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100,000

That’s the number of French words you can find in the  average French dictionary .

You don’t have to learn them all, but,  you need to learn at least a few thousand words to understand most conversations.

That’s something you may not have the time or the desire to do.

Something you may not even know how to do .

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29 % of  English words  come from French, which means you already know thousands of French words.

Today, you’ll discover the most common French words used in English!

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Before you discover common French words used in English, remember that even though these words look (almost) identical, their pronunciation is different in French.

French words ending in -tion

English words ending in -tion come from Latin. That’s why many of the -tion words are identical in French and in English.

Here are a few words in -tion that are commonly used in French and in English:

Information

Attention

Communication

Transformation

Compétition

Justification

Action

Connexion

Télévision

French words ending in –ble

Table

Stable

Adorable

Visible

Comfortable

French words ending in -ible

Accessible

Audible

Words related to food

When you talk about food in English, you’re almost guaranteed to use French words. Here are a few common French words used in English to talk about food and drinks.

Menu Apéritif

Café picnic

Salade Soupe

Omelette Bon appétit

Hors d’oeuvre Vinaigrette

Restaurant Alcool

Chef (means boss in French and not only cook)

French words related to fashion and appearances

Prêt-à-porter

Chic

Couture

Silhouette

Other common French words

used in English

Bourgeois Brunette Chauffeur Chic

Critique Depot Déjà vu Eau de Cologne

En route Entrepreneur Fiancé

Genre Joie de vivre Toilette

Voyeur R.S.V.P Souvenir A propos

Bon voyage Cliché Faux Bouquet

Boutique

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English words you can use in French to talk about food and drinks

Bifteck

That’s how French people write “beefsteak”.

J’aime mon bifteck saignant

I like my beefsteak rare

Burger

Burgers are getting more and more popular in France.

Big Fernand fait les meilleurs burgers de Paris

Big Fernand makes the best burgers of Paris

Hot dog

J’ai envie de manger un hot dog

I feel like eating a hot dog

Sandwich

J’aurai pas beaucoup de temps pour manger ce midi,

donc je vais acheter un sandwich.

I won’t have a lot of time to eat lunch, so I’ll buy a sandwich.

Fast food

Cookie

Vous pouvez avoir deux cookies pour le prix d’un.

You can get two cookies for the price of one.

Muffin

Ces muffins sont vraiment délicieux.

These muffins are really delicious.

Brownie

Elle est en train de faire des brownies.

She is making brownies.

Chewing-gum

Un chewing gum est collé sous la table, c’est dégoutant !

There is a chewing gum stuck under the table, it’s disgusting!

Brunch

The Académie Française recommends the use of the word “déjeunette” instead, but as often with the Académie Française, nobody is listening.

C’est à quelle heure le brunch demain ?

At what time is the brunch tomorrow?

Happy hour

Happy hour: tous les jours de 18 heures à 20 heures.

Happy hour: everyday from 6PM to 8PM.

Cocktail

Je vais prendre un cocktail long island s’il vous plaît.

  A long island cocktail please.

English words you can use in French

to talk about clothes

There are  lots of French words you use in English  to talk about clothes and the fashion, but the contrary is also true.

Here are some English words the French use:

Vintage

If you’re looking for vintage clothes, you’ll see two words used “rétro” and “vintage”.

J’adore cette robe vintage!

I love this vintage dress!

T-shirt

Qu’est-ce que tu penses de ce t-shirt ?

What do you think about this t-shirt?

Blazer

T’as la classe avec ce blazer !

You look classy with this blazer!

Pull-over

“ Pull over” (pronounced with a lovely French accent of course) is also used in French to say “sweater”.

Ce pull-over te va super bien

This sweater suits you perfectly

English words you can use in French

to talk about technology

When a foreign technology reaches the French market,

it’s common for it to keep the same name.

The internet bubble brought many English words with it. Here are a few of them:

Bug ( “Bug” can be a  false friend , because while it does mean “computer bug”, it never means “insect” in French. J’en ai marre de cet ordinateur, il bug tout le temps)

Mail ( Many French readers like you send me emails in which they use the word “courriel”.

This is correct, but it’s also rarely used. Most of the time, French people simply say “mail” to talk about emails. Again, this can be a  faux ami , because “mail” in French only refers to emails.

Est-ce que vous avez reçu mon mail ? Did you receive my email?)

Wi-fi ( Le wi-fi ne marche pas, ça m’énerve ! The wi-fi doesn’t work, it’s irritating!)

Internet ( Il est complètement accro à internet. He is completely  addicted to internet)

Streaming ( Let’s be honest! in French, streaming mainly refers to the illegal act of welll…streaming  movies  of  TV series  and legal websites such as Netflix rarely use that word.

That said, it’s a common word and it deserves to be in this list. Le streaming c’est mal.

Streaming is bad.)

Blog ( French Together est un blog pour apprendre le français. French Together is a blog to learn French)

Replay ( You can often  watch TV programs after their broadcasting  by going on websites who offer “replays”. J’ai raté l’émission dont tu m’as parlée, c’est pas grave, je la regarderai en replay

I couldn’t watch the show you mentioned. It’s not a big deal, I will watch it in replay)

Other English words you can use in French

Week-end

The only difference between this and the English word is the hyphen and the delicious French accent of course.

On va à un concert ce week-end, tu veux venir ?

Interview ( Il a donné une interview hier. He gave an interview yesterday.)

Marketing ( Le marketing de cet entreprise est très agressif. This company’s marketing is very agressive.)

Okay (This is one of many ways to say  “yes” in French . On se voit demain ? Okay!

Cool ( Ce film était vraiment cool !)

Parking (This is how the French say “parking lot”. Je cherche un parking où garer ma voiture.

Football (French people use the British word “football” instead of “soccer”. But you’re unlikely to hear “football” anyway, because most people simply say “foot”.

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