| A | B |
| a la gare | at the train station |
| un aller (simple) | one-way ticket |
| un billet aller (et) retour | round trip ticket |
| le buffet | train station restaurant |
| une carte postale | postcard |
| un chariot | shopping cart; baggage cart |
| la gare | train station |
| le guichet | ticket window |
| un horaire | schedule; timetable |
| un journal | newspaper |
| le kiosque | newsstand |
| un magazine | magazine |
| le quai | platform (railroad) |
| la queue | line (of people waiting to do something) |
| la salle d'attente | waiting room |
| le train | train |
| la voie | traintrack |
| un passager; un voyageur | traveler; passenger (m.) |
| une passagère; une voyageuse | traveler; passenger (f.) |
| acheter | to buy |
| annoncer le départ du train | to announce the train's departure |
| arriver à (infinitif) | to manage to; succeed in doing something |
| attendre le train | to wait for the train |
| composter son billet | to stamp; validate the ticket |
| entendre l'annoncer | to hear the announcement |
| être en avance | to be early; ahead of time |
| être en retard | to be late |
| faire la queue | to wait in line |
| faire un voyage en train | to take a trip by train |
| vendre | to sell |
| sur le quai | on the (railroad) platform |
| en première | in first class |
| en seconde | in second class |