Unit 59 Guidebook: talk about Paris
KEY PHRASES
Talk about Paris
Excusez-moi, pouvez-vous me dire où est le musée du Louvre ?
Excuse me, can you tell me where the Louvre museum is?
Excuse me, can you tell me where the Louvre museum is?
Le Louvre est dans le premier arrondissement.
The Louvre is in the first district.
The Louvre is in the first district.
Cette librairie est dans le Quartier latin.
This bookstore is in the Latin Quarter.
This bookstore is in the Latin Quarter.
Le Panthéon est au sud de la Seine.
The Pantheon is south of the Seine.
The Pantheon is south of the Seine.
Il y a tellement de librairies à Paris.
There are so many bookstores in Paris.
There are so many bookstores in Paris.
Tu connais Montmartre ?
Do you know Montmartre?
Do you know Montmartre?
TIP
Are we there yet?
To say something is a certain distance away, use à + distance + de. You also use this pattern to say something is to the south, north, east, or west!
L'hôtel est à cinq kilomètres du musée.
The hotel is five kilometers from the museum.
The hotel is five kilometers from the museum.
Mon bureau est au sud de Paris.
My office is south of Paris.
My office is south of Paris.