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Nous faisons un voyage en train.

Nous faisons un voyage en train.
We are taking a trip by train.
From Lesson 69:The near future (aller + infinitive)·French

Breakdown of Nous faisons un voyage en train.

le train
the train
faire un voyage
to take a trip

Questions & Answers about Nous faisons un voyage en train.

The current lesson is about the near future, but this sentence is in the present tense. How would I change it to say 'We are going to take a trip'?
Right now, it says Nous faisons (We are taking / We take). To change it to the near future, you use the nous form of the verb aller (to go) plus the infinitive of the main verb, which is faire (to do/make). It becomes: Nous allons faire un voyage en train.
Why does the French sentence use faisons (from faire, meaning 'to make' or 'to do') when the English says 'taking'?
In French, you don't 'take' a trip (prendre), you 'make' a trip. The set phrase is faire un voyage. It's just a common difference in how the two languages express the exact same idea!
Why is it en train instead of using a direct translation for the word 'by'?
French typically uses the preposition en for modes of transportation that you can go inside of, like a train, a car (en voiture), or a plane (en avion). Notice that you don't use 'the' or 'a' here, just en train.
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of faisons?
Usually, an 's' at the end of a French word is silent. However, because faisons is followed by a word starting with a vowel (un), you make a linking sound (called a liaison). The 's' wakes up and sounds like a 'z', making it sound like 'fai-zonz-un'.

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