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How to Say ‘Okay, four percent, starting in January.’ in French

D'accord pour quatre pour cent, à partir de janvier.

d a-KOR poor KAH-truh poor sahn ah par-TEER duh zhahn-VYAY

[d a-KOR poor KAH-truh poor sahn ah par-TEER duh zhahn-VYAY]

Phrase Breakdown

D'accord

d a-KOR

Agreed / Okay

Expresses agreement. Say 'da-KOR', with a silent final 'd'.

Example

D'accord, on se voit demain.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[d]

of (in 'd'accord')

Shortened 'de' before a vowel; part of the expression 'd'accord'.

Example

D'accord, on y va.

Okay, let's go.

accord

[a-KOR]

agreement (okay)

With 'd'', forms 'd'accord', meaning okay or agreed.

Example

D'accord, on y va.

Okay, let's go.

pour quatre pour cent,

poor KAH-truh poor sahn

for four percent

Here 'pour' means 'to' or 'on', naming what you agree to. Say 'katr' smoothly.

Example

Je signe pour quatre pour cent.

I'll sign for four percent.

Words in this phrase

pour

[poor]

for

Indicating purpose or reason.

Example

C'est pour toi.

It's for you.

quatre

[KAH-truh]

four

The number 4.

Example

Nous sommes quatre.

There are four of us.

pour

[poor]

per

In 'pour cent' it means 'per', forming 'percent'.

Example

Un pour cent seulement.

Only one percent.

cent

[sahn]

hundred

With 'pour' it forms 'pour cent', meaning percent.

Example

Quatre pour cent, c'est bien.

Four percent is good.

à partir de janvier.

ah par-TEER duh zhahn-VYAY

starting in January

Gives the start date. Use a falling intonation at the end of the sentence.

Example

Le nouveau salaire s'applique à partir de janvier.

The new salary applies starting in January.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

from (in 'à partir de')

Part of 'à partir de', meaning starting from.

Example

À partir de lundi, je travaille.

Starting Monday, I work.

partir

[par-TEER]

starting (in 'à partir de')

In 'à partir de' it marks a starting point in time.

Example

À partir de demain, c'est fini.

From tomorrow, it's over.

[duh]

from (in 'à partir de')

Completes 'à partir de', linking to the start date.

Example

À partir de mars.

From March.

janvier

[zhahn-VYAY]

January

The first month of the year; not capitalised in French.

Example

Je commence en janvier.

I start in January.

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