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4 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like le déjeuner, le matin, sortie and more.
2 days ago · 10. Oui/Non- Yes/No. Pronunciation: We/no. Oui and bonjour are probably the two French words that 90% of Americans know. Yes and no are probably some of the most common words in any language, and ...
2 days ago · Nantes is pronounced [nɑ̃t], and the city's inhabitants are known as Nantais [nɑ̃tɛ]. In Gallo, the oïl language traditionally spoken in the region around Nantes, the city is spelled Naunnt or Nantt and pronounced identically to French, although northern speakers use a long [ ɑ̃ ]. [6]
2 days ago · trental. (n.) "set of 30 requiem masses," 14c., also "a set of 30" generally (c. 1500); from Old French trentel (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin trentale, from Vulgar Latin *trenta, from Latin triginta "thirty," source also of French trente. also from 14c.
2 days ago · French is a Romance language (meaning that it is descended primarily from Vulgar Latin) that evolved out of the Gallo-Romance dialects spoken in northern France. The language's early forms include Old French and Middle French .
2 days ago · The word originates from the Old French word jouel (whose contemporary French equivalent is joyau, with the same meaning). The standard pronunciation / ˈ dʒ uː ə l r i / [84] does not reflect this difference, but the non-standard pronunciation / ˈ dʒ uː l ər i / (which exists in New Zealand and Britain, hence the Cockney rhyming slang word tomfoolery / t ɒ m ˈ f uː l ər i / ) does.
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