Statistically, most short English words (1-2 syllables) are of Germanic origin.

Statistiquement, la plupart des mots anglais (1-2 syllabes) sont d’origine germanique.

The longer words (2 or more syllables) are principally of French origin.

Les mots plus longs (2 syllabes ou plus) sont principalement d’origine française.

For example, here is a sample of Germanic/Anglo-Saxon words:

Par exemple, voici un échantillon de mots germaniques/anglo-saxons :

as, about, after, ago, almost, around, book, become, better, between, big, business, by, come, do, draw, each, everyone, far, good, like, make, new, nothing, only, other, over, root, same, several, share, small, so, someone, speak, stand, strong, then, thing, think, time, today, week, weigh, with, without, word, work, world, under

(Average length: 1.4 syllables / Longueur moyen : 1,4 syllabes)

Notice that these words are all different in French.

Remarquez que ces mots sont tous différents en français.

And here is a sample of French-origin words (all beginning with ‘a’):

Et voici un échantillon de mots d’origine française (tous commençant par ‘a’) :

abandon, abbreviation, absent, absorb, absurd, abuse, accelerate, accent, accept, accusation, acquire, activate, adapt, addition, address, adequate, adjustment, administration, admire, adopted, adore, adultery, advance, advantage, affect, age, agency, aggressive, agility, agreement, aid, alarmist, align, ally, alternative, ambiguous, ambition, amused, analysis, ancestor, angle, announce, annual, anticipate, anxiety, appearance, applaud, apply, appreciate, approach, appropriate, approve, approximate, area, army, arrange, arrival, art, article, assemble, assistance, associate, assure, atmosphere, attack, attain, attention, attitude, attractive, authority, automatic

(Average length: 2.8 syllables / Longueur moyen : 2.8 syllabes)

These words are all similar (some are identical...) in French.

Ces mots sont tous similaires (certains sont identiques...) en français.

In Tip #7, we show you a powerful ‘bridge’ between English & French.

Dans l’Astuce #7, on vous montre un ‘pont’ puissant entre l’anglais et le français.