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French Cognates
French cognates are words which are spelled the same in French and English. Linguistics say that about 10,000 words were borrowed from French into English.
 * 1) abondance
 * 2) effort
 * 3) surprise
 * 4) information
 * 5) preparation
 * 6) communication
 * 7) reservation
 * 8) evolution
 * 9) vocabulary = vocabulaire
 * 10) office = bureau
 * 11) profession
 * 12) professor = professeur
 * 13) telephone = téléphone
 * 14) calendar = calandaire
 * 15) entrepreneur
 * 16) location
 * 17) address =
 * 18) question
 * 19) pharmacy = pharmacie
 * 20) banque
 * 21) dentist = dentiste
 * 22) restaurant = restaurant
 * 23) police =
 * 24) bon voyage
 * 25) destinations
 * 26) collect
 * 27) souvenirs
 * 28) en route
 * 29) weekend
 * 30) television
 * 31) littérature
 * 32) genre
 * 33) immense
 * 34) pages
 * 35) culture
 * 36) arts
 * 37) ballet
 * 38) architecture
 * 39) festival
 * 40) fete
 * 41) estival
 * 42) papier mâché
 * 43) chic
 * 44) toilet = toilettes
 * 45) sport
 * 46) rugby
 * 47) golf
 * 48) ski
 * 49) education = éducation
 * 50) classes = classes
 * 51) history = histoire
 * 52) biologie
 * 53) maths
 * 54) arts
 * 55) latin
 * 56) religion
 * 57) geography = geographie
 * 58) revision = révision
 * 59) cadets
 * 60) académies
 * 61) colonels
 * 62) lieutenants
 * 63) chef =
 * 64) eggplant = aubergine
 * 65) menu
 * 66) café
 * 67) picnic
 * 68) salade
 * 69) vinaigrette
 * 70) soupe
 * 71) omelette
 * 72) fruits
 * 73) oranges
 * 74) invitations
 * 75) R.S.V.P. (Respond So Very Promptly) = Répondez s’il vous plaît (please respond)
 * 76) point
 * 77) intelligent
 * 78) blonde
 * 79) brunette
 * 80) calm = calme
 * 81) timide

true cognates
Thennakoan ILANGAKOAN (talk) 00:01, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

miner differences in spellings
Words that end in -ion are often the same in French and English Some examples:


 * 1) acceleration – l’accélération
 * 2) action – action
 * 3) addiction – addiction
 * 4) ambition – ambition
 * 5) attention – attention
 * 6) celebration – celebration
 * 7) champion – champion
 * 8) communication – communication
 * 9) condition – condition
 * 10) conversation – conversation
 * 11) donation – donation
 * 12) diction – diction
 * 13) edition – édition
 * 14) election – election
 * 15) equation – equation
 * 16) emotion – emotion
 * 17) erosion – érosion
 * 18) fiction – fiction
 * 19) function – function
 * 20) generation – génération
 * 21) infection – infection
 * 22) information – l’information
 * 23) injection – injection
 * 24) invasion – invasion
 * 25) legion – legion
 * 26) motion – motion
 * 27) notion – notion
 * 28) nation – nation
 * 29) omission – omission
 * 30) option – option
 * 31) passion – passion
 * 32) population – population
 * 33) presentation – présentation
 * 34) pronunciation- prononciation
 * 35) question – question
 * 36) ration – ration
 * 37) reflection – reflection
 * 38) religion – religion
 * 39) reservation – réservation
 * 40) region – région
 * 41) rotation – rotation
 * 42) session – session
 * 43) station – station
 * 44) solution – solution
 * 45) transaction – transaction
 * 46) Words that end in -al are often French cognates:
 * 47) animal – animal
 * 48) central – central
 * 49) national – national
 * 50) final – final
 * 51) international – international
 * 52) mental – mental
 * 53) vertical – vertical

Many words that end in -able are the same in English and French:
 * 1) adorable – adorable
 * 2) admirable – admirable
 * 3) applicable – applicable
 * 4) cable – cable
 * 5) capable – capable
 * 6) double – double
 * 7) durable – durable
 * 8) favorable – favorable
 * 9) habitable – habitable
 * 10) incurable – incurable
 * 11) identifiable – identifiable
 * 12) improbable – improbable
 * 13) inseparable – inséparable
 * 14) justifiable – justifiable
 * 15) notable – notable
 * 16) recyclable – recyclable
 * 17) respectable – respectable
 * 18) sociable – sociable
 * 19) table – table
 * 20) vulnerable – vulnérable

Many words that end in -ible are the same in English and French:
 * 1) horrible – horrible
 * 2) flexible – flexible
 * 3) impossible – impossible
 * 4) inaccessible – inaccessible
 * 5) incredible – incrédible
 * 6) perceptible – perceptible
 * 7) visible – visible

Many words that end in -ance are the same in English and French:
 * 1) ambiance – ambiance
 * 2) ambulance – ambulance
 * 3) appearance – appearance
 * 4) alliance – alliance
 * 5) arrogance – arrogance
 * 6) assistance – assistance
 * 7) assurance – assurance
 * 8) brilliance – brilliance
 * 9) circumstance – circumstance
 * 10) deliverance – deliverance
 * 11) distance – distance
 * 12) dominance – dominance
 * 13) endurance – endurance
 * 14) elegance – elegance
 * 15) fiance – fiancé
 * 16) finance – finance
 * 17) fragrance – fragrance
 * 18) intolerance – intolerance
 * 19) importance – importance
 * 20) nuance – nuance
 * 21) nuisance – nuisance
 * 22) perseverance – perseverance
 * 23) renaissance – renaissance
 * 24) resemblance – resemblance
 * 25) resonance – resonance
 * 26) substance – substance
 * 27) tolerance – tolerance
 * 28) vibrance – vibrance

