taxi
/tak.si/masculine
The English phrase 'taxi' is translated into French as taxi. If unsure, use taxi. Wiktionary also lists taxi-auto.
Meaning: vehicle available for public hire (noun)
Ways to say it
| French | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| taxi | /tak.si/ | masculine |
| taxi-auto | /tak.si.o.to/ | dated, masculine |
The word refers to a vehicle available for public hire. When referring to the person driving the vehicle, the standard phrase is un chauffeur de taxi.
Which one should you use?
The term taxi is the standard word for a taxi. The form taxi-auto is a dated masculine term for the same vehicle.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is masculine, so you use the masculine indefinite article un or the definite article le.
How do you pronounce it?
/tak.si/ (2 syllables)
Did you know?
- During the Battle of the Marne in 1914, the French army used hundreds of taxis to transport soldiers to the front lines.
- In many French-speaking cities, you cannot simply hail a taxi on the street by waving your hand as you might in New York or London.
- The word taximètre contains the Greek root 'taxis', which relates to 'arrangement' or 'order', rather than the English 'tax' regarding money.
Examples in context
- Hèle un taxi !Hail a taxi.This sentence is useful for learning how to use the verb to hail a taxi.Tatoeba #7694628 by sacredceltic, translation #6614348 by Eccles17
- Le taxi est là.The taxi is here.This sentence is useful for indicating the presence of a taxi.Tatoeba #4578535 by sacredceltic, translation #6088851 by mailohilohi
- Je sortis du taxi.I got out of the taxi.This sentence is useful for describing the action of exiting a taxi.Tatoeba #7056 by sysko, translation #254926 by CK
- Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous m'appeler un taxi, s'il vous plaît?Excuse me, can you call me a taxi, please?
- Je cherche un taxi pour aller à l'aéroportI'm looking for a taxi to go to the airport
- Pourriez-vous appeler un taxi, s'il vous plaît?Could you please call a taxi?
- Pouvez-vous allumer le compteur?Can you turn on the meter?
- Pouvez-vous me conduire à _______?Can you drive me to _______?
- Pouvez-vous me déposer à l'aéroport?Can you drop me off at the airport?
- 213 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are standing on a street corner at night.
- LéaHugo, est-ce que tu vois un taxi ?Hugo, do you see a taxi?
- HugoNon, il n'y a pas de taxi ici.No, there are no taxis here.
- LéaJe vais appeler un taxi par application.I am going to call a taxi using an app.
- HugoC'est une bonne idée, Léa.That is a good idea, Léa.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “taxi” translations and entries taxi, taxi-auto, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
