soixante-et-onze
The English phrase seventy one is translated into French as soixante-et-onze.
The phrase is used to represent the number that comes after seventy.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, soixante-et-onze is composed of soixante (sixty), et (and) and onze (eleven).
How does it change in a sentence?
In French, the number seventy-one is constructed by adding eleven to sixty, rather than using a base word for seventy.
Did you know?
- The counting system that produces soixante-et-onze is a remnant of a vigesimal system, meaning it is based on counting by twenties rather than tens.
- If you were traveling in Belgium or Switzerland, you would likely hear 'septante et un' instead of the French 'soixante-et-onze'.
- The word onze in soixante-et-onze comes from the Latin 'undecim', which literally means 'one beyond ten'.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are looking at a map of a city.
- LéaOù est l'arrêt de bus soixante-et-onze ?Where is bus stop seventy-one?
- HugoIl est juste là, à droite.It is right there, on the right.
- LéaMerci, Hugo.Thank you, Hugo.
- HugoDe rien, Léa.You're welcome, Léa.
