bagages
The French word for luggage is bagages.
bagages refers to a traveler's containers.
Meaning: traveller's containers (noun)
Which one should you use?
While bagage refers to the concept or a single item, bagages is the standard way to refer to one's belongings in a travel context.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word can be used in the singular form to refer to a single piece of luggage.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Unlike the English word 'luggage' which is uncountable, the French 'bagages' is frequently used in the plural to refer to a traveler's collection of bags.
Did you know?
- The expression prendre ses bagages et s'en aller is a common idiom for leaving a situation or relationship abruptly and permanently.
- In French, the term bagage is also used in a metaphorical sense to describe a person's 'cultural baggage' or 'academic background', similar to the English 'background'.
- The French word bagage is a close relative of the English word 'bag', both deriving from ancient words for a leather sack.
Examples in context
- Il posa les bagages.He put the luggage down.This sentence shows how to use bagages when describing an action.Tatoeba #4710906 by sacredceltic, translation #294508 by CK
- Où sont tes bagages ?Where is your luggage?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of someone's bagages.Tatoeba #4470322 by Petrus, translation #6542678 by CK
- Où sont mes bagages ?Where is my luggage?This sentence is useful for asking about the location of one's own bagages.Tatoeba #8703689 by Julien_PDC, translation #687632 by lukaszpp
- Excusez-moi, où puis-je récupérer mes bagages?Excuse me, where can I collect my luggage?
- As-tu vu mes sacs quelque part? Ils sont immenses!Have you seen my bags anywhere? They're enormous!
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Example conversation
Nathan and Léa are at the airport check-in counter.
- NathanCombien de bagages as-tu ?How many pieces of luggage do you have?
- LéaJ'ai deux bagages pour ce voyage.I have two pieces of luggage for this trip.
- NathanEst-ce que tes bagages sont lourds ?Is your luggage heavy?
- LéaOui, mes bagages sont très lourds.Yes, my luggage is very heavy.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
