10 phrases to learn0 key words5 useful expressions
Heading to France for passport control & customs? These French phrases for Customs declarations 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.
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What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- anything to declare
- please open your suitcase
- what's in this bag
- what is this for
- do you have any medication
- nothing to declare
Essential phrases
- Quelque chose à déclarer ?Anything to declare?
- Ouvrez votre valise, s'il vous plaît.Please open your suitcase.
- Qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans ce sac ?What's in this bag?
- C'est pour quel usage ?What is this for?
- Vous avez des médicaments ?Do you have any medication?
- Rien à déclarer.Nothing to declare.
- Ce sont des affaires personnelles.They're personal items.
- Pour usage personnel.For personal use.
- Ce sont des souvenirs.They're souvenirs.
- Voici l'ordonnance.Here is the prescription.
Useful expressions
- pour quel usage — For quel usage
- pour usage personnel — For usage personnel
- s'il vous plaît — Please
- voici — Here is
- vous avez — You have
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.