French grammar
Aller simple, aller-retour, quai, part, arrive
Buy a train ticket and understand platform information.
From the scene Un aller-retour (A return ticket)
In short
At the station ask for un aller simple or un aller-retour. Il part = it leaves, il arrive = it arrives.
Your turn
Which one goes with return?
Options: un aller-retour · un aller simple · le quai
Show answer
return → un aller-retour
How it works
Un aller simple = a single (one way); un aller-retour = a return.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Aller simple, ou (blank) ?
Options: quai · part · aller-retour
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Aller simple, ou aller-retour ?
Single, or return?
Good to know
Le quai = the platform (departure boards also show voie = track). Il part = it leaves, il arrive = it arrives.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) à neuf heures.
Options: Il est · Il part · Il arrive
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Il part à neuf heures.
It leaves at nine.
single un aller simple
return un aller-retour
Your turn
What goes with un aller-retour?
Options: platform · return · single
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un aller-retour → return
platform le quai
Javi
Sur le quai trois.
On platform three.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sur (blank) trois.
Options: un aller-retour · le quai · un aller simple
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Javi
Sur le quai trois.
On platform three.
it leaves / it arrives il part / il arrive
Javi
Et il arrive à Tolède à dix heures.
And it arrives in Toledo at ten.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Et (blank) à Tolède à dix heures.
Options: un aller simple · un aller-retour · il arrive
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Javi
Et il arrive à Tolède à dix heures.
And it arrives in Toledo at ten.
I'd like a ticket to… je voudrais un billet pour…
Watch out
At a counter, ask with je voudrais (I'd like) — je veux sounds rude.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| single | un aller simple |
|---|---|
| return | un aller-retour |
| platform | le quai |
| it leaves / it arrives | il part / il arrive |
| I'd like a ticket to… | je voudrais un billet pour… |
More lines from the story
- JaviAller simple, ou aller-retour ?Single, or return?
- JaviIl part à neuf heures.It leaves at nine.
- JaviDe rien. On se voit dans le train. J'y travaille aussi !You're welcome. See you on the train. I work there too!
- NuriaAller-retour, s'il te plaît.Return, please.