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INTRODUCTION
In France, riding the metro is one of the best way to get around. The subway is a convenient way to get to where you’re going.
GRAMMAR POINT
Once on a platform, you may want to confirm the train you're about to board is heading the right way. So in French, "Will this train go to Châtelet" is Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
Let’s break it down by syllable: Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
Now let's hear it once again:Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
The first word, est-ce que, literally means "is it that," and it’s translatee as "does."
Let's break down this word and hear it one more time: est-ce que
And, est-ce que
It is followed by ce, which in French is "this."
Ce
And, ce
So to recap here, we have est-ce que ce. Literally, this means "is it that this."
Let’s take a look at the next word, train, which means "train."
Train
train
It is followed by va, which in French is "go."
Va
Va
The next word is à, which in French is "to."
À
À
Finally, we have Châtelet, our destination.
So all together, we have Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet? Literally, this means "Is it that this train goes to Châtelet?"
The metro in France works on a ticket system. You must validate your ticket with the machines at the gates to the Metro. Depending on the city, the same machine opens the door to the metro. In either case, you must hold on to your ticket until you leave the metro. Patrollers police the train at random and ask to see if you have a valid ticket or not. If not, there are heavy fines and don't think being a foreginer gets you off the hook, they have portable credit card machines to make you pay on the spot.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so bonne chance, that means “good luck” in French. Ok, here we go!
“Does this train go to Châtelet?” - Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
Est-ce que ce train va à Châtelet?
This is the end of today’s lesson. See you soon! À bientôt!

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