| Term | Definition |
| le catamaran | catamaran |
| le commencement | beginning |
| la cérémonie | ceremony |
| la corde | rope |
| le diplôme | diploma/certificate |
| la file | line, single file |
| le gilet de sauvetage | life jacket |
| l'île | island |
| l'instruction | instruction |
| la mangue | mango |
| le moniteur, la monitrice | instructor |
| le noeud | knot |
| la noix de coco | coconut |
| la partie | part |
| le pavillon | club house |
| le phare | lighthouse |
| la plongée sous-marine | scuba diving |
| le port | port |
| la remise | presentation |
| le sauveteur | life-saver |
| le/la stagiaire | person doing a course |
| la théorie | theory |
| pittoresque | picturesque |
| pratique | practical |
| sain et sauf | safe and sound |
| serré(e) | tight |
| tropical(e) | tropical |
| faire des courses | to do some (grocery) shopping |
| prendre un bain de soleil | to sunbathe |
| quitter | to leave |
| sauver | to save, rescue |
| se trouver en difficulté | to get into difficulties |
| suivre | to follow |
| au secours | help |
| calmez-vous | calm down |
| c'est à moi | its mine |
| dieu merci | thank goodness |
| félicitations | congratulations |
| je m'en fiche | i couldn't care less |
| quelle blague | what a joke |
| bien entendu | of course |
| bordé de | bordered by |
| c'était comme dans un rêve | it was a dream come true |
| cinquante pour cent | fifty percent |
| en mouvement | moving, swaying |
| en route | on the way |
| moi non plus | me neither |
| interdit | prohibited |
| limpide | crystal clear |
| nautique | nautical |
| officiel | official |
| situé | situated |
| l'ambiance | setting |
| la carte postale | postcard |
| le cocotier | coconut palm |
| l'eau | water |
| la glace | ice cream |
| l'habitant | inhabitant |
| le lagon | lagoon |
| la langue | language |
| le parfurm | flavour |
| le produit | product |
| le rôle | role |
| les sports nautiques | water sports |
| le vol | flight |
| changer | to change |
| faire partie de | to be a part of |
| piloter | to sail |
| représenter | to represent |
| ça s'est bien passé? | was it good? |
| comment cela? | how come? |
| quelle rigolade | what a blast |
| être sur le point de | to be about to |
| tu rigoles | you're joking |
| on a sonné | the bells gone |