How to Say "Twenty Two" in French

vingt-deux

/vɛ̃t.dø/

Twenty two in French is vingt-deux.

The phrase is used to denote the number that follows twenty-one.

What does it mean word for word?

The number is composed of vingt (twenty) and deux (two).

A hyphen is used to connect the two parts of the number.

/vɛ̃t.dø/

In France, the number 22 can also refer to a specific administrative department, the Côtes-d'Armor, which is often called le vingt-deux in casual conversation.
While vingt-deux is standard, the French language possesses a rare 'vigesimal' remnant in the word quatre-vingts for eighty, which literally means 'four twenties'.
The word vingt is a linguistic relative of the English word 'vigesimal', which describes a counting system based on twenty.

Il a vingt-deux ans.
He's twenty-two years old.
This sentence shows how to use vingt-deux when stating someone's age.
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L'archipel est formé de vingt-deux îles.
The archipelago is made up of twenty-two islands.
This sentence uses vingt-deux to describe a quantity of islands.
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J'ai vingt-deux ans, donc je parle couramment six langues.
I'm twenty-two years old and also I speak six languages fluently.
This sentence provides an example of using vingt-deux to state an age within a larger context.
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Le cours commence à vingt-deux heures.
The class starts at twenty-two o'clock.
Elle a payé vingt-deux euros.
She paid twenty-two euros.
J'ai seulement vingt-deux cents.
I only have twenty-two cents.
Il m'a téléphoné à vingt-deux heures.
He called me at twenty-two o'clock.
Viens me voir dans vingt-deux jours.
Come see me in twenty-two days.
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