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French and English have similarities in some words, but they don't always mean the same thing. For instance, "library" in French is "bibliothèque," not "librairie" which means bookstore in English. Other examples include "actual" meaning current in French, "demander" being polite inquiry in French while "demand" is aggressive in English, and "assister" meaning to attend in French but to help in English. The word "experience" also differs, with "vécu" used in French for personal encounters. Similar-sounding words in both languages may have different meanings. You've probably heard before that French and English are very similar. You've heard that some words are almost the same, like nation and nation. You might think that French and English work the same way, but not always. Some words sound similar, but have completely different meanings. For example, the word library in French is bibliothèque. The word librairie in French is a bookstore in English. They look close, but they don't mean the same thing. The word actual, it sounds like the word actuel in French, but actuel in French means current in English. Another example, the word demander. It sounds like to demand, but in French, demander is asked politely when demand sounds aggressive in English. Another example is the word assister. Assister, when we conjugate it in French, we say j'assiste. It's very similar to assist. In French, assister is to attend, when in English, it's usually to help. Another very common example, very popular one, is experience. In French, an experience is usually associated with a test. An experience, you not usually use it in some way. For example, we do not say in French, I have experienced something amazing using the word experience. We use another word, which is vécu. Vécu, j'ai vécu quelque chose. Some words, they are and they sound similar in English and in French, but we don't use them the same way.