Monday, July 13, 2015

French words you use or recognise in English

Mont Saint-Michel and words such as cider
From a leaflet promoting a place which invited you to a free tasting of Normandy products opposite Mont Saint-Michel I noticed lots of French words which I and you would recognise.


face (a or au) - facing
produit - product
producteur - producer
Mont - mount / mountain
aperitif - aperitif
cidre - cier
jus - juice
liqueur - liqueur
creme - cream
biscuits - biscuits
possibilite - possibility
saint - saint
michel - Michael
point - point
entree - entry
sortie - exit / way out
fabrication - fabrication or manufacture
artisanale - artisanal
age - age
ans - years (like the English word annual)
regionaux - regional
cave - cave or cellar
poire - pear

I found these words on a flyer for a business offering free tastings, opposite Mont Saint-Michel.
www.calvados-montsaintmichel.com

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker.

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