15 French-English Cognates You Should Absolutely Know

FR: final – In French, the whole word is quite soft.

ENG: fīnl – In English, the second half of the word fiNAL is more emphasized.

FR: gaʀa:ʒ – In French, you do not really pronounce the e at the end.

ENG: ɡəˈräZH – In English, most of the emphasis is at the beginning of the word.

FR: ipɔkʀit – In French, you do not pronounce the h.

ENG: hipəˌkrit – In English, you do pronounce the h.