30 French Words Used in English! - American English Pronunciation Lesson

*A note about the IPA symbols used in the video: there is no way to make the small capital 'I' symbol (like in the 'eɪ' sound in 'ballet') with the software I use to make my videos. I decided to use the large capital 'I' in place of it.

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Have you noticed that some English words don't quite sound English? Have you noticed some English words with accents? That's because we stole some French words and made them English words! Obviously, the pronunciation has changed. With some of these words, the definition is different as well.
Here are the 30 words I say:
ballet
bouquet
boutique
café
chef
coup / coup d'etat
debacle
debut
décor
déjà vu
encore
en masse
en route
entrée
entrepreneur
façade
faux pas
fiancé(e)
genre
hors d'œuvres
liaison
matinée
menu
naïve
petite
potpourri
protégé
restaurant
resumé
sautée

You can see the full list of words + definitions on my website:
http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/2011/10/pronunciation-30-french-words-us...


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*I am Canadian. My accent and grammar are American, but sometimes my spelling is British.

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[RedShock2]

did you say buffet?

[TeacherMelanie]

@RedShock2 I did not! Such a simple word, yet I forgot all about it. Thanks!

[tomsweisiong]

= likes,likes,likes,likes,likes,­likes,likes,likes!!! :)

[TeacherMelanie]

@tomsweisiong That's a lot of likes! Thank you = ) I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[w1nos]

I did not know that, this very interesting and thank you very much ... :)

[TeacherMelanie]

@w1nos You're welcome! I'm happy this was useful to you = )

[RedShock2]

croissant and champagne and um... mardi gras thats all i can think of for now

[RedShock2]

:) im taking french in school and we said that

[WorldEnglishTeacher]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing!

[TeacherMelanie]

@rainermb Great suggestions, thank you! 'Bureau' is another common word that I forgot sounded French! I hope you are enjoying life in Germany = ) Have a great weekend.