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How to Say ‘The metro was stuck.’ in French

Le métro était bloqué.

Luh may-TROH eh-teh blo-KAY

[Luh may-TROH eh-teh blo-KAY]

🇫🇷 In France: In Paris, metro delays are a universally accepted excuse for lateness. Nobody will question it.

Phrase Breakdown

Le métro

Luh may-TROH

The metro / subway

Keep the article with its noun. The 'e' in 'le' is light, and 'métro' ends with a closed 'o'.

Example

Je prends le métro.

I take the metro.

Words in this phrase

Le

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

métro

[may-TROH]

metro

The underground train system, especially in cities like Paris.

Example

Dans Paris, je demande : « Où est le métro ? »

In Paris, I ask: “Where is the metro?”

était bloqué.

eh-teh blo-KAY

was blocked / stuck

'Était' is the imperfect tense of 'être', pronounced 'é-té'. 'Bloqué' ends with a clear 'é' sound.

Example

La porte était bloquée.

The door was stuck.

Words in this phrase

était

[eh-teh]

was

Past tense of 'to be'.

Example

Il était une fois...

Once upon a time...

bloqué

[blo-KAY]

blocked / stuck

Past participle of 'bloquer'; describes something unable to move.

Example

La route est bloquée.

The road is blocked.

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