Cognates

Many word in English and French are exactly the same in both languages. Many others have only minor changes in spelling and are easily recognised. The following will help increase your vocabulary.

Adjectives 

The suffixes -able, -ible, -al, -ant, -ent are usually the same in both languages.

admirable	horrible	commercial
confortable	possible	municipal
considérable	terrible	royal
brilliant	évident
ignorant	excellent
important	innocent

French suffixes and their usual English equivalents: -eux (-euse) = -ous; -eur = -or; -el = -al; -ique = -ic.

dangereux/euse	extérieur	habituel	fanatique
fameux/euse	intérieur	mortel	fantastique
furieux/euse	supérieur	naturel	stratégique

Nouns

The following suffixes are generally the same in French and English: -ion, -tion, -age, -ice, -ent, -ence.

attention	distraction	courage
fonction	million	passage
opinion	question	village
caprice	accident	différence
justice	instrument	patience
service	moment	silence

French suffixes and their usual English equivalents: -eur = -or, -er; -té = -ty; -ie = -y; -ique = -ic; -re = -er.

inspecteur	curiosité	compagnie
porteur	difficulté	énergie
visiteur	qualité	industrie
logique	lettre
musique	membre
république	théȃtre

Verbs

The great majority of all French verbs belong in the 1st conjugation (-er). Notice how we may derive the meaning of many of these verbs by observing the following changes in the ending:

• The -er ending drops in English.

aider

consulter

insister

passer

profiter

• The French -er becomes -e.

arriver

décider

désirer

préparer

refuser

• The French -er becomes -ate.

communiquer

hésiter

indiquer

séparer

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