Learn How to Pronounce Paris Main Streets and Monuments

26 May 2010
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Learn How to Pronounce Paris Main Streets and Monuments

There is nothing Parisians dislike more than a tourist stumbling over the name of one of their glorious cultural venues or street names (layz tchampsss ee-lie-zees, please?).

The idea that this might be difficult to pronounce for a foreigner does not even cross their minds... For them, it's basic knowledge that anyone ought to know.

So, here, pronunciation is really worth studying. I have recorded all the names of Paris monuments, museums, main streets...  in a slow pronunciation track that allows you time to repeat and practice, in my bilingual intermediate novel/travel guide "Une Semaine à Paris, a traveler's guide with a novel twist".

By the way, it's "lay shan(nasal) zay lee zay"



Camille Chevalier-Karfis

Born and raised in Paris, I have been teaching today's French to adults for 19 years in the US, France, and to people around the world over the phone and by Skype . My method is proven and unique, and, based on my students' goals and needs, I've developed  high quality audiobooks and audio lessons for all levels.
Good luck with your studies and remember, repetition is the key!

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