30 to 40 in French

Trente through trente-neuf, then quarante. Same connector pattern as the twenties: et un on the unit 1, hyphens on units 2 through 9. No vigesimal surprises in this range.

Updated May 2026

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30trente
31trente-et-un
32trente-deux
33trente-trois
34trente-quatre
35trente-cinq
36trente-six
37trente-sept
38trente-huit
39trente-neuf
40quarante

Adjacent deciles

Frequently asked

How do you say 30 in French?

Trente. Pronounced /tʁɑ̃t/. Stable across contexts; the final t is voiced.

How do you say 31 in French?

Trente et un. Same et-un connector as 21 (vingt et un). With hyphens (trente-et-un) since the 1990 rectifications; both accepted.

How do you say 35 in French?

Trente-cinq. Hyphen, no connector. The cinq keeps its full /sɛ̃k/ pronunciation in this compound because cinq sits inside the number, not at the end before a noun.

Is there liaison in trente-neuf?

Within the compound itself, no liaison: /tʁɑ̃t.noef/. Before a vowel-initial noun, however, the t of trente carries: trente-neuf ans = /tʁɑ̃t.noev‿ɑ̃/ (with the f-to-v shift on neuf before ans).

Sources: Larousse, CNRTL, Academie francaise.

Updated 2026-05-11