vocabulary

Vocabulary topic · A1

La ville

Find your way around a French town with useful words for streets, places, and everyday movement.

A cute illustrated French street with a cafe, trees, and apartment buildings
Une promenade en ville.

20 useful words

Le vocabulaire

Read each French word aloud, then use it in a sentence of your own.

  • la ville city / town
  • le village village
  • la rue street
  • la place square / plaza
  • le quartier neighbourhood
  • le centre-ville town centre
  • la mairie town hall
  • la gare train station
  • l'arrêt stop
  • le métro metro
  • le bus bus
  • le vélo bicycle
  • le pont bridge
  • le parc park
  • la boulangerie bakery
  • la pharmacie pharmacy
  • le musée museum
  • le marché market
  • le trottoir pavement
  • le feu traffic light

Put it into practice

Des phrases utiles

La gare est près du centre-ville.

The station is near the town centre.

Je traverse la rue au feu vert.

I cross the street when the light is green.

On se retrouve sur la place à midi.

We will meet on the square at noon.

Le marché est ouvert le samedi.

The market is open on Saturday.

A little context

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