| A | B |
| l'été | the summer |
| la station balnéaire | swimming resort |
| le bord de la mer | sea shore |
| la plage | the beach |
| le sable | the sand |
| la mer | the sea |
| la vague | the wave |
| la crème solaire | suntan lotion |
| les lunettes (f) de soleil | sunglasses |
| le maillot (de bain) | bathing suit |
| la natation | the swimming |
| la piscine | the pool |
| la leçon | the lesson |
| le moniteur | the swimming instructor |
| le tennis | tennis |
| le court de tennis | tennis court |
| la balle | the ball |
| le filet | the net |
| la raquette | the raquet |
| le match | the match |
| le joueur | the player |
| la partie en simple | a singles match |
| la partie en double | a doubles match |
| les limites (f) | the boundaries |
| le score | the score |
| les chaussures (f) de tennis | tennis shoes |
| le tee-shirt | the tee shirt |
| le short | the short |
| la jupette | tennis skirt |
| aérien(ne) | airline |
| bon(ne) | good |
| canadien(ne) | canadian |
| européen | european |
| gentil(le) | nice |
| italien(ne) | italian |
| parisien(ne) | parisian |
| bronzer | to tan |
| frapper | to knock/ hit |
| gagner | to earn /win |
| jouer à | to pay (at a game) |
| jouer de | to play an instrument |
| jouer | to play |
| nager | to swim |
| plonger | to dive |
| renvoyer | to return (mail or a ball for example) |
| apprendre à | to learn how to |
| comprendre | to understand (include) |
| prendre | to take |
| faire de la planche à voile | to windsurf |
| faire de la plongée sous marine | to deep sea dive |
| faire du ski nautique | to water ski |
| faire du surf | to surf |
| faire une promenade | to go for an outing |
| aller à la pêche | to go fishing |
| attraper un coup de soleil | to get a sunburn |
| prendre le petir déjeuner | to have breakfast |
| prendre un bain de soleil | to sunbathe |
| prendre un billet | to take a ticket |
| Il faut + infinitive | It is necessary to ... (or you have to or we have to etc.) |
| entre | between |
| fort(e) | strong |
| hors de limites | out of bounds |
| pourquoi | why |
| parce que | because |
| Quel temps fait-il? | What's the weather like? |
| Il fait beau. | It's beautiful. |
| Il fait du soleil. | It's sunny. |
| Il fait chaud. | It's hot. |
| Il fait froid. | It's cold. |
| Il fait mauvais. | It's nasty. |
| Il fait du vent. | It's windy. |
| Il pleut. | It's raining. |
| Il y a des nuages. | It's cloudy. |