Paris by The Locals : What To See in The 11th Arrondissement?
Street interviews in Paris's 11th arrondissement: locals describe their neighbourhood, how it has gentrified and become “bobo”, and what they love about it.
C112:48Easy FrenchFor French speakersAutomatic French captions
Key words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| un arrondissement | a district (of Paris) |
| un quartier | a neighbourhood |
| se gentrifier | to gentrify |
| bobo | bourgeois-bohemian, hipster |
| une rue commerçante | a shopping street |
| les commerçants | shopkeepers |
| vivant(e) | lively |
| populaire | working-class (of a district) |
| s'animer | to come alive |
| avoir les moyens | to be able to afford it |
Did you understand?
Comment le quartier a-t-il changé, selon plusieurs habitants ?
Qu'aime le restaurateur dans le 11e ?
Quel est le côté négatif de la gentrification, pour une passante ?
Why it's C1
- 188 words a minute (fast, native speed)
- 94% of the words are among the 2,000 most common in spoken French (key words aside)
- Grammar used: Near future (aller + infinitive), Passé composé, Imparfait
- Lots of informal and spoken French
Revise the grammar: Near future (aller + infinitive) · Passé composé · Imparfait
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