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French Phrases for Passport Control & Customs — Purpose and length of stay

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.

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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.

Practice in Vocabilis