Ch 12 · Lesson 15French · Chapter 12 · Lesson 15 · Grammar primer
False friends: actuellement, librairie, rester
The words that look English and mean something else: is currently, a is a bookshop, is to stay.
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A few French words look like English ones and mean something else. is currently, a is a bookshop, is to stay and is sensitive. Learn them as a set, because the ending swap will mislead you every time.
False friends
A short list of words wear the disguise and mean something else. These are the , and they are worth learning as their own set, because the pattern will produce the wrong meaning every time.
| French | Looks like | Means | Instead, say |
|---|---|---|---|
| actually | currently | |
éventuellement | eventually | possibly | |
| assist | attend | |
| sensitive | | |
| library | bookshop | |
| rest | stay | |
| money | change, coins | |
| bless | wound, hurt | |
, .- At the moment, I work in..- I'm staying at home..- I sat an exam. (Passed it is.)
Going further: The six core swaps and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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