (European Union)
autres passeports ohtr pas-por
other passports
douane dwan
customs
Do I have to pay duty on this?
Est-ce que je dois payer des droits de douane sur ça? es kuh zhuh dwa pay-yay day drwa duh dwan sewr sa?
It is for my own personal use
C’est pour mon usage personnel say poor mon ew-zazh pehr-so-nel
We are on our way to…(if in transit through a country)
