French · Time, Numbers & Colors
"Seventy" in French: soixante-dix
soixante-dix
Note: Belgium and Switzerland: septante
Seventy in French (France) is soixante-dix — literally sixty-ten. Ages: j'ai soixante-dix ans. In Belgium and Switzerland you also hear septante.
Birthday
Mon oncle a soixante-dix ans aujourd'hui.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce soixante-dix
Say it
swah-sahnt-DEESS
/swa.sɑ̃t.dis/
swah-sahnt-DEESS. Keep the hyphen. Dix like deess. Septante: sep-TAHNT.
"Seventy" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| soixante-dix | seventy France default. | France default. |
| soixante-dix ans | seventy years old Age. | Age. |
| septante | seventy Belgium / parts of Switzerland. | Belgium / parts of Switzerland. |
| soixante et onze | seventy-one Next number in France. | Next number in France. |
How to use soixante-dix in real life
- 1Birthday
Mon oncle a soixante-dix ans aujourd'hui.
My uncle turns seventy today.
Soixante-dix ans.
- 2Speed limit chat
Ici la limite est à soixante-dix.
Here the limit is seventy.
Soixante-dix.
- 3Page count
Le roman fait soixante-dix pages de plus.
The novel is seventy pages longer.
Soixante-dix pages.
Mistakes English speakers make with soixante-dix
Incorrect: Je suis soixante-dix.
Correct: J'ai soixante-dix ans.
Ages use j'ai … ans.
Incorrect: Soixante dix without hyphen.
Correct: Soixante-dix.
Write the hyphen in soixante-dix.
Good to know
French counting jumps: 70 soixante-dix, 80 quatre-vingts, 90 quatre-vingt-dix. Travelers in Belgium can switch to septante without confusion.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Reading a price
ChatPal
C'est soixante-dix euros ?
Is it seventy euros?
You
Oui, soixante-dix avec la livraison.
Yes, seventy with delivery.
ChatPal
Je valide la commande.
I'll confirm the order.
You
Parfait.
Perfect.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Seventy" in French
How do you say seventy in French?
Soixante-dix (France); septante in Belgium/Switzerland.
How do you say I am 70?
J'ai soixante-dix ans.
Why sixty-ten?
French builds 70 as 60+10.
How do you pronounce soixante-dix?
swah-sahnt-DEESS.
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