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English, especially english spoken in the U.S., is a language that has taken phrases and parts of words from many languages, including Latin, French, Spanish, German, and others.
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Which English words are the same as French ones?
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
How many french words came into English during the middle ages?
Lots and lots. Wikipedia has a page (list of English words of French origin) on that. Another confusing fact is that English also have a lot of words of Germanic origin, which came into French vocabulary as well.
Are cuss words French?
Well the English language has words that originate from many other languages so it's possible that the words may have originated or parts of the words has french origins.
When did the English borrow the French language?
Assuming by "borrow" adopt is meant, never. Beginning with the Norman Conquest in 1066, a Germanic-influenced form of Old French, called Norman French became the official language of England although Latin was used in law and in ecclesiastical circles. This led to the eventual emergence of Modern English, which has many French words and uses some French grammar, but it has to be remembered that English has borrowed words from many languages, and French words in English use have come into the language at different times and from different dialects. Answer The English borrowed French for a short time, but gave it back.
What are some English words that are borrowed from the French language?
I don't think the French are missing any of their words.
Why has french words such as Rendezvous become adopted and reused in the English language as if it was an English word?
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.
What are four french words?
to be honest with you, there are as many french words as there are as many english words, so according to this, im not sure what french words you're looking for, so i will just list a sentence with four english words translated to french (or more like a french sentence translated to english):J'ai besoin de plus d'informations.I need more information.
Is many english words have been borrowed from french a detail?
Yes this is true. Adorable is a French and English word for example.
Where is the English originated?
The book the History of English states that English is a combination of many languages. There are many French words. German words, a bit of Latin, and words from many sources including Native American.
Which English words are the same as French ones?
Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
What is a word that means french with many English words?
The French language has 'franglais' to describe that. It seems that Frenglish could be an English equivalent.
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.
How many french words came into English during the middle ages?
Lots and lots. Wikipedia has a page (list of English words of French origin) on that. Another confusing fact is that English also have a lot of words of Germanic origin, which came into French vocabulary as well.
How to count words in French essay?
There are two ways: a) turn it to french and then click word check. b)check how many words there are in English and do it that way.
Are cuss words French?
Well the English language has words that originate from many other languages so it's possible that the words may have originated or parts of the words has french origins.
What English words are in the french language?
Words such as T-shirt, weekend, baby sitter, airbag, flirt are in the French language.
How can i speak English without using french?
this would be pretty difficult as many English words come from French. There would be no more bacon, groceries or flirting.
