Car rentals in France can be very daunting, especially when dealing with different rules and regulations. Here you’ll find a list of French phrases for renting a car. What makes things really scary in Europe is you’ll often be forced to rent a car with manual transmission!
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| Je voudrais louer une voiture. | I'd like to rent a car. |
| Avez-vous des voitures disponibles? | Do you have any cars available? |
| Avez-vous une voiture automatique? | Do you have an automatic? |
| Je ne sais pas conduire une voiture avec la boîte manuelle. | I don't know how to drive a manual transmission. |
| Donnez-mois une petite voiture, s'il vous plaît. | Give me an economy car, please. |
| une voiture moyenne/une grande voiture | a medium-sized/large-sized car |
| une voiture compacte | a compact car |
| un quatre-quatre | a 4x4 |
| une voiture de luxe | a luxury car |
| Je prends la voiture pour x jours. | I'll take the car for x days. |
| Je prends la voiture pour une semaine. | I'll take the car for one week. |
| Puis-je déposer la voiture le week-end? | May I drop off the car on the weekends? |
| Est-ce que le kilométrage est compris? | Is the mileage included? |
| Dois-je faire le plein avant de rendre la voiture? | Do I have to fill the tank before dropping the car off? |
| Ça coûte combien par kilomètre? | How much per km? |
| Je prends la voiture ici et je la rends à _. | I'm picking the car up here and dropping it off in _. |
| L'assurance avec tous risques, s'il vous plaît. | Full insurance, please. |
| C'est combien, la caution? | How much is the deposit? |
| Voici mon permis de conduire international. | Here's my international drivers license. |
| Voici ma carte de crédit. | Here's my credit card. |
| Avez-vous un un réhausseur intégral? | Do you have a booster seat? |
| Avez-vous un un siège enfant? | Do you have a child seat? |
| Avez-vous un siège pour bébés? | Do you have a baby seat? |
| Est-ce que la voiture a un GPS? | Does the car have a GPS? |
| Est-ce que cette voiure prend l'essence ou du gazole? | Does this car take gas or diesel? |
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