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"Eighty" in French: quatre-vingts
quatre-vingts
Note: parts of Switzerland: huitante
Eighty in French (France) is quatre-vingts — literally four twenties. Ages: j'ai quatre-vingts ans. Alone it keeps -s; before another number drop it: quatre-vingt-deux. Parts of Switzerland say huitante.
Birthday
Ma arrière-grand-mère a quatre-vingts ans.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce quatre-vingts
Say it
katr-VAN
/katʁ.vɛ̃/
katr-VAN. Quatre short; vingts nasal. Huitante: wee-TAHNT.
"Eighty" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| quatre-vingts | eighty France default (alone). | France default (alone). |
| quatre-vingts ans | eighty years old Age. | Age. |
| quatre-vingt-deux | eighty-two No s before another number. | No s before another number. |
| huitante | eighty Some Swiss usage. | Some Swiss usage. |
How to use quatre-vingts in real life
- 1Birthday
Ma arrière-grand-mère a quatre-vingts ans.
My great-grandmother turns eighty.
Quatre-vingts ans.
- 2Price
Le vélo coûte quatre-vingts euros.
The bike costs eighty euros.
Quatre-vingts euros.
- 3Floor talk
Ils habitent au numéro quatre-vingts.
They live at number eighty.
Quatre-vingts alone.
Mistakes English speakers make with quatre-vingts
Incorrect: Quatre-vingt euros (missing s when alone).
Correct: Quatre-vingts euros.
Keep -s on vingts when no number follows.
Incorrect: Je suis quatre-vingts.
Correct: J'ai quatre-vingts ans.
Ages use j'ai … ans.
Good to know
French 80–99 still confuse learners: 80 quatre-vingts, 90 quatre-vingt-dix. Swiss huitante is clearer if you hear it abroad.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Reading a label
ChatPal
C'est bien quatre-vingts ?
It's really eighty?
You
Oui, quatre-vingts pièces dans la boîte.
Yes, eighty pieces in the box.
ChatPal
On en a assez alors.
We have enough then.
You
Largement.
More than enough.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Eighty" in French
How do you say eighty in French?
Quatre-vingts (France); huitante in parts of Switzerland.
When do I drop the s?
Before another number: quatre-vingt-deux.
How do you say I am 80?
J'ai quatre-vingts ans.
How do you pronounce quatre-vingts?
katr-VAN.
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