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How to Say ‘Sales are up ten percent’ in French

Les ventes augmentent de dix pour cent

leh vahnt ohg-MAHNT duh dees poor sahn

[leh vahnt ohg-MAHNT duh dees poor sahn]

💬 Usage Tip: de introduces the size of a change, the way English uses "by". You can swap in any number: les prix baissent de cinq pour cent "prices are down five percent".

Phrase Breakdown

Les ventes augmentent

leh vahnt ohg-MAHNT

Sales are increasing

The '-ent' ending of 'augmentent' is silent. Say it as 'og-mahnt'.

Example

Les ventes augmentent vite.

Sales are increasing quickly.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

ventes

[vahnt]

sales

Plural of the feminine noun 'vente', the act of selling.

Example

Les ventes augmentent en été.

Sales go up in summer.

augmentent

[ohg-MAHNT]

increase

Verb augmenter, 'they increase/rise'.

Example

Les prix augmentent chaque année.

Prices increase every year.

de dix pour cent

duh dees poor sahn

by ten percent

'De' expresses the amount of change, like 'by' in English. 'Dix' sounds like 'deess'.

Example

Les prix baissent de dix pour cent.

Prices are dropping by ten percent.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Preposition giving the amount of a change.

Example

Le chiffre baisse de cinq pour cent.

The figure drops by five percent.

dix

[dees]

ten

The number 10.

Example

J'ai dix euros.

I have ten euros.

pour

[poor]

per

Used in 'pour cent' meaning percent.

Example

Vingt pour cent des clients.

Twenty percent of the customers.

cent

[sahn]

hundred (in percent)

Part of 'pour cent', percent.

Example

Cinquante pour cent, c'est la moitié.

Fifty percent is half.

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