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French Train Station Roleplay

Welcome to our travel conversation game. In this scenario, you will practice a dialogue between a ticket agent and a traveler. Test your ability to buy tickets, ask for platform numbers, and check train times in French.

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À la Gare

Bienvenue dans notre jeu de conversation de voyage. Dans ce scénario, vous pratiquerez un dialogue entre un guichetier et un voyageur. Testez votre capacité à acheter des billets, demander le quai et vérifier les horaires.

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The ticket agent says:

Your goal (English):


Select the correct French response:

Buying a Ticket at a French Train Station: Lesson Guide

Whether you are taking the TGV across France or a regional train to a neighboring town, knowing how to buy a ticket at the *gare* (train station) is an essential skill. This roleplay helps you interact with a ticket clerk, specify your trip, and find the right platform.

Language & Cultural Tips

In French, a one-way ticket is called "aller simple" and a round-trip ticket is "aller-retour". When you need to find where to board, ask for the platform using the word "le quai". Notice that the clerk says "Vous désirez ?", which is the most common way to say "Can I help you?" or "What would you like?" at a ticket counter.

Key Vocabulary
French Phrase English Translation
Vous désirez ?Can I help you?
Un billet pour MilanOne ticket to Milan
Aller simpleOne way
Aller-retourReturn / Round trip
De quel quai part-il ?Which platform does it leave from?
Bon voyage !Have a nice trip!
Full Conversation Transcript

Review the full dialogue from the game below to study the sentence structures and vocabulary in context.

Clerk: Bonjour. Vous désirez ?
(Good morning. Can I help you?)
Customer: Bonjour, un billet pour Milan, s'il vous plaît.
(Good morning, one ticket to Milan, please.)
Clerk: Aller simple ou aller-retour ?
(One way or return?)
Customer: Aller simple. C'est combien ?
(One way. How much is it?)
Clerk: C'est vingt euros. Il part dans dix minutes.
(It is twenty euros. Leaves in ten minutes.)
Customer: D'accord. De quel quai part-il ?
(Alright. Which platform does it leave from?)
Clerk: Du quai numéro cinq.
(From platform five.)
Customer: Merci. Voici l'argent.
(Thanks. Here is the money.)
Clerk: Voici votre billet. Bon voyage !
(Here is your ticket. Have a nice trip!)
Customer: Merci, au revoir.
(Thank you, goodbye.)