| A | B |
|---|
| le métro | Paris subway system |
| la sortie | exit |
| le quai | platform (of a métro station) |
| le Grand Palais et le Petit Palais | Art Nouveau exhibition halls built for the 1900 World's Fair |
| le Panthéon | contains tombs of Victor Hugo and Marie Curie |
| le Quartier Latin | the left bank student section of Paris |
| le bac S | for students who specialize in sciences, math, or industrial tech |
| le bac L | for students who specialize in language, literature, philosophy, art |
| le bac ES | for students who specialize in economics or social sciences |
| la Réunion | French department, an island off the coast of Africa |
| le Marais | former swampy area of Paris, fashionable residences in the 17th century |
| le musée Picasso | located in the Marais, largest collection of the artist's works |
| Picasso | Spanish born artist, spent most of his life in France |
| la Joconde | painting by da Vinci also called Mona Lisa |
| la Ville lumière | "city of lights" - nickname of Paris |
| l'avenue des Champs-Élysées | large tree-lined street in center of Paris, between Louvre & Arc de Triomphe |
| Notre-Dame de Paris | large gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité |
| la tour Eiffel | large steel structure built in 1889, now symbol of Paris |
| le musée du Louvre | largest art museum in the world |
| le musée d'Orsay | former train station serving as Impressionist museum |
| le Centre Pompidou | houses the national modern art museum, also called le Beaubourg |
| R.E.R. | express trains that serve Paris and its suburbs |
| le bois de Vincennes | large park in SE Paris contains largest zoo in France |
| le bois de Boulogne | largest wooded area of Paris, located on western edge of the city |
| Roland-Garros | stadium where the French Open Tennis Championship is held |
| parc Astérix | theme park based on comic book character |
| parc de la Villette | hands-on science park |
| le jardin des Tuileries | garden near Louvre where kids play with toy boats in the pond |
| le Sacré-Coeur | white mosque-style church in Montmartre |
| le Forum des Halles | underground shopping mall near the Centre Pompidou |
| le jardin du Luxembourg | large park in the Quartier Latin, attracts lots of students |
