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How to Say ‘To Gare de Lyon, please.’ in French

À la gare de Lyon, s'il vous plaît.

ah lah gahr duh lee-OHN seel eel voo pleh

[ah lah gahr duh lee-OHN seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: In Paris you just name the station like this, and a Bonjour first makes it sound polite rather than curt. Drivers say "Gare de Lyon", never "Lyon station".

Phrase Breakdown

À la gare de Lyon,

ah lah gahr duh lee-OHN

To the Gare de Lyon,

The destination you give a taxi driver. Say it smoothly as one group.

Example

À la gare du Nord, s'il vous plaît.

To the Gare du Nord, please.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

to / at

Very common preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or used in many set expressions like 'à bientôt'.

Example

À demain !

See you tomorrow!

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

gare

[gahr]

station

Usually refers to a train station in everyday travel French.

Example

Dans la ville, je demande « Où est la gare ? ».

In town, I ask “Where is the station?”

[duh]

of / from

Common preposition used after many adjectives and expressions, including proche de.

Example

Cette matière est de qualité et utile dans ma démarche.

This material is of quality and useful in my approach.

Lyon

[lee-OHN]

Lyon

A large city in south-east France.

Example

Je vais à Lyon demain.

I'm going to Lyon tomorrow.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

The formal 'please'. Say 'seel-voo-PLAY'.

Example

Un café, s'il vous plaît.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il te plaît.

Example

S'il y a une table libre, on peut s'asseoir.

If there’s a free table, we can sit down.

[eel]

Impersonal subject used for weather expressions.

Example

Aujourd'hui, il fait beau.

Today, the weather is nice.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

From plaire; means is pleasing to or is liked by someone.

Example

J'espère que ce cadeau vous plaît.

I hope you like this gift.

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