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English took thousands of words from French, so you already know a lot of French. Endings help you spot them.
-tion stays -tion: nation, information, situation. It is read “syo(n)”. -té is often English -ty: université — university, liberté — liberty, freedom.
-eux is often English -ous: curieux — curious, délicieux — delicious. -ment at the end turns an adjective into an adverb, like -ly: rapide — rapid, rapidement — rapidly. They are read the French way: -tion = “syo(n)”, -eux = “uh”, -ment = “ma(n)”.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| nation | na-SYO(N) | nation-tion = -tion |
| information | a(n)-for-ma-SYO(N) | information-tion = -tion |
| la situation | la see-tü-a-SYO(N) | situation |
| université | ü-nee-ver-see-TAY | university-té = -ty |
| liberté | lee-ber-TAY | freedom-té = -ty: liberty |
| curieux | kü-RYUH | curious-eux = -ous |
| délicieux | day-lee-SYUH | delicious-eux = -ous |
| rapidement | ra-peed-MA(N) | quickly-ment = -ly |