12 phrases to learn1 key word7 useful expressions
Heading to France for passport control & customs? These French phrases for Purpose and length of stay 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:
- confirm a hotel reservation
- what is the purpose of your trip
- how long are you staying
- where will you be staying
- do you have a hotel reservation
- is this your first visit
Essential phrases
- Quel est le motif de votre voyage ?What is the purpose of your trip?
- Combien de temps restez-vous ?How long are you staying?
- Où allez-vous loger ?Where will you be staying?
- Vous avez une réservation d'hôtel ?Do you have a hotel reservation?
- C'est votre première visite ?Is this your first visit?
- Pour le tourisme.For tourism.
- Pour affaires.For business.
- Je viens rendre visite à ma famille.I'm here to visit family.
- Pour deux semaines.For two weeks.
- Je reste dix jours.I'm staying ten days.
- Je vais séjourner à l'hôtel.I'm staying at a hotel.
- C'est ma première visite.It's my first visit.
Useful words
- voyage — Trip
Useful expressions
- combien de temps — How long … ?
- où allez-vous — Where are you going
- pour affaires — For affaires
- pour deux semaines — For deux semaines
- pour dix jours — For dix jours
- pour le tourisme — For le tourisme
- vous avez — You have
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.