Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
Some English words that are similar to French words include:
Some words that are the same in French and English are: chocolate, music, restaurant, hotel, and animal.
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It is the same word in English and French. The pronunciation of the U isn't the same, though. In English it begins with a y-sound like the word "you", but in French it is just the pure u-vowel like in the words tu, du, and une.
In French, "Yak" is spelled the same as in English: "Yak."
The French name for Roger is "Roger." It is the same in both English and French.
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Zoo is spelt the same in French and English, zodiac in English is zodiaque in French. They mean, in order, zoo and zodiac
There are many words in English that have their origins in French (or Norman). It's one of the reasons that English is such a rich language as there are often "French" and "Saxon" words for the same thing (for example, courage (French) and bravery (Saxon)). Some other "French" based words in English are: perfume, accomplice, admire, ace, baggage, ballet - there is a link associated with this answer which provides a much longer list.
Some words that are the same in French and English are: chocolate, music, restaurant, hotel, and animal.
There are many words that are the same between French and English. French is a Romance Language which comes from Latin. English also has Latin influences, so there are many nouns, adjectives, verbs, etc that are the same.
The French word 'sensible' translates as "sensitive" in English. The English word "sensible" is translated 'raisonable' in French. So these words have the same spelling, the same origin, but a different meaning. It is a "faux-ami".
There are far too many of these to list on wiki answers.
Chat (cat) Bonjour (hello) Café (cafe) Restaurant (restaurant) Baguette (baguette)
It is the same word in English and French. The pronunciation of the U isn't the same, though. In English it begins with a y-sound like the word "you", but in French it is just the pure u-vowel like in the words tu, du, and une.
If it is a name it is the same in french as in English ( Ashley restaurant). If you are stuck with some french words use Bablefish. Its very good!
ADDENDUM: I believe it bears sayign that these 2 words mean the same thing; more so, they are the same thing. Fete is gala. both these words are French and have been adopted into English
This is the same in French as it is in English.