Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Dior's Flower Rooms
Raf Simons debuted his first collection for the house of Dior at Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2012 show. But what is even more impressive is the environment he created for the models. He decorating five grand rooms inside a Parisian mansion with one million real flowers to show how he would bring a fresh and modern approach to the French fashion house. The rooms were covered from floor to ceiling in a solid tapestry of flowers which included blue delphiniums, white orchids, pink peonies and a wide range of colored roses.
French Surfboards for Art History Lovers
These surfboards are handmade in France and reference these two very famous works of art:
The famous Parisian tapestry, The Lady and the Unicorn (at the Cluny Museum in Paris, France)
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Dutch artist, Hieronymus Bosch (at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain)
Read more about the surfboards here: http://blog.gessato.com/2015/02/04/triptych-and-tapestry-surfboards-by-boom-art/
Important Phrases in French
ENGLISH |
FRENCH
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Hello Mrs./Mr./Miss (1)
Good evening
Hi (informal)
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Bonjour Madame / Monsieur / Mademoiselle
Bonsoir
Salut
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Boh(n)-zhoor mah-dahme/ muh-syuhr/ mah-dah-mwa-sell
Boh(n) swarh
Sah-loo
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Excuse (2)
Excuse me
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Pardon
Excusez-moi
| Par-doh(n)
Ex-kyou-say mwa
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Please
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S'il vous plaît
| Seal voo play |
Thank you.
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Merci.
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Mare-see.
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| . . . very much. | . . . bien. | . . . bee-ya(n). |
| You're welcome | Je vous en prie | Zhuh vooz ahn pree |
Do you speak English?
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Parlez-vous anglais ?
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Par - lay vooz ah(n)-glay?
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| speak a little French | Je parle un peu français | Zhuh parl uhn peh frahn-say |
I'm here on vacation
... for work
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Je suis là pour les vacances
... pour le travail
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Zhuh swee lah poor vac-kahwnse
... poor trav-eye
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| I don't understand | Je ne comprends pas | Zhuh nuh comp-rond pah |
| Please speak slowly | Parlez lentement, s'il vous plaît | Par-lay lawn-teh-mont, seal voo play |
| How do you say ____ in French? | Comment dit-on ____ en français? | Come-ahn deet-on ____ ahn frahn-say? |
Yes
Yeah (informal)
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Oui
Ouais
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Wee
Way
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| No | Non | No |
Where are the restrooms?
Where is ______?
... the hotel?
... the hospital?
... the beach?
... the airport?
... the bank?
| Où sont les toilettes ?
Où est _____ ?
... l'hôtel?
... l'hôpital?
...la plage?
... l'aéroport?
... la banque?
| Oo soh(n) lay twa-let?
Oo ay _____ ?
... low-tell?
... low-pea-tahl?
... lah plah-sheh?
... lare-oh-pour?
... lah bahn-kh
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| Sorry to bother you... | Excusez-moi de vous déranger... | Ek-sku-zay mwa duh voo day-rah(n)-zhay... |
...but I have a problem.
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...mais j'ai un problème
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...may zhay uh(n) proh-blem.
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Can you help ?
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Pouvez-vous m'aider ?
| Poo-vay voo meh - day? |
| Would you take / picture, please? |
Est-ce que vous pourriez prendre notre/ma photo, s'il vous plaît?
Pourriez-vous prendre notre/ma photo, s'il vous plaît?
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Esk-kuh voo Poory-ay pren-dr noh-tra/mah foh-toh, seal voo play?
Poory-ay voo Pren-dr noh-tra/mah foh-toh, seal voo play?
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I would like . . .
| Je voudrais . . . | Zhuh voo dray . . . |
How much?
| Combien? | Cohm bee-e(n)? |
| Do you take foreign [credit] cards? | Est-ce que vous acceptez les cartes étrangères ? | Es-kuh vooz ack-sep-tay lay cartz ay-trahn-jer-ay? |
| It's too expensive! | C'est trop cher! | Say trohp reesh! |
| I am looking for . . . | Je cherche . . . | Zhuh shairsh . . . |
Here.
It's here! (there it is!)
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Ici.
C'est là!
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Ee-see.
Say lah!
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| Let's go! | Allons-y | Ah-lonzee |
It's great!
... good
... bad
... terrible
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C'est chouette!
... bon
... mal
... terrible
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Say shwet!
... bohn
... mahl
... tare-ee-bleh
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I have a headache
... stomach ache
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J'ai mal à la tête
... au ventre/ au coeur
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Zhay mahl deh teht
... oh vahn-trah/ oh couhr
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Goodbye (until see each other again)(3)
Goodbye (see you later/see you at another hour/later on the same day)
Goodbye (forever/ never going to see you again)
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Au revoir
À tout à l'heure
Adieu
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Ah reh-vwarh
Ah toot ah luhr
Ah-dyooh
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Photos of Paris from 1900 Photoshopped with Photos of the present
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| Notre Dame de Paris (Depuis la place St. Michel) |
The Folies Bergère
Beautiful advertising posters for music-hall cabaret shows in Paris in the late 19th century
"The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Established in 1869, the house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' Belle Époque through the 1920s' Années folles. The institution is still in business, and is always a strong symbol of French and Parisian life." [W]
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| Folies-Bergères. Lona Barrison, Albert Guillaume, 1897 |
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| Folies-Bergère. Nala Damajanti charmeuse hindoue, F Appel (lithographer), 1895 |
Parisians used to Hang Out at the Morgue for Fun
Here is LINK to a great article about the Paris Morgue-a top tourist destination from 1867-1907.
Indeed, the Paris Morgue was listed in many of the top travel guidebooks for Paris. Charles Dickens was known to be a frequent visitor and describes the Paris Morgue in several of his journals as an “old acquaintance”, and “a strange sight, which I have contemplated many a time during the last dozen years”.
Indeed, the Paris Morgue was listed in many of the top travel guidebooks for Paris. Charles Dickens was known to be a frequent visitor and describes the Paris Morgue in several of his journals as an “old acquaintance”, and “a strange sight, which I have contemplated many a time during the last dozen years”.
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