English: Thank you for your patience
French: Merci pour votre patience
For any kind of delay or any situation where the passengers are made to wait, like waiting for the entertainment system to reboot, it’s always nice to thank them for their patience. This is a phrase you will, and should use very often. It acknowledges that their time is important and it’s useful to add on to the end of any announcement about a delay or inconvenience.
Merci=Thank you
Pour=For
Votre=Your
Patience (f)=Patience.
Merci pour votre patience.
You’ll also hear ‘’Merci de votre patience’’. There is a slight difference in usage between “Merci de…” and “Merci pour…” However, the difference is negligible. Our Canadian French for Flight Attendants audio course opts for “Merci pour…” as it’s more analogous to “Thank you for…” in English.
Module 3 of Canadian French for Flight Attendants is available. Learn the French that flight attendants commonly use on the job: greet passengers, stow bags, drink and meal orders, duty-free service, seat changes, wheelchair requests, weather announcements and much more!
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Flight Attendant Souvenirs. Souvenirs d’un agent de bord. Morocco, December 2019. Maroc, décembre 2019. I must say the Marrakesh airport is really quite an impressive piece of architecture. It was 30 Dirham (just over $4 Canadian) to take the bus directly from the airport to the old town. I’m cheap though, and opted to walk 5 minutes from the airport to the main road, where the local bus to the old town only costs 4 Dirham. Frankly, I would’ve walked the whole way, as I love exploring new cities like that, had it not been raining. Waiting for the bus, a nice double rainbow appeared.
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