We continue with the loans, this time a bit of French.
French is the language spoken by the people of France, a small country in the European continent.
At present it's the land that has the awesome Eiffel Tower and known for its passion for fashion. The beauty of french people is appreciated in fashion circles too.
The French in England:
From the 9th century until the 14th century, French was the "official" language in the royal court and judicial courts of England! And you know, most documents were written in Latin. Yet the common people spoke an older form of English. What a liguistic chutney English is/was! :)
French 'fries' in English
Yet, some words remained in the language, adding that pinch of french flavour to the vocabulary.
As we could imagine, there was large number of words that entered from French to English. Here are some English words that still "sound French."
One more caution: Listen to these words' pronunciation. Many are spoken differently
. Ballet
This is one form of dance that is very popular throughout the globe/ This is a dance form developed in France.
Ballerina is the related word. It means a female ballet dancer..
Make a note to remember the pronunciation of this word Ballet. The 't' sound is not pronounced, and the 'le' is rhymes with sound of the word "lay."
It’s important to note how the word “ballet” is pronounced. Here you don’t pronounce the “t” at the end. Instead, the second syllable should sound like “lay,” with the same vowel sound as the letter “a.”
There are some more words that correlate with this end sound
Cafe
Matinee
Souviner
Omlette
Restaurant
Salad
Picni
Toilette (now spelled as toilet)
Bon voyage
Boutique
All these words sound very familiar to you and me. So we too are as french as the English people.
Some more frenchies in the next post.
Let me tell you one last thing...
Despite its name, the French fry is not French. The origins of the French fries have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s. :) :)
French is the language spoken by the people of France, a small country in the European continent.
At present it's the land that has the awesome Eiffel Tower and known for its passion for fashion. The beauty of french people is appreciated in fashion circles too.
The French in England:
From the 9th century until the 14th century, French was the "official" language in the royal court and judicial courts of England! And you know, most documents were written in Latin. Yet the common people spoke an older form of English. What a liguistic chutney English is/was! :)
French 'fries' in English
Yet, some words remained in the language, adding that pinch of french flavour to the vocabulary.
As we could imagine, there was large number of words that entered from French to English. Here are some English words that still "sound French."
One more caution: Listen to these words' pronunciation. Many are spoken differently
. Ballet
This is one form of dance that is very popular throughout the globe/ This is a dance form developed in France.
Ballerina is the related word. It means a female ballet dancer..
Make a note to remember the pronunciation of this word Ballet. The 't' sound is not pronounced, and the 'le' is rhymes with sound of the word "lay."
It’s important to note how the word “ballet” is pronounced. Here you don’t pronounce the “t” at the end. Instead, the second syllable should sound like “lay,” with the same vowel sound as the letter “a.”
There are some more words that correlate with this end sound
Cafe
Matinee
Souviner
Omlette
Restaurant
Salad
Picni
Toilette (now spelled as toilet)
Bon voyage
Boutique
All these words sound very familiar to you and me. So we too are as french as the English people.
Some more frenchies in the next post.
Let me tell you one last thing...
Despite its name, the French fry is not French. The origins of the French fries have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s. :) :)
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