Flight – le vol

(Pronounced vol)

To remember that Flight is pronounced vol (vol) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The flight was diverted around the erupting volcano (vol).

Vol is masculine, so it's le vol. Imagine the early learner is carrying out the pre–flight checks in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Examples of vol (flight) in a sentence

Votre attention, s'il vous plaît, on commence l'embarquement pour le vol 2019.

(Ladies and gentlemen, boarding for flight 2019 is starting.)

Notre vol pour Tahiti a été retardé à cause de la tempête.

(Our flight to Tahiti was delayed due to the storm.)

À quelle heure part ton vol?

(What time does your flight leave?)