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How do you say "sixty-nine" in French?
soixante-neuf
In French, "sixty-nine" is soixante-neuf.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced swah-sont-nuf, where nuf is like neuf.
Grammar notes
Neuf stays consistent when joined to soixante.
Example sentence
Le gâteau a soixante-neuf bougies.
The cake has sixty-nine candles.
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How to remember soixante-neuf
Neuf sounds new - sixty-nine is the peak before seventy.
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Questions about soixante-neuf
How do you say "sixty-nine" in French?
In French, "sixty-nine" is soixante-neuf. It is a noun.
How is soixante-neuf written in French?
soixante-neuf is written using the standard French script.
How is soixante-neuf used in a sentence?
Use soixante-neuf as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le gâteau a soixante-neuf bougies. (The cake has sixty-nine candles.).
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"Sixty-nine" in other languages
- Japanese 六十九 (rokujūkyū)
- Korean 육십구 (yuk sip gu)
- Chinese 六十九 (liù shí jiǔ)
- Spanish sesenta y nueve
- Spanish (Latin America) sesenta y nueve
- German neunundsechzig
- Italian sessantanove
- Russian шестьдесят девять (shest'desyat' devyat')
- Greek εξήντα εννέα (exínta ennéa)
- Arabic تسعة وستين (tis'a wisiteen)
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