Dictionary / French / I missed my train
How to Say "I missed my train" in French
J'ai raté mon train
/ʒe ʁate mɔ̃ tʁɛ̃/
Literally: I have missed my train
J'
I
ai
have
raté
missed
mon
my
train
train
Good to know
Raté is the everyday choice in speech. Manqué is also correct and slightly more formal. Both work for buses, flights and appointments.
Correct
J'ai raté mon train
What people say wrong
Mon train me manque
I'm pining for my train
The mistake to avoid. Manquer has two meanings that work in opposite directions. Missing a train, a class or a call is direct: j'ai manqué mon train, or more casually j'ai raté mon train. Missing someone or something emotionally flips the sentence round: mon train me manque means my train is missing from me, so you are pining for it. It is the same trap as tu me manques, I miss you.
In context
J'ai raté le dernier métro.
I missed the last metro.
Dépêche-toi, on va rater le bus.
Hurry up, we're going to miss the bus.
Il a manqué son rendez-vous chez le médecin.
He missed his doctor's appointment.