19 in French
dix-neuf
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The last teen before twenty
“Nineteen in French” is dix-neuf, the number 19. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
19
FRENCH
dix-neuf
IPA
/diz.nœf/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 19 becomes dix-neuvième, written 19e in figures.
MASCULINE
dix-neuvième
19e
FEMININE
dix-neuvième
19e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 19e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 19
Real sentence examples
“Mon frère aîné a dix-neuf ans.”
“Le dix-neuf mars commémore la fin de la guerre d'Algérie.”
“Le bus dix-neuf arrive dans cinq minutes.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Dix-neuf (ten-nine) is the last teen before the round vingt. The x of dix liaises as /z/ into the vowel-initial neuf: /diz.nœf/. After dix-neuf, French resets to the tens-plus-unit pattern with vingt et un, vingt-deux, and so on.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say nineteen (19) in French?
Nineteen in French is "dix-neuf" (the number 19). It is built as 10 + 9 = 19.
How is dix-neuf (19) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "dix-neuf" is transcribed /diz.nœf/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 19 in French?
The ordinal for 19 is "dix-neuvième", abbreviated 19e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 19 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Mon frère aîné a dix-neuf ans."
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