gare
/ɡaʁ/
The French phrase for train station is gare.
The term gare is used to refer to a railway station.
Which one should you use?
The word gare refers specifically to a railway station, whereas station is typically used for bus, metro or subway stations, such as station de métro.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Belgium, gare is the common term for a train station. In Québec, Canada, gare is sometimes replaced with station de train.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun gare is feminine, so it is used with the feminine article la.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡaʁ/
Did you know?
- The French word for a parking garage is garage, which shares the same linguistic root as gare.
- Many historic gares in France, like the Gare d'Orsay, have been converted into museums because the architecture was considered too beautiful to demolish.
- French uses gare for trains but station for the metro. However, if a train station and a metro station are in the same building, the complex is often called a pôle d'échange.
Examples in context
- Où est la gare ?Where is the train station?Tatoeba #136614 by Aiji, translation #638544 by CM
- Est-ce là la gare ?Is this the train station?Tatoeba #1460541 by sacredceltic, translation #1460446 by piksea
- Où se situe la gare ?Where's the train station?Tatoeba #4049038 by GB3, translation #4048962 by CK
- Excusez-moi, pourriez-vous me dire où se trouve la gare, s'il vous plaît?Excuse me, could you please tell me where the train station is located?
- Je cherche la gare, pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin, s'il vous plaît?I'm looking for the train station, could you please show me the way?
- Pardon, pourriez-vous me renseigner sur l'emplacement de la gare?Excuse me, could you inform me about the location of the train station?
- Hé, tu sais où est la gare?Hey, do you know where the train station is?
- Excuse-moi, tu pourrais m'indiquer comment aller à la gare?Excuse me, could you show me how to get to the train station?
- Dis, tu peux me dire où se trouve la gare?Hey, can you tell me where the train station is located?
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Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are meeting near a train station.
- LéaOn se retrouve à la gare ?Shall we meet at the train station?
- HugoOui, c'est une bonne idée.Yes, that is a good idea.
- LéaJe serai à la gare à midi.I will be at the train station at noon.
- HugoParfait, à tout à l'heure !Perfect, see you later!
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry gare, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
