Paradise Hotel

Listen to the French names, terms, and phrases from Paradise Hotel (also commonly known as Hotel Paradiso), by George Feydeau. The phrases are read by Séan Judge. Though Judge is American, his family is originally from Alsace-Lorraine and he speaks French fluently. He has a BA in French from the University of Iowa.

This contribution was submitted by Jim Johnson, IDEA associate editor for Texas, professor at the University of Houston, and founder of AccentHelp.com, which features downloadable dialect-training materials.

 

CHARACTER NAMES:

Benoit Pinglet

Angelique Pinglet

Marcelle Paillardin

Henri Paillardin

Maxime

Victoire

Mathieu

Bastien Bahadur

Violet

Margarite

Pervenche

Paquerette

Boulot

Chervet

Antoinette

Ernest

Boucard

 

NAMES AND TERMS FROM THE SCRIPT:

Lycee

Descartes

Monsieur

Madame

Ville D’Avray

d’Avray

rue de Provence

Marseilles

Bouillebaise

sous

Avenue du Bois

du Bois

Rue de la Pompe

Theatre de la Chanson

la Chanson

Barrault

mademoiselle

Champs Elysees

Gaston

Adele Dubois