weekend, fast food, parking,
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
One would use a French-English dictionary to translate words from French to English. Some online French-English dictionaries include Word Reference and the dictionary hosted at French Linguistics.
'La' in french is the in English. But in french it is used for feminin words only. Where as 'le' in french is also 'the' in English but it is used for masculin words.
it the as i look me
bonjour, elle, il .... there are many !
French words were introduced to the English language after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. This event resulted in a significant influence of French language and culture on English, leading to the incorporation of many French words into the English vocabulary.
Words such as T-shirt, weekend, baby sitter, airbag, flirt are in the French language.
There is no definitive answer to this question, it is difficult to decide what is 'English', there are Latin words used in Law and French words used in cooking. However there is a dictionary know to contain 171,416 words in current use and 47,156 obsolete words. All in all there may be 250,000 words available in English.
Especially in the middle ages, the french and English peoples mixed together, and adopted words. The French have many cognates of English words, as we have french words. Particularly, England was once under a french ruler,(I forget the name), and during that time period many words were exchanged from language to language.
No. Like the vast majority of imported French words, it first appears in Middle English.
French words were mainly introduced in English after William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066.
the french word is "avoir"