Transportation

1. Pelec'h emañ an ti-gar ?

   Where is the station?

   Usage

   Asking where the train station is

   Grammar Note

   "gar" alone also means "leg", so a station is "ti-gar"

2. Pelec'h emañ an arsav karr-boutin ?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asking where the bus stop is

   Grammar Note

   "arsav karr-boutin" is a bus stop (composed)

3. Ur bilhed da Roazhon, mar plij

   One ticket to Rennes, please

   Usage

   Buying a ticket; Roazhon is the Breton name of Rennes

   Grammar Note

   "da" + place name gives the destination; initial R does not mutate (composed)

4. Da bet eur ez a an tren kuit ?

   What time does the train leave?

   Usage

   Asking when the train leaves

   Grammar Note

   "Da bet eur ...?" means "at what time"; "mont kuit" is "to leave" (composed)

5. Galvit un taksi din, mar plij

   Please call me a taxi

   Usage

   A polite request at a hotel or shop

   Grammar Note

   Imperative "galv" plus the polite or plural ending "-it" (composed)

6. Pell eo ?

   Is it far?

   Usage

   Checking whether a place is far

   Grammar Note

   Questions can use the plain order with rising intonation

7. Ha mont a ra ar bus-mañ d'an aerborzh ?

   Does this bus go to the airport?

   Usage

   Checking the destination before boarding

   Grammar Note

   Questions open with "Ha" + "infinitive + a + ober" (composed)

8. Rankout a ran tapout an tren-mañ

   I have to catch this train

   Usage

   When you are in a hurry

   Grammar Note

   "rankout a ran" + infinitive means "I have to"

9. Pegement e koust ur bilhed ?

   How much is a ticket?

   Usage

   Asking the fare

   Grammar Note

   Put the thing you are asking about after "Pegement e koust"

10. Fellout a ra din feurmiñ ur c'harr-tan

    I want to rent a car

    Usage

    Saying you want to rent a car

    Grammar Note

    "karr-tan" means car and softens after "ur"

11. An tren

    Train

    Usage

    A transport word

    Grammar Note

    "tren" is a masculine loanword written with Breton spelling

12. Ar bus

    Bus

    Usage

    A transport word

    Grammar Note

    "bus" is masculine; a long-distance coach is "karr-boutin"

13. An taksi

    Taxi

    Usage

    A transport word

    Grammar Note

    "taksi" is a masculine loanword

14. An aerborzh

    Airport

    Usage

    A place word

    Grammar Note

    "aerborzh" is masculine

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