trente-huit
The French phrase for thirty eight is trente-huit.
trente-huit is used to represent the number that comes after thirty-seven and before thirty-nine.
Which one should you use?
The standard form is trente-huit, while trente-huit balais is a playful, informal way to express the same number.
How does it change in a sentence?
When used as an adjective to modify a noun, the number trente-huit is invariable in both gender and number.
Did you know?
- The informal expression trente-huit balais literally means 'thirty-eight brooms'. It is used to talk about a person's age in a colloquial way.
- In France, the number trente-huit is the department number for Nord, the most populous department in the country.
- The word trente is related to the Latin 'triginta', making it a distant cousin to the English word 'triple' in terms of its mathematical root.
Examples in context
- Je suis âgé(e) de trente-huit ans.I am thirty-eight years old.
- Il y a trente-huit élèves dans ma classe.There are thirty-eight students in my class.
- Nous avons attendu trente-huit minutes avant de partir.We waited for thirty-eight minutes before leaving.
- J'ai reçu trente-huit messages sur mon téléphone aujourd'hui.I received thirty-eight messages on my phone today.
- Le numéro de la maison est trente-huit.The house number is thirty-eight.
- Il reste trente-huit pages à lire.There are thirty-eight pages left to read.
Example conversation
Manon and Lucas are checking the price of a book.
- ManonQuel est le prix de ce livre ?What is the price of this book?
- LucasC'est trente-huit euros.It is thirty-eight euros.
- ManonC'est un peu cher pour moi.It is a bit expensive for me.
- LucasJe comprends, Manon.I understand, Manon.
