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How do you say "twenty" in French?
vingt
In French, "twenty" is vingt.
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Pronunciation
Say vahn, one syllable. The A sounds like AH, and the final T is soft.
Grammar notes
Masculine adjective, vingt. Plural is vingts when used alone, but vingt- when combined. Used with et and hyphenated with others.
Example sentence
J'ai vingt ans.
I am twenty years old.
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How to remember vingt
Vingt sounds like van. Twenty is two times ten, a major milestone.
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Questions about vingt
How do you say "twenty" in French?
In French, "twenty" is vingt. It is a noun.
How is vingt written in French?
vingt is written using the standard French script.
How is vingt used in a sentence?
Use vingt as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: J'ai vingt ans. (I am twenty years old.).
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