French word

taxi

Pronunciation

IPA/taksi/

Meaning

  • masculine nountaxi

Example

Je prends un taxi pour aller à la gare.

I take a taxi to get to the station.

Illustration for taxi (taxi)

More examples

J'ai réservé un taxi pour minuit.

I reserved a taxi for midnight.

Core concept

A summoned car carries a passenger directly to a chosen destination for a fare.

Common phrases

  • réserver un taxi

    reserve a taxi

  • aller en taxi

    go by taxi

Similar words

voiture: A privately owned car used for everyday travel.
VTC: A paid, chauffeur-driven car service booked in advance by app or phone.
bus: A large public vehicle carrying many passengers along fixed routes between stops.
métro: An urban train running on dedicated underground or elevated tracks and stopping at set stations.

Definition in French

Service de transport de personnes en voiture, disponible à la demande et payé par course ou selon un tarif fixé.

Word origin

French taxi comes from English taxi, shortened from taxicab, a word formed from taximeter and cab.

Usage tips

  • Taxi is masculine, so the usual singular form is un taxi.

Opposites

Related words

  • taximètretaximeternoun

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