| A | B |
| en été | in summer |
| la station balnéaire | the seaside resort |
| le bord de la mer | the seaside |
| la plage | the beach |
| le sable | the sand |
| la mer | the sea |
| la vague | the wave |
| la crème solaire | the suntan lotion |
| les lunettes de soleil | the sunglasses |
| le maillot de bain | the swimsuit |
| la natation | the sport of swimming |
| la piscine | the pool |
| la leçon | the lesson |
| le moniteur | the instructor (m) |
| le tennis | (the) tennis |
| le court de tennis | the tennis court |
| la balle | the ball (small) |
| le filet | the net |
| la raquette | the racket |
| le match | the game |
| le joueur | the player (m) |
| une partie en simple | a singles match (of tennis) |
| une partie en double | a doubles match (of tennis) |
| les limites | the boundries |
| le score | the score |
| les chaussures (f) | the shoes |
| le tee-shirt | the t-shirt |
| le short | the shorts |
| la jupette | the tennis skirt |
| aérien(ne) | air, flight (adj.) |
| bon(ne) | good |
| canadien(ne) | Canadian |
| européen(ne) | European |
| gentil(le) | nice |
| italien(ne) | Italian |
| parisien(ne) | Parisian |
| bronzer | to tan |
| frapper | to hit |
| gagner | to win, to earn |
| jouer à (+ sport) | to play (a game) |
| nager (#) | to swim |
| plonger (#) | to dive |
| renvoyer (#) | to return (tennis ball) |
| apprendre(*) (à + infinitif) | to learn how |
| comprendre(*) | to understand |
| prendre (*) | to take |
| faire (*)de la planche à voile | to go windsurfing |
| faire (*) de la plongée sous-marine | to go scuba diving |
| faire (*)du ski nautique | to water ski |
| faire (*)du surf | to surf |
| faire (*)une promenade | to take a walk |
| aller (*)à la pêche | to go fishing |
| attraper un coup de soleil | to get a sunburn |
| prendre(*) le petit déjeuner | to eat breakfast |
| prendre(*) un bain de soleil | to sunbathe |
| prendre(*) un billet | to buy a ticket |
| Il faut + infinitive | It is necessary to (verb) |
| entre | between |
| fort | hard (adverb) |
| hors des limites | out of bounds |
| pourquoi | why |
| parce que | because |
| Quel temps fait-il? | What is the weather like? |
| Il fait beau. | It's beautiful outside. |
| Il fait chaud. | It's cold outside. |
| Il fait du soleil. | It's sunny outside. |
| Il fait froid. | It's cold outside. |
| Il fait mauvais. | It's nasty outside. |
| Il fait du vent. | It's windy. |
| Il pleut. | It's raining. |
| Il y a des nuages. | It's cloudy. |