L'Aéroport et l'Avion — French airport and flying vocabulary | French Vocabulary Chart
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French airport and flying vocabulary. Airports run on a script, and this chart hands you your lines — from the check-in desk to the boarding gate. Once you know “l’embarquement”, those crackly tannoy announcements suddenly start making sense. Use it to build the French words you need, then test yourself with the games below.
L’Aéroport et l’Avion
French airport and flying vocabulary
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- You travel en avion — no article needed. Once aboard, though, you are firmly dans l’avion.
- Planes and trains take un billet; keep un ticket for the metro and bus. At the desk, ask for un billet d’avion.
- Luggage usually goes plural in French: les bagages. One case is une valise; your carry-on is un bagage à main.
- Le vol means both flight and theft. Mon vol est annulé reports a cancelled flight, not a crime.
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the plane = l’ ___ (fill the blank)
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avion
the airport = l’ ___ (fill the blank)
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aéroport
the flight = le ___ (fill the blank)
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vol
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How do you say « the plane »? (recall)
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l’avion
What does « l’aéroport » mean? (recall)
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the airport
How do you say « the flight »? (recall)
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le vol
What does « le billet » mean? (recall)
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the ticket
How do you say « the passport »? (recall)
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le passeport
What does « la valise » mean? (recall)
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the suitcase
How do you say « the luggage »? (recall)
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les bagages
What does « l’enregistrement » mean? (recall)
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check-in
Go further: Les Transports — getting around in French.
French airport and flying vocabulary vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common French airport and flying vocabulary words in French?
For example: the plane is « l’avion », the airport is « l’aéroport », the flight is « le vol ». The full list above has 12 essential words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French airport and flying vocabulary words to learn first?
Start with the basics: l’avion (the plane), l’aéroport (the airport), le vol (the flight), le billet (the ticket), le passeport (the passport). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French airport and flying vocabulary vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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