Vehicles & Transport

Bus, taxi, or métro? Knowing the French words for common transport gives you the freedom to get around any French city with confidence. This quiz matches bus, taxi, avion, métro, and vélo to their English translations, covering the vehicles you will name most often while traveling in France.

One word worth learning well: vélo is the everyday French word for bicycle, far more common in conversation than the formal bicyclette. You will encounter it constantly, from city bike-share schemes to Tour de France commentary.