Synopses & Reviews
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE FOR THE GIRL WITH JE NE SAIS QUOIYouve dreamed of Paris your whole life. Youve 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 dOrsay, posh vocabulary for catching up on this seasons couture fashion and hip slang for flirting at the hottest nightclub, youll 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.
Synopsis
The ultimate girl-friendly phrasebook to give les filles américaines in Paris that certain je ne sais quoiWhere but Paris would a young woman rather be sipping espresso at a sidewalk café, browsing a fashionable boutique, or strolling along a romantic riverbank hand in hand with her lover? The city of lights is every girls dream destination, but upon arrival she doesnt want to stick out like an unrefined American. Luckily, with Parisienne French, shell know just exactly how to speak, act, and dress like she has always lived there.
Whether ordering drinks at a hip underground club, discussing Impressionism at the Musée dOrsay or just chatting about what fashion is in” this season, Parisienne French has the entire vocabulary and modern slang a girl needs to know. The French love their language and appreciate when foreigners take the time to know it too. With this book, the reader will be warmly welcomed to la vie parisienne.
Synopsis
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 caf au lait at an outdoor bistro in the Jardin de Tuileries, or browsing a fashionable boutique on the Champs-Elys es, 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 Mus e 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.
About the Author
Rhianna Jones was born in Chicago, IL, and received a dual-degree in French Literature and International Visual Studies from Tufts University. Combining her great passions of writing, fashion and girliness with her eternal love for Paris, this book represents her complete
vie parisienne. She is convinced of being Holly Golightlys grittier modern-day counterpart, and takes that role very seriously. Rhianna currently lives in New York City.