The English language has borrowed from French for about a thousand years, and it's gotten very good at covering its tracks. Some loanwords still wear the origin on their sleeve-rendezvous, croissant, ...

Now, the VOA Learning English program “Words and Their Stories.” Bonjour! Just kidding. We are speaking English. But today we are featuring French words that we use in English. For example, mayday is ...

Test your language knowledge by exploring French words and expressions that have become part of everyday English vocabulary. ...