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Essential skiing phrases (click to hear them) from the BBC.


  BBC Languages 'Quick Fix'   Essential skiing phrases

On the slopes

Je suis....
débutant/débutante.

I'm a beginner (male/female).
Je suis d'un niveau...
moyen/avancé.

I'm intermediate/advanced.
Je voudrais faire du...
snowboard/ski de fond.

I'd like to try...
snowboarding/cross-country ski-ing.
Un forfait (famille) d'une semaine, s'il vous plait.
A (family) lift pass for a week, please.
La neige est comment?
What's the snow like?
Elle est...
bonne/gelée/poudreuse/molle.

It's good/icy/powdery/soft/slushy.
Où est le refuge le plus proche?
Where's the next refuge?
C'est...
ouvert/fermé?

Is it open/closed?
J'ai perdu...
mes bâtons/mon forfait/mon snowboard.

I've lost my...
(ski) sticks/lift pass/board.
Danger! Avalanche!
Danger! Avalanche!
Aidez-moi!/Aidez-nous!
Help! (me/us)
Ça va?
Are you ok?
J'ai mal...
au bras/à la jambe/à la cheville/à l'épaule.

My arm/leg/neck/ankle/shoulder...
hurts.
Pardon,...
j'apprends/je suis débutant(e).

Sorry, I'm still learning!
Quel m'as tu vu!
What a poseur!

Courtesy of the BBC Languages French website.
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