French English Cognates

Les Mots Amis et Faux Amis

French English Cognates

What are "mots amis"?

• Words in French that look the same, sound the same and mean the same thing as the English word

• Words in French that we can understand without help

What are "Faux Amis"?

• Word in French that look the same and sound the same as an English word

• They do not not mean the same thing

Multiple Choice

I am unsure if a word is a "mot ami" or a "faux ami". What should I do?

• Guess!

• Look up the word on Google Translate to see if the English word means the same thing as the French word

• Look up the word on Linguee to see if the English word means the same thing as the French word

Open Ended

How do you think "Mots Amis" can be helpful to you when learning French?

Multiple Select

Which word is a "mots amis"?

• terrible

• ours

• soleil

• vent

Multiple Select

Which word is a "mots amis"?

• avion

• docteur

• neige

• glace

Multiple Select

Which word is not a "mots amis"?

• carotte

• salade

• active

• ours

Poll

Now that I have learned about mots amis, I feel:

• more confident about learning French

• like French is a little bit easier

• I am going to do better in French this year

• more overwhelmed about French