| A | B |
| dans le train | in the train |
| l'arrêt | stop |
| le snack-bar | snack bar |
| en voiture | by car |
| la plupart (des) | most (of) |
| quelques | some; a few (pl.) |
| le contrôleur | conductor (train) |
| debout (invariable) | standing |
| assis(e) | seated |
| une voiture; un wagon | (railroad) car |
| la correspondance | correspondence;connection (between trains) |
| au prochain arrêt | at the next stop |
| prochain(e) | next |
| depuis | since; for |
| depuis quarante minutes | for 40 minutes |
| que | as; that; than (in comparisons) |
| sinon | or else; otherwise |
| attendre la correspondance | to wait for the connection (between trains) |
| attendre un ami | to wait for a friend |
| avoir une correspondance ˆ | to have a connection (between trains) in/at |
| changer de train | to change trains |
| commencer à (infinitif) | to start doing something |
| contrôler les billets | to check; to control tickets |
| descendre du train | toget off the train |
| dire | to say; tell |
| écrire | to write |
| lire | to read |
| monter (dans/ en) | to get on; to get in |
| perdre patience | to lose patience |
| rater le train | to miss (train |
| répondre à la question | to answer the question |