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How to Say ‘For more than twelve people’ in French

Au-delà de douze personnes

oh duh-LA duh dooz pair-SUN

[oh duh-LA duh dooz pair-SUN]

💬 Usage Tip: Au-delà de means "beyond" and works for any limit: au-delà de minuit "after midnight".

Phrase Breakdown

Au-delà

oh duh-LA

Beyond / above

This means 'more than' a limit. Say 'o-de-la'.

Example

Au-delà de cette limite, c'est payant.

Beyond this limit, there is a charge.

Words in this phrase

Au

[oh]

beyond (part of)

Begins 'au-delà de', meaning beyond or over.

Example

Au-delà de minuit, c'est fermé.

After midnight, it's closed.

delà

[duh-LA]

beyond

With 'au', means over or more than.

Example

Au-delà de vingt, il faut réserver.

Over twenty, you must book.

de douze personnes

duh dooz pair-SUN

twelve people

'Douze' has a 'z' sound: 'dooz'. The final 's' in 'personnes' is silent.

Example

Une table de douze personnes.

A table for twelve people.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

douze

[dooz]

twelve

The number 12.

Example

J'achète douze œufs.

I buy twelve eggs.

personnes

[pair-SUN]

people

Plural of 'personne'.

Example

Nous serons dix personnes.

We'll be ten people.

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