Word	Translation	Example
réserver	to book / to reserve	Je veux réserver une table pour deux. I want to book a table for two.
'Veux' = present of 'vouloir' + infinitive. 'Pour deux' = for two (people implied).
embarquer	to board	Les passagers peuvent embarquer maintenant. Passengers can board now.
'Peuvent' = present 3rd plural of 'pouvoir' + infinitive. 'Maintenant' = now.
débarquer	to disembark	On a débarqué de l'avion à midi. We disembarked from the plane at noon.
Passe compose with 'avoir'. 'De l'avion' = elision. 'A midi' = at noon.
le passager	passenger	Tous les passagers doivent s'attacher. All passengers must fasten their seatbelts.
'Doivent' = present 3rd plural of 'devoir'. 'S'attacher' = reflexive infinitive.
la porte d'embarquement	boarding gate	La porte d'embarquement a changé. The boarding gate has changed.
Passe compose 'a change'. 'D'embarquement' = noun complement with 'de'.
la carte d'embarquement	boarding pass	Tu as ta carte d'embarquement ? Do you have your boarding pass?
'Ta' = possessive fem. 'D'embarquement' = de + noun (elision). Question by intonation.
le contrôle de sécurité	security check	Le contrôle de sécurité était rapide. The security check was quick.
'Etait' = imparfait of 'etre'. 'De securite' = noun complement (no article).
l'escale	layover / stopover	Le vol a une escale à Amsterdam. The flight has a layover in Amsterdam.
'A' = present of 'avoir'. 'A + city' = in (location). 'Une' = indefinite fem.
la piste	runway / track	L'avion attend sur la piste. The plane is waiting on the runway.
'Attend' = present of 'attendre'. 'Sur la' = on the (fem.).
l'équipage	crew	L'équipage était très aimable. The crew was very friendly.
'Etait' = imparfait of 'etre'. 'L'equipage' = elision. 'Aimable' = invariable adj.
la ceinture de sécurité	seatbelt	Attachez votre ceinture de sécurité. Fasten your seatbelt.
Imperative 'vous' form. 'Votre' = formal possessive. 'De securite' = compound noun.
le hublot	window (plane)	Je préfère m'asseoir côté hublot. I prefer to sit by the window.
Reflexive 's'asseoir' with elision 'm'asseoir'. 'Cote' = side (no preposition).
le couloir	aisle / corridor	Tu veux un siège côté couloir ? Do you want an aisle seat?
'Veux' = present of 'vouloir'. 'Cote' used as adverb meaning 'on the side of'.
le quai	platform (train)	Le train part du quai numéro trois. The train departs from platform number three.
'Du' = contraction 'de + le'. 'Part' = present of 'partir'.
l'horaire de train	train schedule	Consulte l'horaire de train en ligne. Check the train schedule online.
Imperative (tu form). 'En ligne' = online. 'De train' = noun complement.
le guichet	ticket office / counter	Achète ton billet au guichet. Buy your ticket at the ticket office.
Imperative (tu form of 'acheter'). 'Au' = contraction 'a + le'.
la voie	track / platform	Le train pour Lyon part voie cinq. The train to Lyon departs from track five.
'Voie cinq' = track five (no preposition/article). 'Part' = present of 'partir'.
l'accueil	reception / front desk	Laissez les clés à l'accueil. Leave the keys at reception.
Imperative (vous form). 'A l'accueil' = at reception (elision before vowel).
le réceptionniste	receptionist	Le réceptionniste nous a donné un plan. The receptionist gave us a map.
Passe compose 'a donne'. 'Nous' = indirect object pronoun (to us).
la chambre double	double room	On veut une chambre double avec vue. We want a double room with a view.
'Veut' = present of 'vouloir'. 'Avec vue' = with a view (no article).

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