97 in French
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
Updated June 2026
Four-twenty-ten-seven. The textbook hard number.
NUMERAL
97
FRENCH
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
IPA
/katʁ.vɛ̃.dis.sɛt/
Breakdown
Regional variants
FR France
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
BE Belgium
nonante-sept
CH Switzerland
nonante-sept
Real sentence examples
“La page quatre-vingt-dix-sept du livre.”
“Il habite au quatre-vingt-dix-sept rue de la République.”
“Quatre-vingt-dix-sept pour cent des candidats ont réussi.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
The classic "hardest French number" because the speaker computes 4 x 20 = 80, then adds 17, then breaks 17 into 10 + 7. In Belgian / Swiss-cantonal-Geneva French, "nonante-sept" is far simpler (90 + 7 directly).
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 97 in French?
97 in French is "quatre-vingt-dix-sept". It is built as 4 x 20 + 17 = 97 (4 x 20 + 10 + 7).
How is quatre-vingt-dix-sept (97) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "quatre-vingt-dix-sept" is transcribed /katʁ.vɛ̃.dis.sɛt/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
Is 97 said differently in Belgian or Swiss French?
Yes. In Metropolitan France 97 is "quatre-vingt-dix-sept", but in Belgian French it is "nonante-sept", and in Swiss French it is "nonante-sept".
How is 97 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La page quatre-vingt-dix-sept du livre."
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