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  Learn easy French words and phrases for your holiday to France

Oh, the feeling of the open road! Vroooooom!!!

Useful printer friendly French for drivers in France

car voiture/auto vwatyoor/ortoh
car rental office agence de location de voitures azhons de lockassion de vwatyoor
insurance assurance ash-you-ronce
driving licence permis de conduire pairmee de kondweer
traffic lights feux fur
right droite drwat
left gauche gohsh

Some simple, easy French roadsign words:

give way cédez le passage sayday le passazh
slow down ralentissez ralon-teesay
school école aykol
exit sortie sortee
roadworks travaux travoh
turn on your lights allumez vos phares alyou-may voh far
turn off your lights éteignez vos phares ayten-yay voh far
keep to the right serrez à droite seray a drwat
toll péage payazh
you don't have right of way vous n'avez pas la priorité voo navay pa la pree-or-eetay

TIP - remember that, in common with most other places in the world, the French drive on the RIGHT.

Another TIP - check up on the French Highway Code before you leave. It will give you good info on speed limits and other road traffic laws.

Yet another TIP - You have to pay a toll on many stretches of French motorways. You'll often see the sign 'péage'.
 
 
 

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