Parisienne French : chic phrases, slang and style

Jones, Rhianna

Parisienne French : chic phrases, slang and style / Rhianna Jones. - Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, 2013. - 210 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.

Everyday phrases and expressions — A bilingual word list — Vocabulary and parallel translations from French to English. Essentials: les essentiels — Daily life: la vie quotidienne — Friendship: l'amitie — Culture: la culture — Fashion: la mode — Cuisine: la cuisine — Love: l'amour — Nightlife: la vie nocturne.

Learn to speak French like a true Parisienne with vocabulary from the chic neighborhoods and vibrant clubs to high-fashion catwalks. This is the French you've always wanted to know but never learned in class.

You’ve dreamed of Paris your whole life. You’ve imagined yourself sipping a café au lait at an outdoor bistro in the Jardin de Tuileries, or browsing a fashionable boutique on the Champs-Elysées, or strolling along the banks of the Seine, hand in hand with your handsome French lover. Now is the time to realize that dream.

Parisienne French will have you cultured, chic and, most importantly, casually chatting with locals as if you were raised in the City of Lights. With refined phrases to express yourself at the Musée d’Orsay, posh vocabulary for catching up on this season’s couture fashion and hip slang for flirting at the hottest nightclub, you’ll effortlessly navigate the social scenes of Paris. Your new eloquent French will win over any vrai patriote, who will warmly welcome you to la vie parisienne.

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French language--Conversation and phrase books--English
French language--Idioms
French language--Slang
French language--Vocabulary


Paris (France)--Social life and customs
Paris (France)--Description and travel

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