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How to Say ‘My brother is twenty.’ in French

Mon frère a vingt ans.

mohn frehr ah van ahn

[mohn frehr ah van ahn]

💬 Usage Tip: French says age with "have", not "be": il a vingt ans is literally "he has twenty years". Never say il est vingt; reuse it as J'ai trente ans "I'm thirty".

Phrase Breakdown

Mon frère

mohn frehr

My brother

Say 'mon FREHR' with a throaty French 'r'.

Example

Mon frère habite à Paris.

My brother lives in Paris.

Words in this phrase

Mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

frère

[frehr]

brother

The French word for brother.

Example

Mon Frère est né en mars.

My brother was born in March.

a vingt ans.

ah van ahn

is twenty years old.

The 't' of 'vingt' links to 'ans': 'a van-TAHN'.

Example

Elle a vingt ans demain.

She turns twenty tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

vingt

[van]

Twenty

The number that is two tens or ten plus ten.

Example

Il a vingt ans.

He is twenty years old.

ans

[ahn]

years

A plural time noun used to talk about duration.

Example

Trois ans d'expérience sont demandés pour ce poste.

Three years of experience are required for this position.

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