DISCOVER THOUSANDS OF FRENCH WORDS YOU ALREADY KNOW

It is thought the English language contains seventeen thousand words which are common to the English and French language. If you study a French dictionary or examine French books, you will be aware that you recognise many French words.

If you can speak and read English then you can instantly access thousands of French words without having to learn them – you already know them! No memorisation. No learning by rote. These are already words you know! Learning to speak French is not a daunting task.

Using simple techniques, this book will allow you to quickly boost your French vocabulary by over 2,000 words in about 1 hour.

LEARN SIMPLE RULES TO BOOST YOUR FRENCH VOCABULARY

Franglais is designed as both a French for beginners book to give you confidence to learn French and can be used in conjunction with a French language course. And for intermediate students, it provides a quick and easy way to boost your French vocabulary, improve your French language skills and have better fluency in French conversation.

Franglais teaches you 30 rules to identify English words, that you probably already know, and transform these words into a very large working French vocabulary. This book does not attempt to teach you French grammar or even teach you the basics of the French language. It's purpose is to show that you already know a tremendous number of French words and give you the confidence to learn more.

These simple rules are also suitable for older children learning French.

For example, this descriptions contains the words “technique” and “vocabulary”. These are both of French origin. The word “technique” has the same spelling and the same meaning in French. There are 20 commonly used English words ending in ~que which are the same so you've just instantly added these 20 words to your French vocabulary.

The word vocabulary can be changed into the French word vocabulaire by replacing the ~ary ending with the ~aire ending. There are 52 commonly used English words ending in ~ary which by applying this rule you can now transform into French words.

SAMPLE RULES

• Most words ending in ~able are the same


• Most words ending in ~ible are the same.


• Most words ending in ~ion are the same.


• Most words ending in ~que are the same


• Most words ending in ~ary change their ending to ~aire

There are also many English and French words not covered by these simple rules which have found their way into every-day language. These provide an entertaining diversion from learning the rules.

Franglais supplements your existing French language course, French phrasebook or French audio CD. It does not teach you any French grammar or even the basics of the French language.

Learning French verbs is critical to your command of the French language. Franglais explains how you can identify hundreds of regular French verbs for example "communication" becomes "communiquer" to communicate.

Franglais is based on the study of words - etymology - and will show you the vast number of French words in the English language.

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