The English and French languages share over 1,700 identical words – often with similar or exact meanings. In fact, up to 45% of English words have French origins, largely due to the Norman ...

Although French is officially my first language it’s fair to say that with a father who couldn’t speak English and a mother who couldn’t speak French, I grew up functionally bilingual.

20 English Words the French Secretly Love (and Use All the Time) Story by Luca von Burkersroda • 2w. 1 / 20 ...

More and more French adverts use English words or phrases in a blending of languages that might strike an English-speaker as strange or odd. In reality, this is part of a wider - sometimes ...

That is because English has taken the word for “underwear” and applied it exclusively to fancy and high-end undergarments because, you know, anything French is luxury. 8 of 20 Hamburger (German) ...

No surrender, no peace. Eight years ago, the French marked a hugely important cultural milestone in celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Academie Francaise, whose 40 distinguished members act as ...

These are the French words every traveler should know. Learn basic vocabulary, common phrases, and French slang to speak like a local on your trip to France.

Consonants. In French, there are vowels and consonants as there are in English. To pronounce words confidently in French, you need to know which sounds they make.

A-hed; Quebec’s ‘Language Police’ Take Aim at Sneaky English Slang Authorities fret over ‘Franglais,’ the creep of words like ‘cool’ or ‘email’ into French discourse; even ...