| A | B |
| attendre | to wait |
| répondre | to answer |
| vendre | to sell |
| perdre | to lose |
| perdre patience | to lose patience |
| entendre | to hear |
| descendre | to go down/descend |
| descendre du train | to get off the train |
| descendre de la voiture | to get out of the car |
| défendre | to defend |
| fondre | to melt |
| tondre | to mow |
| la voiture | the car |
| la couchette | the train bunk |
| la voiture-lit | the sleeping car |
| le it | the bed |
| le coulior | the aisle |
| le contrôleur | the conductor |
| changer de quai | to chage platforms |
| changer de train | to change trains |
| changer de voie | to change tracks |
| assis (e) | seated |
| debout | standing |
| le prochain, la prochaine, les prochains, les prochaines | the next |
| la plupart | most/the majority |
| quelques | some |
| depuis | For (time) |
| Depuis combien de temps...? | For how long...? |
| Depuis combien de temps attends-tu? | For how long have you been waiting? |
| Depuis combien de temps travaille-t-elle? | How long has she been working? |
| Attendre depuis ____. (temps) | I have been waiting for ___. (time) |