VaneFree French for travel · English speakers
A little French. A more familiar trip.
Visiting a French-speaking destination? Start with bonjour, ordering a coffee and asking the way. Explore 28 useful phrases, then listen and practise in seven short sessions.
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- 7short sessions
- 28useful phrases
- ≈ 5 minper session, at your pace
- On your tripSearch · favourites · show phrase
Seven situations. Start anywhere.
Open a session to preview its four phrases. The pack includes things to say and replies to recognise. Lesson examples keep their original names and destinations; substitute your own.
1First greetings4 phrases
2Please and thank you4 phrases
3Food and drinks4 phrases
- Un sandwich au fromage, s'il te plaît. Et une salade.
- A cheese sandwich, please. And a salad.
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4Prices and paying4 phrases
5Finding your way4 phrases
6Getting around4 phrases
7At your hotel4 phrases
- Bonjour, j'ai une réservation au nom de Camille.
- Hello, I have a booking under the name Camille.
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- À droite. Et le mot de passe du wifi est sur la clé.
- On the right. And the wifi password is on the key.
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Where could you use these words?
France
Practise greeting with bonjour, ordering at a café and asking for directions before your trip to France. A polite bonjour when you walk into a shop or café matters. Accents vary by region.
Belgium & Switzerland
French is one of several official languages in Belgium and Switzerland; depending on where you go, you may hear Dutch, German or Italian instead. Some numbers differ too: septante (70) and nonante (90).
Québec & Canada
In Québec, French is the main language of daily life; in much of the rest of Canada, English is more common. Vocabulary and accent differ from France; this pack teaches a shared starting point.
Official languages of Canada →Before you start
Is this French travel course free?
Yes. Read all 28 phrases here without an account. The free interactive pack requires Google sign-in to save your place and favourites. There is no purchase or subscription for this pack.
What can I learn in seven days?
Seven short sessions introduce greetings, courtesy, food and drinks, prices and payments, directions, transport and hotels. Each has four phrases and a meaning check. Follow one session a day or choose the situation you need; this is a starter pack, not a fluency promise.
Can I use it on a one-week or two-week holiday?
Yes. The seven-day outline is preparation, not the length of your trip. During my trip mode lets you search in English or French, save favourite phrases and show a phrase in large text.
Should I use tu or vous when travelling?
Use vous with people you meet on a trip: shop staff, waiters, hotel reception and strangers. That is why the pack teaches s’il vous plaît. Some lesson examples between friends use tu.
Does it teach local French for every country?
The pack uses Vane’s existing French course examples. It does not provide separate versions for France, Belgium, Switzerland or Québec. Accents, vocabulary and local languages vary.
Keep learning after your trip
French lessons for beginners →- French greetings: bonjour, bonsoir and salutLearn how to say hello and goodbye in French, when to use bonjour, bonsoir and salut, and follow a short conversation with English translations.
- How to introduce yourself in FrenchLearn how to say your name and ask someone theirs in French, with tu and vous. Read useful phrases, English translations and a short model conversation.