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Language experts estimate that English speakers who have never studied French already know 15,000 French words! Between one-third and two-thirds of all English words have French origin. Some words such as possible and avenue are the same in French and English; only the pronunciation changes. Other words such as ballet or a la carte retain their French pronunciation in both languages.

In French grammar, nouns have either a male or female gender, so adjectives take different forms for each. English has only one adjective that does this, and it came from French. The word blond describes someone with light-colored hair. Blond is used for men, and blonde describes women. And they are also nouns.

Some French words that entered the English language have taken on completely different meanings. The French phrase a la mode means “in style.” In English, the phrase means “with ice cream.” Someone must have decided something eaten with ice cream was in style!

Now, as you learn English, you’re on your way to learning French!

Word Bank:

estimate(v)估計(jì)
Sean estimated that 1,000 people came to the park on Saturday.

origin(n)起源
What's the origin of that word? Is it French?

pronunciation(n)發(fā)音
I can't understand you. Your pronunciation isn't clear.

take on(v)開(kāi)始呈現(xiàn)某種意涵；承擔(dān)
Sylvia can't take on any more projects. She is too busy.

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