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How to Say ‘About twenty thousand euros.’ in French

Environ vingt mille euros.

ahn-vee-ROHN van meel uh-ROH

[ahn-vee-ROHN van meel uh-ROH]

💬 Usage Tip: Mille "thousand" never takes an s, even when there are several: deux mille, vingt mille.

Phrase Breakdown

Environ

[ahn-vee-ROHN]

about / around

Adverb meaning approximately.

Example

Il y a environ dix minutes.

About ten minutes ago.

vingt mille euros.

van meel uh-ROH

twenty thousand euros

The 'gt' in 'vingt' is silent ('van'). 'Mille' is 'meel', and 'euros' is 'eu-ro'.

Example

Ça coûte vingt euros.

It costs twenty euros.

Words in this phrase

vingt

[van]

twenty

The number 20; '20 heures' means 8 pm.

Example

Vingt euros par personne.

Twenty euros per person.

mille

[meel]

thousand

The number 1000; it never takes an -s.

Example

Il y a mille personnes.

There are a thousand people.

euros

[uh-ROH]

euros

The currency used in France.

Example

Le menu est à trente euros.

The set menu is thirty euros.

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