2018 in French
deux mille dix-huit
Updated June 2026
France wins the FIFA World Cup
NUMERAL
2 018
FRENCH
deux mille dix-huit
IPA
/dø.mil.diz.ɥit/
Breakdown
Real sentence examples
“La France a remporté la Coupe du monde en deux mille dix-huit.”
“En deux mille dix-huit, le mouvement des Gilets jaunes a commencé.”
Year context
In 2018, France won the FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018, defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow. The Gilets jaunes (yellow vests) movement began on 17 November 2018 with protests against fuel-tax rises.
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux mille dix-huit shows the liaison /diz.ɥit/ where the s of dix links into the h-aspirate-blocked huit. The h is aspirate so no liaison-/z/ is heard from mille into dix.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 2018 in French?
2,018 in French is "deux mille dix-huit". It is built as 2000 + 18 = 2018.
How is deux mille dix-huit (2018) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux mille dix-huit" is transcribed /dø.mil.diz.ɥit/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
How is 2018 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La France a remporté la Coupe du monde en deux mille dix-huit."
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