Studying words that are written the same in French and English
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Even if French and English don’t have the same roots (French comes from Latin and English is Germanic), these languages are sometimes quite similar. Sometimes they are so similar that words in both languages are written the same way and mean the same thing! If you’re learning, here are some words that are written the same way in both English and French.

Words That Are Written The Same Way in Both English And French

1Information

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Like many words that are written the same way in both English and French, you really have to focus on the prononciation. For this word, everything change at the first syllable : ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn̩ in English, but ɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃ in French.

2Restaurant

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Just remember that in French, you don’t pronounce the final “t”.

3Attention

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