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  1. Chloé
    French Le train arrive sur le quai sous peu, donc nous devrions nous dépêcher.

    The train will arrive at the platform shortly, so we should hurry.

  2. Théo
    French D'accord. Veuillez récupérer vos bagages avant dix-huit heures à la consigne de la gare.

    Okay. Please collect your luggage at the station locker before six p.m.

  3. Chloé
    French J'appellerai l'opérateur demain pour confirmer notre réservation de chambre d'hôtel.

    I'll call the operator tomorrow to confirm our hotel room reservation.

  4. Théo
    French Excellente idée. As-tu vérifié l'horaire des trains de retour pour dimanche soir ?

    Excellent idea. Did you check the return train schedule for Sunday evening?

  5. Chloé
    French Oui, le dernier train part à vingt-trois heures. Si nous le manquons, il faudra dormir à la gare.

    Yes, the last train leaves at eleven p.m. If we miss it, we'll have to sleep at the station.

  6. Théo
    French Espérons que non ! Le voyage devrait être agréable avec ce nouveau train rapide et confortable.

    Let's hope not! The trip should be pleasant with this new fast, comfortable train.

  7. Chloé
    French Hier, j'ai pris un taxi pour aller à la gare parce que les bus étaient en retard.

    Yesterday I took a taxi to the train station because the buses were late.

  8. Théo
    French Quel dommage. Le service de transport public dans cette ville est vraiment irrégulier ces derniers temps.

    Too bad. Public transport in this city has been really unreliable lately.

  9. Chloé
    French Je sais. À la prochaine station, il y aura beaucoup de monde qui descend pour visiter le musée.

    I know. At the next station many people will get off to visit the museum.

  10. Théo
    French Le contrôleur a dit que la connexion ferroviaire vers le sud aura un retard de trente minutes.

    The controller said the southbound rail connection will be thirty minutes late.

  11. Chloé
    French Tant pis. Heureusement, nous ne sommes pas pressés et nous pouvons attendre dans la salle d'attente confortable.

    Too bad. Luckily, we're not in a hurry and we can wait in the comfortable waiting room.

  12. Théo
    French Parfait. J'ai apporté un livre intéressant et nous pouvons commander un café au cafétéria de la gare.

    Perfect. I brought an interesting book and we can order a coffee at the station cafeteria.

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