In French, the gerund ends in -ant. You might know a bon vivant (person who loves living well). Something might be dormant (sleeping). Here are some more French-English cognates that end in -ant:
 * 1) brilliant – brilliant(e)
 * 2) elephant – éléphant
 * 3) extravagant- extravagant
 * 4) ignorant – ignorant(e)
 * 5) immigrant – immigrant
 * 6) important – important(e
 * 7) nonchalant nonchalant
 * 8) restaurant – restaurant
 * 9) triumphant – triumphant(e)
 * 10) vacant – vacant
 * 11) vibrant – vibrant

Many words that end in -ct are the same in French and English:
 * 1) contract – contracter
 * 2) correct – correct
 * 3) direct – direct
 * 4) distinct – distinct
 * 5) exact – exact
 * 6) impact – impact
 * 7) insect – insecte
 * 8) instinct – instinct
 * 9) object – objet
 * 10) perfect – parfait
 * 11) respect – respect
 * 12) suspect – suspect

Often words that end in -ence are the same:
 * 1) absence – absence
 * 2) conscience – conscience
 * 3) convergence – convergence
 * 4) indulgence – indulgence
 * 5) impatience – impatience
 * 6) Independence – indépendance
 * 7) innocence – innocence
 * 8) intelligence – intelligence
 * 9) obedience – obédience
 * 10) patience – patience
 * 11) science – science
 * 12) silence – silence
 * 13) violence – violence

Many words that end in -ent are the same in English and French:
 * 1) absent – absent
 * 2) accent – accent
 * 3) accident – accident
 * 4) adjacent – adjacent
 * 5) adolescent – adolescent
 * 6) affluent – affluent
 * 7) amendment – amendement
 * 8) apartment – appartement
 * 9) agent – agent
 * 10) ardent – ardent
 * 11) client – client
 * 12) compliment – compliment
 * 13) continent – continent
 * 14) decent – décent
 * 15) deficient – déficient
 * 16) different – différent(e)
 * 17) diligent – diligent
 * 18) document – document
 * 19) encouragement – encouragement
 * 20) element – élément
 * 21) evident – évident
 * 22) excellent – excellent
 * 23) increment – incrément
 * 24) incident – incident
 * 25) innocent – innocent
 * 26) intelligent – intelligent
 * 27) latent – latent
 * 28) monument – monument
 * 29) negligent – négligent
 * 30) payment – paiement
 * 31) parent – parent
 * 32) permanent – permanent(e)
 * 33) pertinent – pertinent
 * 34) president – président
 * 35) prudent – prudent(e)
 * 36) recent – récent
 * 37) segment – segment
 * 38) talent – talent
 * 39) transparent – transparent
 * 40) urgent – urgent

The words listed thus far are almost identical to English. You can easily increase your vocabulary by learning a few patterns and suffixes.

Many words that end in -ary in English have their equivalent as -aire in French:
 * 1) actuary – actuaire
 * 2) arbitrary – arbitraire
 * 3) dictionary – dictionnaire
 * 4) extraordinary – extraordinaire
 * 5) imaginary – imaginaire
 * 6) ordinary – ordinaire
 * 7) anniversary – anniversaire
 * 8) dictionary – dictionnaire
 * 9) salary – salaire
 * 10) vocabulary – vocabulaire
 * 11) military – militaire
 * 12) necessary – néccessaire
 * 13) contrary – contraire

Many words that end in -ical have -ique equivalents in French:
 * 1) alphabetical – alphabetique
 * 2) analytical – analytique
 * 3) Catholic – Catholique
 * 4) chemical – chemique
 * 5) critical – critique
 * 6) cubical – cubique
 * 7) dramatic – dramatique
 * 8) electrical – electrique
 * 9) ethical – èthique
 * 10) historical – historique
 * 11) identical – identique
 * 12) logical – logique
 * 13) lyrical – lyrique
 * 14) music – musique
 * 15) practical – pratique
 * 16) romantic – romantique
 * 17) statistical – statistique
 * 18) symmetrical – symetrique
 * 19) typical – typique

Many words that end in -ist have the equivalent -iste in French:
 * 1) cyclist – cycliste
 * 2) artist – artiste
 * 3) dentist – dentiste

Many adverbs that end in -ly in English have an equivalent in French ending in -ment:
 * 1) absolutely – absolument
 * 2) correctly –  correctement
 * 3) directly – directement
 * 4) especially – spécialement
 * 5) evidently – évidemment
 * 6) exactly – exactement
 * 7) finally – finalement
 * 8) immediately – immédiatement
 * 9) naturally – naturellement
 * 10) normally – normalement
 * 11) totally – totalement

Many English words have a close French equivalent with circumflex:
 * 1) coast – côte
 * 2) forest – forêt
 * 3) hotel – hôtel
 * 4) hospital – hôpital
 * 5) theatre – théâtre

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