69 in French
soixante-neuf
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Same word in France, Belgium and Switzerland
“Sixty-nine in French” is soixante-neuf, the number 69. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
69
FRENCH
soixante-neuf
IPA
/swa.sɑ̃t.nœf/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 69 becomes soixante-neuvième, written 69e in figures.
MASCULINE
soixante-neuvième
69e
FEMININE
soixante-neuvième
69e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 69e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 69
Real sentence examples
“Il habite au soixante-neuf de la rue Victor Hugo.”
“Le Rhône est le département soixante-neuf.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Soixante-neuf is soixante (60) plus neuf (9), with no "et" connector (the "et" only appears at 61). Because the 60s share the same base everywhere, Belgium and Switzerland also say soixante-neuf; the regional split only begins at 70 with septante.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say sixty-nine (69) in French?
Sixty-nine in French is "soixante-neuf" (the number 69). It is built as 60 + 9 = 69.
How is soixante-neuf (69) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "soixante-neuf" is transcribed /swa.sɑ̃t.nœf/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 69 in French?
The ordinal for 69 is "soixante-neuvième", abbreviated 69e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 69 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Il habite au soixante-neuf de la rue Victor Hugo."
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