The word of the day today is Paris, City of Lights! Specifically, we’ll look at the French pronunciation (par-ee!) and how to say “Parisian”.
Paris – [paʀi]
![FrenchLearner Word of the Day: Paris - pronounced [paʀi] or "par-ee".](https://www.frenchlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/paris.jpg)
![FrenchLearner Word of the Day: Paris - pronounced [paʀi] or "par-ee".](https://www.frenchlearner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/paris.jpg.webp)
Word origin
The name Paris comes from Parisii, a Gallic tribe that lived on the banks of the Seine river. The word Paris may be related to pario in Celtic, meaning cauldron.
Example sentences
Paris, la capitale de la France, est une des plus belles villes du monde.
Paris, the capital of France, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Paris est surnommée la ville lumière.
Paris is nicknamed “the city of lights”.
This final example sentence shows how the adjective Parisian has masculine and feminine forms.
Marc est parisien. Sylvie est parisienne.
Marc is Parisian. Sylvie is Parisian.
Related lessons
- French city names – pronunciation
- Ville – city (word of the day)
- Prepositions for places
- Français – French (word of the day)
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