77 in French
soixante-dix-sept
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Sixty + ten + seven
“Seventy-seven in French” is soixante-dix-sept, the number 77. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
77
FRENCH
soixante-dix-sept
IPA
/swa.sɑ̃t.dis.sɛt/
Breakdown
Regional variants
FR France
soixante-dix-sept
BE Belgium
septante-sept
CH Switzerland
septante-sept
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 77 becomes soixante-dix-septième, written 77e in figures.
MASCULINE
soixante-dix-septième
77e
FEMININE
soixante-dix-septième
77e (same word as the masculine)
BELGIUM
septante-septième
SWITZERLAND
septante-septième
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 77e. 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 77
76
soixante-seize
77
soixante-dix-sept
78
soixante-dix-huit
Real sentence examples
“La Nationale 7 traverse la France du Nord au Sud.”
“Il y a soixante-dix-sept volumes dans la collection.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Built as soixante + dix-sept. Multi-segment compounds in the 70-99 range break down into a "sixty" or "four-twenty" base plus a teen value. Pronunciation hint: each segment retains its own stress.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say seventy-seven (77) in French?
Seventy-seven in French is "soixante-dix-sept" (the number 77). It is built as 60 + 17 = 77 (60 + 10 + 7).
How is soixante-dix-sept (77) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "soixante-dix-sept" is transcribed /swa.sɑ̃t.dis.sɛt/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
Is 77 said differently in Belgian or Swiss French?
Yes. In Metropolitan France 77 is "soixante-dix-sept", but in Belgian French it is "septante-sept", and in Swiss French it is "septante-sept".
What is the ordinal form of 77 in French?
The ordinal for 77 is "soixante-dix-septième", abbreviated 77e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine. In Belgium it is "septante-septième", and in Switzerland it is "septante-septième".
How is 77 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La Nationale 7 traverse la France du Nord au Sud."
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