A Few Essential French Phrases...
We managed to get by in Peru with our bit of Spanish, but our French is sad....beyond sad...it's quite embarrassing how sad it is. What we discovered right away is that beyond the obvious phrases to learn when visiting any country (like, "Where is the toilete?" and "Help!"), there are some helpful phrases that will simply make your life easier and help us keep our costs down a little. They are : A carafe of water for the table. Une carafe d' eau pour la table . The shorter version of this is: Carafe d'eau. Bottled water is a pricey proposition in Paris when your daily budget is 70 euros a day! We paid 12 euros ($17 US) for a bottle during a meal because we didn't know this handy phrase. Coffee with a treat Cafe Gourmand We actually learned after we arrived and had dinner with Alexandra that this is a great way to have a coffee with a little treat at the end of the meal....