vingt
/vɛ̃/masculine
The English number twenty is expressed in French as vingt.
vingt is a masculine cardinal number used for counting. In colloquial speech, you may encounter slang or informal variations such as vingt balles to mean twenty bucks or vingt patates as an informal and playful way to say twenty.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How do you pronounce it?
/vɛ̃/
Did you know?
- The word quatre-vingts literally translates to 'four twenties', which is the standard way to say 'eighty' in France.
- The Latin root vīgintī for vingt is a distant relative of the English word 'vigintillion', a number followed by 63 zeros.
- The spelling of vingt contains a silent 'g' that was actually re-inserted into the written form centuries after the sound had vanished.
Examples in context
- Elle a vingt ans.She is twenty years old.This sentence is useful for expressing age with vingt.Tatoeba #4479452 by mouche, translation #4479448 by CN
- Jean a vingt ans.Jean is twenty years old.Tatoeba #10255474 by felix63, translation #10259843 by bekindtoall
- Il a vingt enfants.He has twenty children.This sentence is useful for expressing quantity with vingt.Tatoeba #11656600 by Aiji, translation #4706631 by shekitten
- J'ai vingt ans.I am twenty years old.
- Ce T-shirt coûte vingt balles.This T-shirt costs twenty bucks.
- J'ai acheté ces bonbons pour vingt patates.I bought these candies for twenty bucks.
- 243 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At a small cafe, Emma and Gabriel are checking the bill.
- EmmaCombien coûte ce gâteau, Gabriel ?How much does this cake cost, Gabriel?
- GabrielIl coûte vingt euros.It costs twenty euros.
- EmmaC'est un peu cher.It is a bit expensive.
- GabrielOui, mais il est délicieux.Yes, but it is delicious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “twenty” translations and entries vingt, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vingt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
