{"id":1620,"date":"2014-09-06T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2014-09-06T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T10:08:51","slug":"french-words-phrases-skiers-snowboarders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/features\/french-words-phrases-skiers-snowboarders\/","title":{"rendered":"French words and phrases for skiers and snowboarders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswintersports.co.uk\/images\/chamonix.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Chamonix Cable Car\" class=\"alignnone\" \/>As promised here are some useful phrases to get by in French-speaking ski resorts.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>General Phrases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Careful!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Attention!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Help!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Aidez-moi!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Avalanche!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Avalanche!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Attention!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Attention!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Sorry!<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">D\u00e9sol\u00e9!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Excuse me.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Excusez-moi.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Please.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Merci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Hello<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Bonjour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Do you speak English?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Parlez-vous anglais?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>At the ski or snowboard school\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I would like lessons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je voudrais le\u00e7ons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski lessons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">cours de ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>snowboard lessons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">cours de snowboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>private tuition<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">cours particuliers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>an English-speaking instructor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">un instructeur anglophone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>At the lifts\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I want a lift pass for 1 day.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je veux passer un ascenseur pour un jour.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I want a lift pass for 1 week.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je veux passer un ascenseur pour 1 semaine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>In a ski shop\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski boots<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">chaussures de ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski poles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">b\u00e2tons de ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>skis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">skis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>a snowboard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">un surf des neiges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>snowboard boots<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">bottes de planche \u00e0 neige<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski gloves<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">gants de ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski goggles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">lunettes de ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>socks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">chaussettes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>sun cream<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">cr\u00e8me solaire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>lip salve<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">pommade pour les l\u00e8vres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I&#8217;d like to hire skis.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je voudrais louer des skis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I&#8217;d like to buy a snowboard.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je voudrais acheter une planche de snowboard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>How much is that?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Combien est-ce?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Can you write it?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Pouvez-vous \u00e9crire?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>My boots hurt me.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Mes bottes me font mal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>My shoe size is&#8230;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Ma pointure est &#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I weigh&#8230;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je p\u00e8se &#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I want to ski.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je veux faire du ski.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I want to snowboard.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je veux faire du snowboard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I am a beginner.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je suis un d\u00e9butant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I am an intermediate.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je suis un interm\u00e9diaire.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>I am advanced.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Je m&#8217;avan\u00e7ai.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Some phrases you might need on the slopes\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Where is&#8230;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">O\u00f9 est &#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>cable car<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">t\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>gondola<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">gondole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>chairlift<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">t\u00e9l\u00e9si\u00e8ge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>draglift<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">t\u00e9l\u00e9ski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>ski bus<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">ski-bus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>train<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">train<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>restaurant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">restaurant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>self-service restaurant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">restaurant self-service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>piste map<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">plan des pistes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>blue run<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">piste bleue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>red run<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">piste rouge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>black run<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">piste noire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>off-piste<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">hors-piste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>closed piste<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">piste ferm\u00e9e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>no entry<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">entr\u00e9e interdite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>icy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">glac\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>snow<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">neige<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>powder<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">poudre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>mogul<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">mogul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>rock<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">rock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>tree<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">arbre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>And afterwards in the bar\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>beer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">bi\u00e8re<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>red wine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">vin rouge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>white wine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">vin blanc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>mulled wine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">vin chaud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"308\"><strong>Can I have a beer?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"308\">Puis-je avoir une bi\u00e8re?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As promised here are some useful phrases to get by in French-speaking ski resorts. General Phrases \u00a0 Careful! Attention! Help! Aidez-moi! Avalanche! Avalanche! Attention! Attention! Sorry! D\u00e9sol\u00e9! Excuse me. Excusez-moi. Please. S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet. Thank you Merci Hello Bonjour Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais? &nbsp; At the ski or snowboard school\u2026 \u00a0 I would &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/features\/french-words-phrases-skiers-snowboarders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;French words and phrases for skiers and snowboarders&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1620"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1623,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620\/revisions\/1623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.oatridge.co.uk\/nic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}