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Q: Why do English words sound the same as French?
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Which English words are the same as French ones?

Some English words that are similar to French words include: Date (English) / Date (French) Cafe (English) / Café (French) Table (English) / Table (French) Animal (English) / Animal (French)


How do you understand French?

You tend to understand a lot of the french vocabulary because most of the words sound the same as English this is called ' direct cognate '.


How do you say unique in french?

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.


Words that are the same in French and English?

Some words that are the same in French and English are: chocolate, music, restaurant, hotel, and animal.


Is there any words that sound the same in french and englishif so what are they?

yes there is some words tghat sound the same like maths and re and music and biology


How many words in Russian and English?

Some Russian words sound and have the same meaningas English but are said in a Russian accent so it's hard to tell but most words do not sound English at all


What do the french words zoo and zodiac mean in English?

Zoo is spelt the same in French and English, zodiac in English is zodiaque in French. They mean, in order, zoo and zodiac


Does the french alphabet use the same alphabet as the English language?

no its not so. yes its true that the alphabets appear same but they sound different. like in english 'a' is pronounced 'ay' but in french a is pronounced as 'une'


What words have the same vowel sound as charm?

The A sound in charm is called a caret A which in US English makes the sound of an R, and in British English is closer to an AW sound. The sound is seen in most -ar words, such as bar, card, dark, and farm.


What is the English translation of the French word 'bibliotheque'?

The English translation of the French word bibliotheque is "library". Don't mix it up with the French word "librairie" (same sound and root, but indicates a bookshop)


English words that are like french words?

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.


Is there any objects in french that are the same as our country?

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.