Words from French
Each of the French words given below has a near relation in the English language - a word with at least the first three letters exactly the same. The meanings of the English words are not quite the same as the meanings of the French words, but the connection is very close and very easy to recognise.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| digne | worthy | appeler | to call |
| chambre | room | mort | dead |
| coucher | to lie down | facile | easy |
| comprendre | to understand | chanson | song |
| temps | time | langue | tongue |
| utile | useful | coffre | chest or trunk |
| céleste | heavenly | terminer | to finish |
| rougir | to blush | porte | door |
| tard | late | malade | ill |
| pendre | to hang | dormir | to sleep |
| pensée | thought | chandelle | candle |
| brun | brown | cygne | swan |
| escalier | staircase | année | year |
| orner | to decorate | avion | aircraft |
| libre | free | femme | woman |
| soleil | sun | lune | moon |
| terre | earth | lumiére | light |
| petit | small | donner | to give |
| vérité | truth | vin | wine |
| arbre | tree | laver | to wash |
| jaune | yellow | vendre | to sell |
| nom | name | matin | morning |
| ami | friend | blanc | white |
| pont | bridge | mur | wall |
| parler | to speak | fil | thread |
