The relationship between French and English

French belongs to the Latin family and English belongs to the Germanic family. First of all, there are differences in language families, but we often find the same words in these two languages. In fact, some words in English do come from French. In the history of English development, there was a word borrowing movement, and about 20 thousand words were borrowed.

1, French stress is always on the last syllable; And English stress is not fixed. Although this is simple to say, it is very important for the authentic pronunciation and intonation. For beginners, consciously grasp the key to intonation learning.

2. One of the most important pronunciation rules: H in French is never pronounced. Tips: Beginners must master the pronunciation rules, because French is a very standardized language, and most words are pronounced according to the pronunciation rules.

3. Word order of interrogative sentences: because there are auxiliary words do or does in English, it is basically verb inversion; However, French is more flexible. You can use declarative sentence word order directly in oral English, add an est-ceque to formal oral English, and then the rest are declarative sentence word order. Only written language needs complete verb inversion.

Extended data:

1. French English development history French is an independent language in the Romanesque family of Indo-European languages in Europe, and it is the official language of many regions or organizations (such as the United Nations and the European Union). French comes from folk Latin, and has experienced Gaul-Rome period (about 4th-8th century AD) and Rome period (about 9th-11century AD).

2. English belongs to the Indo-European Germanic branch, and the historical development of English language can be divided into three stages, namely, Old English, Middle English and Modern English. The period of Old English is about 450 AD to 1 100 AD. In the 5th century, three Germanic tribes, Anglo-Saxon and Jute, invaded Britain, and their integration of language formed Old English.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-English

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-French