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Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
English and French, along with many other languages, share common linguistic roots due to their historical connection through the influence of Latin. Additionally, both languages have borrowed words from each other over time, further contributing to similarities in pronunciation. This is why some English words may sound similar to their French counterparts.
The "ch" makes a "sh" sound in words like chef or machine because it follows the rule of English pronunciation where "ch" can have a "sh" sound when it comes after an "e" or an "i." This pronunciation comes from the influence of French and other languages on English.
Two words in the English language with a very slight difference in sound are called minimal pairs. These pairs differ by only one phoneme, such as "pat" and "bat" where the only difference is the initial sound.
In French, "peaches" is pronounced as "pêches." The "ê" sound is similar to the "ay" sound in English words like "day" or "say," and the "ch" is pronounced softly as "sh."
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 '.
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Cognates are words which are the same in English and French.
English and French, along with many other languages, share common linguistic roots due to their historical connection through the influence of Latin. Additionally, both languages have borrowed words from each other over time, further contributing to similarities in pronunciation. This is why some English words may sound similar to their French counterparts.
French is probably the easier language. Some words even sound like the English ones.
the sound of laughter in French associated with the words "hé-hé-hé" would be pronounced 'hey-hey-hey' in English
The "ch" makes a "sh" sound in words like chef or machine because it follows the rule of English pronunciation where "ch" can have a "sh" sound when it comes after an "e" or an "i." This pronunciation comes from the influence of French and other languages on English.
Two words in the English language with a very slight difference in sound are called minimal pairs. These pairs differ by only one phoneme, such as "pat" and "bat" where the only difference is the initial sound.
Atchoum is an onomatopoeia; the English equivalent is Atishoo ! Both words are attempts to duplicate the sound made when sneezing.
In French, "peaches" is pronounced as "pêches." The "ê" sound is similar to the "ay" sound in English words like "day" or "say," and the "ch" is pronounced softly as "sh."
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.
The words are from French where E can sound like A. In French they have the acute accent (é). They include puree, soiree, and fiancee (the feminine version of fiance), and the English past tense forms sauteed and pureed.