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How do you say "seventy-nine" in French?
soixante-dix-neuf
In French, "seventy-nine" is soixante-dix-neuf.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced swah-sont-dees-nuf, with nuf sounding like neuf.
Grammar notes
Soixante-dix-neuf follows the same pattern as soixante-dix-sept and soixante-dix-huit.
Example sentence
Le record est soixante-dix-neuf points.
The record is seventy-nine points.
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How to remember soixante-dix-neuf
This triple form appears from 77 to 79 before reaching eighty.
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Questions about soixante-dix-neuf
How do you say "seventy-nine" in French?
In French, "seventy-nine" is soixante-dix-neuf. It is a noun.
How is soixante-dix-neuf written in French?
soixante-dix-neuf is written using the standard French script.
How is soixante-dix-neuf used in a sentence?
Use soixante-dix-neuf as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le record est soixante-dix-neuf points. (The record is seventy-nine points.).
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"Seventy-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 七十九 (nanajūkyū)
- Korean 칠십구 (chil sip gu)
- Chinese 七十九 (qī shí jiǔ)
- Spanish setenta y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) setenta y nueve
- German neunundsiebzig
- Italian settantanove
- Russian семьдесят девять (sem'desyat' devyat')
- Greek εβδομήντα εννέα (evdomínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وسبعين (tis'a wisab'een)
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