touriste
tourist
The French word 'touriste' is used in the same way as the English word 'tourist'. It refers to a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure. For example, 'Je suis un touriste' means 'I am a tourist'.
Example sentences using: touriste
Je suis un touriste dans cette ville.
I am a tourist in this city.
This sentence is an example of how to state your identity and role in a certain context. 'Je suis' is a common phrase in French used to say 'I am', followed by your role or state, which in this case is 'un touriste', meaning 'a tourist'. 'Dans cette ville' tells about your location which is 'in this city'.
Le touriste a perdu son chemin dans la forêt.
The tourist lost his way in the forest.
This sentence demonstrates how to talk about someone else's action in a specific circumstance. 'Le touriste' refers to 'the tourist'. 'A perdu' is past tense of 'perdre' meaning 'lost'. 'Son chemin' stands for 'his way'. Lastly, 'dans la forêt' means 'in the forest'.
C'est un beau parc pour un touriste.
This is a beautiful park for a tourist.
This sentence shows how to form subjective expressions in French. 'C'est' means 'It is' and used to make general observations. 'Un beau parc' translates to 'a beautiful park', and 'pour un touriste' indicates 'for a tourist', showing whose perspective the beauty is judged from.