10 French Words You Shouldn’t Trust
In today’s lesson, 10 French words you shouldn’t trust, we’ll talk about ten ‘false cognates’ or as we say in French ‘False Friends’. They spell the same than English with a totally different meaning!
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#1 10 French Words You Shouldn't Trust
Let’s start with the nouns:
- Attendre = To wait
- Assister = To attend
- Une réunion = A meeting
- Déception = Disappointment
- Raisin = Grapes
- Blesser = To injure/To offend
- Un coin = A corner
- Une journée = A day
- Eventuellement = Maybe, Possibly
- Actuellement = Currently, Now
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#2 Examples with 10 French Words You Shouldn't Trust
Let’s review with some examples. Sometimes you need more details, explanations, or you want to make sure to be understood!
- J’attends le bus tous les matins = I wait for the bus every morning.
- Elle assiste à la réunion = She is attending the meeting.
- Ce restaurant est vraiment une déception = This restaurant is a true disapointment.
- Est-ce que tu préfères le raisin blanc ou le raisin noir ? = Do you prefer white or black grapes?
- Ne te blesse pas en skiant ! = Don’t injure yourself skiing!
- Il y a une bonne boulangerie au coin de la rue = There’s a good bakery around the (street) corner.
- Passez une bonne journée = Have a good day!
- Simon arrive ce soir et il y a éventuellement Julie avec lui = Simon arrives tonight and there’s maybe/possibly Julie with him.
- Actuellement, j’étudie le finlandais = Currently, I study Finnish.
