Holidays: vocabulary

Holidays: vocabulary
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1. Places you go on holiday
en vacances
je suis allé...
on est allé...
je vais aller...
j'ai passé mes vacances...
à la plage
au bord de la mer
en France
en Espagne
au Canada
à Paris
dans les Alpes
au Mexique
à Cancun
j'ai fait du camping
on a fait du caravaning
on holiday / on vacation
I went...
we went...
I'm going to...
I spent my vacation/holidays in/at...
to the beach
to/at the seaside
to/in France
to/in Spain
to/in Canada
to/in Paris
to/in the Alps
to/in Mexico
to/in Cancun
I went camping
we went caravanning
je suis allé faire du ski
I went skiing
2. Getting there...
Here are some expressions for mentioning the mode of transport:
j'ai pris...
on a pris...
...l'autocar
...l'avion
...le bateau
...l'Eurostar
...le train
...la voiture
j'y suis allé...
je suis allé à Paris...
...en autocar
...en avion
...en Eurostar
...en train
...en voiture
on a fait 10 heures de route
on a pris l'autoroute
(on s'est retrouvé) bloqués sur l'autoroute
I took...
we took...
...the coach
...the plane
...the ferry
...the Eurostar
...the train
...the car
I went (there)...
I went to Paris...
...by coach
...by plane
...by Eurostar
...by train
...by car
we drove for 10 hours
we went on the motorway/freeway
(we ended up) stuck on the motorway
3. Things that go wrong
Here's how to explain some of the things that tend to go wrong with my holidays. Surely
these have never happened to you:
c’était (plutôt) ennuyeux
c’était super
on est tombés en panne
on est arrivés en retard
le train/l'avion est arrivé en retard
on a raté le train/l'avion
l'avion est parti en retard
l'avion était surbooké
j'ai oublié mon passeport
on a oublié les billets d'avion
on a dû faire la queue pendant trois heures
le musée était fermé
on s'est perdus en route
on n'a pas pu trouver...
on a perdu nos valises
la nourriture était dégueulasse
la chambre donnait sur un chantier
il y avait trop de monde
je me suis fait piquer/bouffer par des
moustiques
it was (pretty) boring
it was awesome
we broke down
we got there late
the train/plane arrived late
we missed the train/plane
the plane was late leaving
the plane was overbooked
I forgot my passport
we forgot the plane tickets
we had to queue for three hours
the museum was shut/closed
we got lost on the way
we couldn't find...
our luggage got lost, our luggage went missing
the food was disgusting
we had a view of a building site
it was too crowded, there were too many
people
I got bitten/eaten alive by mosquitoes
4. Things to do on holiday
Here are how to say some common holiday activities in French:
se baigner
se bronzer
nager
lire des romans sur la plage
se détendre
faire du ski
faire du surf
faire le tour de...
faire une excursion
visiter les musées
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
go bathing
sunbathe
swim
read on the beach
relax
ski, go skiing
go surfing
have a look round...
go on an excursion
see the museums
5. Other holiday essentials
Here are some other phrases and vocabulary that are useful for talking about holidays:
bonnes vacances!
bon voyage!
bonne route!
les grandes vacances
partir en vacances
de la crème solaire
de la crème après-soleil
j'ai fait ma valise/mes valises
un bikini
un maillot de bain
on a passé la nuit...
on a logé...
...dans un hôtel
...dans une auberge de jeunesse
...dans une tente
...dans la caravane
...chez des amis
on a bien mangé
on s'est bien amusés
des vacanciers
une auberge de jeunesse
have a good holiday!
have a good trip!
have a safe journey!
the (school) summer holidays
to go on holiday/vacation
some sun cream
some after-sun
I packed, I did my packing
a bikini
a swimsuit, swimming costume, bathing shorts
we stayed/spent the night...
we stayed...
...in a hotel
...in a youth hostel
...in a tent
...in the caravan
...with friends
the food was good, we ate well
we had a good time
holidaymakers, vacationers
a youth-hostel
Here are some questions and answers:
Comment étaient tes vacances ?
As-tu passé de bonnes vacances ?
How was your vacation?
Did you have a nice vacation?
C’était super / génial / formidable
It was great
It was fun
It was awesome
It was pretty boring
C’était plutôt / vraiment ennuyeux
It was really boring
Qu’as-tu fait ?
What did you do?
Je suis allé patiner, skier, faire du shopping… I went... skating / skiing / shopping...
J’ai joué…
I played...
Je suis resté…
I stayed...
J’ai lavé / nettoyé…
I washed... / I cleaned..
J’ai aidé…
I helped...
J’ai regardé…
I watched...
J’ai étudié…
I studied...