French Phrase
Suis les panneaux pour récupérer tes bagages.
Meaning
This sentence tells someone to follow the signs in order to collect their luggage. It is a direct, friendly instruction you might hear at an airport or train station.
When to use
Use it when you are guiding a fellow traveler who has just arrived at the baggage claim area and needs to know how to get to their luggage. It works best in informal contexts (friends, family, fellow passengers).
✦Grammar Breakdown
Suislespanneauxpourrécupérertesbagages
Imperative (2nd person singular)
‘Suis’ is the affirmative imperative of the verb ‘suivre’ (to follow) used when speaking to one person informally.
Definite article + plural noun
‘les panneaux’ means ‘the signs’; ‘les’ is the plural definite article.
Preposition ‘pour’ + infinitive
‘pour’ introduces purpose; it is followed by the infinitive ‘récupérer’ (to collect/retrieve).
Possessive adjective ‘tes’
‘tes’ is the informal second‑person singular possessive adjective, agreeing with the plural noun ‘bagages’.
Noun ‘bagages’
‘bagages’ is a masculine plural noun meaning ‘luggage’ or ‘baggage’.
🗨In Conversation
Suis les panneaux pour récupérer tes bagages.
Follow the signs to collect your luggage.
Merci, je le ferai tout de suite.
Thanks, I’ll do that right away.
✕Common Mistakes
Suivez les panneaux pour récupérer tes bagages.
Mixing formal ‘Suivez’ with informal ‘tes’ is inconsistent; use either all formal or all informal.
Suis les panneaux pour prendre tes bagages.
‘Prendre’ means ‘to take’ and sounds odd in this context; ‘récupérer’ is the natural verb for retrieving luggage.
Suis le panneaux pour récupérer tes bagages.
‘Le’ is singular; ‘panneaux’ is plural, so the article must be ‘les’.
↔Alternatives
Suivez les panneaux pour récupérer vos bagages.
Follow the signs to collect your luggage.
Suivez les indications pour récupérer vos bagages.
Follow the directions to retrieve your luggage.
Prenez les panneaux pour récupérer vos bagages.
Take the signs to get your luggage.
Cultural Tip
In French airports, signage is usually bilingual (French/English). While the informal ‘tu’ form (Suis… tes…) is fine with friends, staff and strangers expect the formal ‘vous’ form (Suivez… vos…). Also, the word ‘bagages’ can refer to both checked luggage and carry‑on items, so context matters.