BEGINNER2. LESSON #6. AU MUSÉE D'ORSAY
- J’ai beaucoup aimé le musée de l’Orangerie mais le musée d’Orsay, c’est mon préféré, surtout le deuxième étage.- Commençons par le Rez-de-chaussée.
- Tu as vu les sculptures de Rodin. Il y en a trois ici et une quatrième là-bas.
- Où sont les sculptures de Degas ?
- Elles sont au milieu des tableaux des impressionnistes, là-haut.
TRANSLATION
- I loved the Musée de l’Orangerie but the Musée de l’Orangerie is my favourite, especially the third floor.
- Let’s start by the first floor.
- Did you see Rodin’s sculptures ? There are three here and a forth one over there.
- Where are Degas’s sculptures ?
- They are among impressionists’ paintings, upstairs.
- I loved the Musée de l’Orangerie but the Musée de l’Orangerie is my favourite, especially the third floor.
- Let’s start by the first floor.
- Did you see Rodin’s sculptures ? There are three here and a forth one over there.
- Where are Degas’s sculptures ?
- They are among impressionists’ paintings, upstairs.
Préféré, préférée : favourite. Surtout : especially. Troisième : third. Quatrième : forth. Etage (masc.) : floor. Sculpture (fém.) : sculpture. Au milieu de : among. Impressionniste (masc.) : impressionist. Là-haut : up, upstairs. |
In French, rez-de-chaussée means the ground floor. That one that American usually
call First floor. Litterally, rez-de-chaussée means « the floor
that is next to the street ». In French, premier étage is the first floor upstairs,
deuxième étage is the next one, and so on.
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The Musée d'Orsay , housed in the former railway station, an edifice built between 1898 and 1900. It
holds mainly French art dating only from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and
photography. |
Translate in French : 1. I liked that movie a lot. 2. Four here and a fifth one over there. 3. We are now on the first floor. Translate in English : 1. La pêche est mon fruit préféré. 2. J’ai vu les impressionnistes. 3. Tu as eu un troisième biscuit. Ca suffit. Film (masc.) : film, movie. Pêche (fém.) : peach. What do you understand ? Answers |