Breakdown of Bon voyage ! Le train arrive à midi.
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
le train
the train
arriver
to arrive
midi
noon
Questions & Answers about Bon voyage ! Le train arrive à midi.
Why is there a space before the exclamation mark in "Bon voyage !"?
In French, you must put a space before two-part punctuation marks like exclamation marks, question marks, colons, and semicolons. It might look like a typo to English speakers, but it is a strict rule in French writing!
Why does the French sentence skip the words "have" and "a"?
When wishing someone a good experience, French usually drops both the verb and the article. Instead of saying the equivalent of "have a good trip", you simply say Bon voyage. You will see this exact same pattern in other common wishes like Bonne journée (Have a good day) or Bon appétit (Enjoy your meal).
How do I know whether to use bon or bien here?
Bon translates to "good" and describes a noun, like the trip (voyage). Bien translates to "well" and describes how an action is done. Since we are describing the noun "trip", we use bon. Furthermore, because voyage is a masculine noun, we use the masculine spelling bon instead of the feminine bonne.
Does arrive mean "arrives" or "is arriving"?