Instructions
You already know hundreds and hundreds of French words!
French and English share the same root languages: Greek and Latin.
Both languages are about 40% Greek and 40% Latin, which means they are roughly 80% the same at the root level.
Let’s check it out!
Today’s focus: These adverbs look like English -LY words but have different meanings (faux-amis).
actuellement = currently (NOT actually)
agréablement = pleasantly
autrement = otherwise
couramment = fluently / commonly
dernièrement = lately / recently
effectivement = indeed
également = also
en effet = indeed
en fait = actually / in fact
évidemment = obviously
éventuellement = possibly
enfin = at last VS.
finalement = finally (SAME)
forcément = necessarily
heureusement = fortunately
malheureusement = unfortunately
pas forcément = not necessarily
pratiquement = almost
prochainement = soon
ultérieurement = later
⚠ These words look similar to English but have different meanings. Always double-check!
