Wednesday, 25 March 2015

French, Greek, English connection!

"French is a language that turns dirt into romance!"
There are words we use in everyday oration, taken from other languages, that we're unaware of! We read them is newspapers occasionally too. Some you didn't even know were foreign..

Here are some French words that are simply beautiful!
  1. Cliché- used to stereotype or categorize things
  2. Couture- means fashion, 'Haute couture' means high fashion!
  3. Noir- stands for the color Black
  4. Silhouette- silhouette
  5. Excellence- excellence
  6. Bonbon- sweets/candies
  7. Magnifique- wonderful, magnificent
  8. Soirée- evening, evening party
  9. Mélange- mixture, assortment
  10. Chouchou/Amour- darling/love
And some Greek words :D
  1. Acme- peak/ highest point of structure
  2. Anemia- disease involving RBCs
  3. Ethos- mentality, mindset
  4. Dogma- religious principles
  5. Plethora- abundance
  6. Genesis- onset/to give birth
  7. Phobia- exaggerated fear
  8. Kudos- glory
  9. Eureka-  to celebrate discovery/new idea
  10. Acropolis- extreme city.
Languages are extremely fun to learn, even English etymology of normal words have stories behind them that are far more interesting than literature itself!


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