10 phrases to learn5 key words3 useful expressions
Heading to France for emergency / police? These French phrases for Theft / lost documents cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- provide your passport
- what was stolen from you
- when did it happen
- where did it happen
- my bag was stolen
- my wallet was stolen
Essential phrases
- Qu'est-ce qu'on vous a volé ?What was stolen from you?
- Quand est-ce que c'est arrivé ?When did it happen?
- Où est-ce que c'est arrivé ?Where did it happen?
- On m'a volé mon sac.My bag was stolen.
- On m'a volé mon portefeuille.My wallet was stolen.
- Mes documents ont été volés.My documents were stolen.
- Mon passeport a été volé.My passport was stolen.
- J'ai perdu mon passeport.I lost my passport.
- Je dois contacter mon ambassade.I need to contact my embassy.
- Où est le consulat le plus proche ?Where is the nearest consulate?
Useful words
- passeport — Passport
- ambassade — Embassy
- consulat — Consulate
- sac — Bag
- vol — Theft
Useful expressions
- contacter mon ambassade — Contact my embassy
- je dois — I must
- où est — Where is … ?
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.