30 in French
trente
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Standalone thirty
“Thirty in French” is trente, the number 30. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
30
FRENCH
trente
IPA
/tʁɑ̃t/
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 30 becomes trentième, written 30e in figures.
MASCULINE
trentième
30e
FEMININE
trentième
30e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 30e. 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 30
Real sentence examples
“J'ai trente ans.”
“Le trente du mois est le dernier jour pour payer.”
“Il y a trente personnes dans la salle.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Trente is the regular tens form (compare quarante, cinquante, soixante). Standalone trente takes no connector. The next number trente et un takes the et connector at position X1.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say thirty (30) in French?
Thirty in French is "trente" (the number 30).
How is trente (30) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "trente" is transcribed /tʁɑ̃t/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 30 in French?
The ordinal for 30 is "trentième", abbreviated 30e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 30 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "J'ai trente ans."
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