English–French

“bus” in French

French

Alsoautobus

Pronunciation

IPA/bys/

Example

Nous prenons le bus pour aller au centre-ville.

We take the bus to go downtown.

Illustration for bus (bus)

How to say “bus” in French

“Bus” in French is bus.

A scheduled vehicle following an urban route and carrying many passengers together.

Full entry for bus: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with bus

Le bus est arrivé en retard ce matin.

The bus arrived late this morning.

Tips for using bus

  • Bus is masculine, so standard usage is le bus, and the usual expression for taking it is prendre le bus.

Other French words for “bus”

L'autobus arrive à la gare.

The bus arrives at the station.

“bus” in other languages