{"id":100,"date":"2009-06-01T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T20:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=97"},"modified":"2009-06-01T16:20:29","modified_gmt":"2009-06-01T20:20:29","slug":"french-word-of-the-day-peniche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-word-of-the-day-peniche\/","title":{"rendered":"French Word of the Day – P\u00e9niche"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of you may have noticed the Word of the Day to the right of the blog articles. \u00a0It is a helpful way to learn vocabulary little by little in context. \u00a0You can even hear the word pronounced by a native speaker or see other forms of the word like the difference between the plural and singular and the definite and indefinite articles that go with the word. \u00a0Well, today’s word is p\u00e9niche<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0It just so happens that this word has a little ‘x’ by it in my Robert Micro<\/em> dictionary that I bought when I was a student in Paris. \u00a0I marked all the entries in the dictionary that I looked up during my year in Paris…I’m not sure why really, but it was fun and it also made me realize if I continued to look up the same words or not (If I continued to look them up, then I obviously wasn’t learning them…which meant more studying was needed). \u00a0So, I thought I would discuss this word a bit today.<\/p>\n

First of all, what does it mean and what is the context?
\nIf you click on the link above, you can see that it means ‘houseboat’ and you can also see that it’s a feminine noun. \u00a0My dictionary gives some synonyms: une barge<\/em> (which is apparently a bit bigger than a p\u00e9niche<\/em>) and une chaland<\/em>.<\/p>\n

When you go to Paris, you will see many p\u00e9niches<\/em> floating along the Seine River. \u00a0You can even have a romantic dinner at night on one as there are several for rental or used for commercial purposes. \u00a0Buying one can cost you anywhere from less than \u20ac100,000 to more than \u20ac550,000 ($707,500). \u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s an ad for a <\/a>p\u00e9niche<\/a><\/em> that is up for sale<\/a>. \u00a0It is completely furnished and features an entryway (une entr\u00e9e<\/em>), a fully-equipped kitchen (une cuisine \u00e9quip\u00e9e<\/em>), a living room (un s\u00e9jour<\/em>), 2 bedrooms (chambres<\/em>), a shower room (salle d’eau<\/em>) and a toilet room (un WC<\/em>) as well as an office (un bureau<\/em>) and dressing room (un dressing<\/em>). \u00a0It also has a sailor’s quarters and two decks.
\nFor those of you who may not be looking to buy one, just stay on a <\/a>p\u00e9niche <\/a><\/em>the next time you’re in Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some of you may have noticed the Word of the Day to the right of the blog articles. \u00a0It is a helpful way to learn vocabulary little by little in context. \u00a0You can even hear the word pronounced by a native speaker or see other forms of the word like the difference between the plural…<\/p>\n

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