French Cognates Flashcards
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with B?
banquet bikini bonus bouquet bus
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with A?
absence absorption accent accident accusation action addition admiration adolescent agriculture air alphabet angle animal applicable attention avenue
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with C?
cage campus capture caramel cause central certain champion chaos cigarette clarification classification cognition collection commercial communication complication compliment compression concentration concept conclusion condition confession confrontation conscience continent contribution convergence coordination correct costume couple crime crucial cruel culture
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with D?
danger date description destination destruction dialogue diligent dilution direct distinct divorce durable
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with E?
encouragement endurance estimation exact excuse expert export extravagant
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with F?
fascination film final force fruit futile
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with G?
grain
gourmet
gratitude
guide
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with H?
habitable
hibernation
horizontal
hypocrite
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with I?
identifiable imagination impatience improbable inaccessible indulgence innocence instinct instruction intelligent intuition irritation isolation
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with J?
jazz
jungle
justifiable
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with K?
karma
kayak
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with L?
laser latent limitation logo long lotion
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with M?
machine magazine manipulation maritime massage maximum mental message microphone miniature minimum minute miracle monument moral multitude muscle
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with N?
nation national nature nonchalant normal notable nuance
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with O?
objection obsession ode omission opinion optimal orientation original
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with P?
parachute pardon participation pause perceptible perfection pertinent pirate plausible police position possession public publication
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with Q?
qualification
questionnaire
quiet
quota
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with R?
radar radiation radio raid rat recognition rectangle recyclable regret religion respectable restaurant royal
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with S?
sacrifice saint sandwich satisfaction saturation sauna science script secret segment senior service session signature silence simple simplification site situation sketch slogan snob sociable social sofa solitude solution sophistication source spinal spiral sprint statue stimulation structure style sublime substitution succession suffocation suggestion suicide surprise suspect syndrome synopsis
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with T?
taxi technique tension test texture trait transition transparent
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with U?
unique
urgent
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with V?
vacant vague vain variation vertical vibrant violence virus visa volume vote
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with Y?
yacht
yoga
Words that are spelled the same in both English and French are true French cognates or vrais amis. What are some of those words that start with Z?
zone
zoo
