The word "ballet" comes from the French language, and is based on the Italian word "balletto."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

If you ever read the course descriptions of French 115 or chinese language, basic intro to Chinese, they say--I think I wrote it down here, this process of gradual assimilation.

如果你们曾经读过法语115课程描述,或者中文,也就是基础中文课程的介绍,我想我应该在这写下来了,那上面提到,这是一种逐步同化的过程

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Her mother,Katherine, had a deep knowledge of books, art and the French language.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Chopin spent years pining for Poland, and never entirely mastered the French language.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Arab words like Toubib - or doctor - pepper the French language.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

It was written in the language of the people. The rulers of Britain at that time still spoke the Norman French they brought with them in ten sixty-six.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

"Strong support is needed for them to rebuild their lives,". "The Mauritanian national refugee organization and its partners are assisting in the reintegration process with a variety of programs allocating farm land, providing Arabic and French language courses, doing medical screening of the returnees,etc."

VOA: standard.2009.10.24