Lesson Transcript

Here is a list of topic words.
First is,
avion, avion, avion,
moto, moto, moto,
vélo, vélo, vélo,
métro, métro, métro,
bus, bus, bus,
Do you know what avion means?
"plane."
How about moto?
"motorbike."
And vélo?
"bicycle."
And what about métro?
"metro."
And bus?
"bus."
Let's do some multiple choice.
Circle the correct answer.
What does avion mean?
"plane."
"bicycle" is vélo.
Circle the correct answer.
What does moto mean?
"motorbike."
"metro" is métro.
One more. Circle the correct answer.
What does bateau mean?
"boat."
"bus" is bus.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Ready? What are they saying?
Je vais à l'école à (pause with a tap of the finger).
Je vais à l'école à (pause with a tap of the finger).
vélo
vélo
Je vais à l'école à vélo.
Je vais à l'école à vélo.
"I go to school by bicycle."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? What are they saying?
Mon père va au travail en (pause with a tap of the finger).
Mon père va au travail en (pause with a tap of the finger).
voiture
voiture
Mon père va au travail en voiture.
Mon père va au travail en voiture.
"My father goes to work by car."
Let's do some true or false questions now.
True or false —
Bateau means "boat."
True
Bateau means "boat."
One more.
True or false —
En avion means "on foot."
False
En avion means "by plane."
En avion.
"On foot" is à pied.
à pied
Let's do some listening practice.
Listen to me as I speak. Which word am I saying?
Mon mari va à la salle de sport à pied.
Did you hear the right preposition? Let's listen one more time.
Mon mari va à la salle de sport à pied.
à pied
à pied
À pied means "on foot," and it is preceded by the preposition à instead of en because walking is a means of transport you are on, not inside.
Mon mari va à la salle de sport à pied.
"My husband goes to the gym on foot."
Listen to me as I speak. What am I saying?
Je vais à l'île en bateau.
Did you hear the right preposition? Let's listen one more time.
Je vais à l'île en bateau.
en bateau
en bateau
En bateau means "by boat," and it is preceded by the preposition en instead of à because a boat is a form of transport you ride inside. In French, en is used with vehicles or modes of transport that you can enter or sit inside, like a car, plane, or boat.
Je vais à l'île en bateau.
"I go to the island by boat."
Listen as I speak. What means of transport is each person using?
Je vais à l'école à vélo.
Let's listen one more time.
Je vais à l'école à vélo.
Did you hear, à vélo? À vélo means "by bicycle."
Je vais à l'école à vélo.
"I go to school by bicycle."
How about...?
Je vais au travail en métro.
Let's listen one more time.
Je vais au travail en métro.
Did you hear, en métro? En métro means "by metro."
Je vais au travail en métro.
"I go to work by metro."
Next...
Je vais à Paris en avion.
One more time.
Je vais à Paris en avion.
Did you hear, en avion? En avion means "by plane."
Je vais à Paris en avion.
"I go to Paris by plane."
Next...
Je vais au supermarché en bus.
One more time.
Je vais au supermarché en bus.
Did you hear, en bus? En bus means "by bus."
Je vais au supermarché en bus.
"I go to the supermarket by bus."
And...
Je vais à la plage à moto.
One more time.
Je vais à la plage à moto.
Did you hear, à moto? À moto means "by motorbike."
Je vais à la plage à moto.
"I go to the beach by motorbike."
Now you know how to talk about transportation in French.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on FrenchPod101.com.
Au revoir !

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