French Phrase
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville ?
Meaning
The speaker is confirming whether the current stop is the correct one to reach the city centre. The nuance is that "bon" here conveys "right" or "appropriate" rather than "good".
When to use
Use this question when you are on a bus, tram or metro and want to double‑check with a fellow passenger, the driver, or a local whether you should get off at this stop to reach the downtown area.
✦Grammar Breakdown
C'estlebonarrêtpourlecentre-ville?
C'est
Contraction of "ce est" used for identification; in questions it can be replaced by "Est‑ce que" or "Est‑ce".
le (definite article)
Specifies a particular noun; here it precedes both "bon arrêt" and "centre‑ville".
bon (adjective)
Means "right" or "correct" in this context, not "good"; it agrees in gender and number with "arrêt".
arrêt (noun)
Means a bus, tram or metro stop; masculine singular, takes the article "le".
pour (preposition)
Introduces the purpose or destination: "for" downtown.
centre‑ville (compound noun)
A fixed expression meaning "downtown"; written with a hyphen and masculine singular.
🗨In Conversation
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville ?
Is this the right stop for downtown?
Oui, c'est celui‑ci. Vous descendrez à la place de la République.
Yes, this is the one. You’ll get off at République Square.
✕Common Mistakes
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre ville ?
Missing hyphen in "centre‑ville"; the correct form is a hyphenated compound noun.
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville.
A question needs a question mark; otherwise it sounds like a statement.
Est‑ce le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville ?
The correct inversion is "Est‑ce le bon arrêt…?" without the hyphen after "Est"; the hyphen belongs to "Est‑ce" only.
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville ?
Using "bon" to mean "good" can be misleading; here it means "right" or "correct".
↔Alternatives
Est‑ce le bon arrêt pour le centre‑ville ?
Is this the right stop for downtown?
C'est le bon arrêt pour aller au centre‑ville ?
Is this the right stop to go to downtown?
C'est le bon arrêt pour le centre ?
Is this the right stop for the centre?
Cultural Tip
In French public transport, "arrêt" can refer to a bus, tram, or metro stop. When asking for directions, locals often prefer the more formal "Est‑ce le bon arrêt…?" but "C'est le bon arrêt…?" is perfectly natural in everyday conversation. Remember to keep the hyphen in "centre‑ville"; dropping it is a common spelling error.