{"id":1981,"date":"2010-10-22T04:43:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T02:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2017-10-18T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:22:18","slug":"kitchen-confidential-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/kitchen-confidential-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Confidential in French!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ce week-end, j\u2019ai fait <\/em>(I did) l\u2019un des mes passe-temps <\/em>(pastimes) pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s\u00a0: je suis all\u00e9e \u00e0 Ikea<\/strong> ! <\/em>Ikea (pronounced EEE-kay-ah en fran\u00e7ais<\/em>), land of Swedish meatballs and starter furniture\u00a0! Bien sur<\/em>, I really go there for the ferry ride (il y a un ferry<\/strong> de Manhattan \u00e0 Brooklyn<\/em>). But every time, I find something I need\u2026 and this week, I found a blog post!<\/p>\n

Voulez-vous \u00e9tudier ce qu\u2019il faut pour meubler un nouveau appart\u2019<\/strong>? <\/em>Would you like to study what one needs to furnish a new apartment\u00a0?<\/p>\n

\u201cExcusez-moi, vous avez laiss\u00e9 tomber quelquechose,\u201d <\/em>said the man behind me at Ikea. (He said it in English, but stay tuned!) I turned to see what I\u2019d dropped (laisser tomber <\/strong><\/em>= to let fall<\/strong>, literally, or to drop)\u2014was it les bougies<\/em><\/strong>(the candles), le fouet<\/em><\/strong>(the whisk), maybe le panier \u00e0 linge<\/em><\/strong>(laundry basket)? Non non non, mes amis<\/em>. It was a present from the French gods: somebody\u2019s shopping list, en fran\u00e7ais!<\/em><\/p>\n

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La feuille de papier <\/em>(the sheet of paper) contained just the list you\u2019d write, if you\u2019d just moved to New York and needed to furnish your nouveau appartement<\/em>. Lisons ensemble<\/em> (let\u2019s read together)\u00a0:<\/p>\n

1 table pliante (A folding table)<\/p>\n

2 chaises pliantes (2 folding chairs)<\/p>\n

1 matelas\/ oreillers + draps<\/strong> (1 mattress\/ pillows + sheets<\/p>\n

1 casserole\/ 2 casseroles (1 casserole dish\/ 2 casserole dishes\u2014maybe they couldn\u2019t decide\u00a0?)<\/p>\n

1 po<\/strong>\u00ea<\/strong>le<\/strong> (1 skillet or frying-pan)<\/p>\n

1 \u00e9gouttoir (1 draining rack)<\/p>\n

2\/3 tuperware (sic) (Tupperware\u00a0!)<\/p>\n

Assiettes\/ verres\/ couverts<\/strong> (Plates\/ glasses\/ utensils)<\/p>\n

Essuie tout (Paper towels. Ikea doesn\u2019t sell these, dude.)<\/p>\n

PQ\u00a0? (Quelqu\u2019un\u00a0?<\/em> Can anyone explain this one ?)<\/p>\n

Ampoules \u00e9conomiques<\/strong> (Energy-efficient lightbulbs\u00a0! Yes !)<\/p>\n

1 rideau de douche<\/strong> (Shower curtain)<\/p>\n

Entretien Belei\u2026\u00a0 (Aucune id\u00e9e\u00a0!)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026Lave-vaisselle (Dish-washer\u2026)<\/p>\n

Couvercle pour\u2026<\/strong> (Cover for)*<\/p>\n

2 mugs<\/p>\n

Bols (Bowls)<\/p>\n

Quelques dessins des lapins diaboliques (Oh sorry, that\u2019s not a kitchen item, but they were definitely on the list)<\/p>\n

J\u2019ai mis en grand <\/strong>les articles que je trouve les plus importants<\/em> (the items I find most important). When you get to someone\u2019s house late at night is not the time to forget the word for sheets (les draps). <\/em>What are the other essential words for un nouveau appart\u2019 ou une nouvelle maison? Moi, je dirais \u00abun \u00a0lit\u00a0\u00bb\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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*Quelqu’un tr\u00e8s, tr\u00e8s sympa m\u2019a expliqu\u00e9e \u00e7a. Un couvercle<\/strong> <\/em>is a top, like for a jar (un pot)<\/em>. Un bouchon<\/em><\/strong>is a cork, like for a bottle (une bouteille)<\/em>. Les bouteilles de vin<\/em><\/strong> ont des<\/em> bouchons\u00a0; les pots de confiture<\/strong> <\/em>(jars of jam) ont des couvercles. Merci Laurie!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Ce week-end, j\u2019ai fait (I did) l\u2019un des mes passe-temps (pastimes) pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s\u00a0: je suis all\u00e9e \u00e0 Ikea ! Ikea (pronounced EEE-kay-ah en fran\u00e7ais), land of Swedish meatballs and starter furniture\u00a0! Bien sur, I really go there for the ferry ride (il y a un ferry de Manhattan \u00e0 Brooklyn). But every time, I find something…<\/p>\n

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