Cent huitime Leon Le Quartier

Cent huitime Leon Le Quartier

108th Lesson The Neighborhood

Lappartement de Jean-Michel et Claude se trouve dans le quatorzime arrondissement, prs du Parc Montsouris.

1 Jean Michel and Claudes flat is in the 14th arrondissement , near Montsouris Park.

2 cest un quartier rsidentiel, mais comme certains quartiers de Paris, il ressemble un petit village.

2 The neighborhood is residential, but like some neighborhoods in Paris, it resembles a little village.

Depuis une vingtaine dannes, les grandes surfaces se sont multiplies en France, et maintenant beaucoup de gens y font leur courses.

3 For twenty years, the number of supermarkets in France have multiplied, and many people now do their shopping in one.

mais dans chaque ville, il y a un march au moins une fois par semaine. Et Paris il y en a mme une dizaine.

But each city has a (farmers) market at least once a week. In fact, in Paris there are (even) around ten.

Nos amis habitent une petite rue tranquille, loin des grands axes qui mnent au boulevard priphrique.

Our friends live in a small quiet street, away from the major roads that lead to the Boulevard Peripherique.

le dmnagement sest bien pass. Les meubles sont arrivs en bon tat, et le couple sest install rapidement.

The move went off well. The furniture arrived in good condition, and the couple settled in quickly.

Claude sest occupe de toutes les formalits, comme le changement dadresse et limmatriculation de la voiture,

Claude took care of all the formalities, like the change of address and car registration,

Et trs vite, ils sont devenus de vrais Parisiens.

And in no time at all (very quickly), they were (became) true Parisians.

9 Nous avons nos cartes oranges et nous sommes immatriculs dans le soixante quinze mais la Bretagne me manque beaucoup!

We have our Orange Card and we are registered in the 75 but Brittany misses to me much = We have our travel passes and the car has Paris plates but I miss Brittany a lot!

10 cest dimanche, et Jean-Michel et Claude dcident daller faire leur march et de se balader dans leur quartier.

10 its Sunday, and Jean-Michel and Claude decide to do their market and to walk themselves in their neighborhood = decide to do their shopping at the market and troll around their neighborhood.

11 donnez-moi un kilo de pomme de terre, une livre de carottes et une demi-livre de champignons, sil vous plat.

11 (the waiter arrives.) What can I get you? (sir-maam?) a tea with milk and a coffee, please. sure (very well sir)12 Et avec a? une botte de radis, un filet doignons. Et une barquette de fraises. a sera tout.

12 And with that? A bunch of radishes, a bag of onions and a punnet of strawberries. Thatll be all.

13 Aprs avoir fait les courses et mang un croque-monsieur dans un bistrot prs du march, ils partent la dcouverte du quatorzime.

13 After finishing the shopping and eating a croque-monsieur in a bar near the market they set off to discover the 14th.

14 Tout prs du rservoir, ils dcouvrent une charmante impasse avec des maisons trs originales.

14 Just near the reservoir, they come across a charming cul-de-sac lined with very unusual houses.

15 daprs le guide, cest la villa Seurat. Il y a plein de gens clbrent qui y ont vcu.

15 According to the guide, this is the Villa Seurat. Lots of famous people have lived in it.

16 Trs jolie, mais il est temps de rentrer. Demain, cest mon premier jour de travail.

16 Very pretty, but its time to go home. Tomorrows my first day at work.

1 Y a-t-il un march? il y en a mme une dizaine.

1 In fact, there are around 10.

2 jy fais mes courses au moins deux fois par semaine.

2 I do my shopping there at least twice a week.

3 Tout sest bien pass? trs bien, merci. Le repas tait fameux.

3 Was everything to your satisfaction? fine, thank you. The meal was spendid.

4 Paris me manque beaucoup.

4 I miss Paris a lot.

5 daprs eux, cest une rue o plein de gens clbres ont vcu.

5 According to them, its a street where lots of famous people have lived.