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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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