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How do you say "sixty-one" in French?
soixante et un
In French, "sixty-one" is soixante et un.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced swah-sont-ay-uh, with the joining 'et' sound.
Grammar notes
Like all numbers ending in 1, soixante et un uses 'et' between tens and units.
Example sentence
Grand-mère a soixante et un ans.
Grandmother is sixty-one years old.
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How to remember soixante et un
The 'et' appears again, just as in 21, 31, 41, 51.
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Questions about soixante et un
How do you say "sixty-one" in French?
In French, "sixty-one" is soixante et un. It is a noun.
How is soixante et un written in French?
soixante et un is written using the standard French script.
How is soixante et un used in a sentence?
Use soixante et un as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Grand-mère a soixante et un ans. (Grandmother is sixty-one years old.).
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