FYW 209 : The origin of words: boosting your French vocabulary

If you've been following me for some time, you know that I'm always curious and passionate about where the words come from. This is also extremely helpful to find out as words then make more sense and become more memorable. In my everyday life, I do ponder or suddenly find connections between English and French words, or between French words themselves and in this episode, I'd like to share some of them with you!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

Pho --> un pot au feu (pot au fau, beef stew)

Un four = an oven

la fournaise = inferno, blazing fire ; furnace

une cave = a cellar

a cave = une grotte

une caverne (grande grotte) = cave, cavern

caverneux = cavernous (landscape) ; hollow (sound)

Un balayage = highlightning, balayage (US)

un parachute

un parasol / un parapluie

un paratonnerre = a lightning rod

une chute = a fall, a drop

LINKS and RESOURCES!

French Voices, episode 38 : Marie Treps, Linguist and Author of "Oh là là, ces Français!" (PART 1): frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode38

French Voices, episode 39 : Marie Treps, Linguist and Author of "Oh là là, ces Français!" (PART 2): frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode39

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