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How to Say ‘Nine people including one child’ in French

Neuf couverts dont un enfant

nurf koo-VEHR dohn uhn ahn-fan

[nurf koo-VEHR dohn uhn ahn-fan]

💬 Usage Tip: Dont here means "including" or "of which". It's reusable: dix personnes dont deux végétariens "ten people including two vegetarians".

Phrase Breakdown

Neuf couverts

nurf koo-VEHR

Nine covers (place settings)

In restaurants, 'couverts' means the number of diners. The 't' in 'couverts' is silent.

Example

Une table de six couverts.

A table for six.

Words in this phrase

Neuf

[nurf]

nine

The number 9; placed before a noun to count it.

Example

Il y a neuf chaises autour de la table.

There are nine chairs around the table.

couverts

[koo-VEHR]

place settings / diners

Plural of 'couvert'; restaurants count guests this way.

Example

Une table de six couverts.

A table for six.

dont un enfant

dohn uhn ahn-fan

including one child

'Dont' here means 'including'. Link it to 'un' with a 't' sound: 'don-tun-nenfan'.

Example

Cinq personnes dont deux enfants.

Five people, including two children.

Words in this phrase

dont

[dohn]

including

Introduces part of a group just mentioned.

Example

Dix invités, dont trois enfants.

Ten guests, including three children.

[uhn]

a / one

Indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un café peut être une bonne occasion de discuter.

A coffee can be a good opportunity to talk.

enfant

[ahn-fan]

child

A young human being, typically one below the age of puberty.

Example

L'enfant joue.

The child is playing.

Guides for French learners

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