How to Say ‘Starting at forty-five euros per person’ in French
À partir de quarante-cinq euros par personne
ah par-TEER duh ka-RAHNT sank uh-ROH par pehr-SON
[ah par-TEER duh ka-RAHNT sank uh-ROH par pehr-SON]
💬 Usage Tip: À partir de works for any starting point, not just prices: à partir de 19 heures "from 7 pm onwards", à partir de lundi "from Monday on".
🇫🇷 In France: Group menus in France are usually quoted per head as a fixed set menu, and the drinks package is often priced separately. Ask whether wine and coffee are included before you compare quotes.
Phrase Breakdown
À partir
ah par-TEER
Starting
'À partir de' introduces a starting price. Say 'a-par-tir'.
À partir de dix heures.
From ten o'clock.
Words in this phrase
À
[ah]
at
A preposition indicating position or direction.
À la maison.
At the house.
partir
[par-TEER]
starting (from)
In 'à partir de', means from or starting at.
À partir de lundi, on ouvre à midi.
From Monday, we open at noon.
de quarante-cinq euros
duh ka-RAHNT sank uh-ROH
from forty-five euros
Sound the 'q' of 'cinq' before 'euros': 'sin-keu-ro'.
Le menu est à quarante-cinq euros.
The menu is forty-five euros.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.
Un verre de lait.
A glass of milk.
quarante
[ka-RAHNT]
forty
The number 40.
Mon père a quarante ans.
My father is forty.
cinq
[sank]
five
The number 5.
J'ai cinq montres.
I have five watches.
euros
[uh-ROH]
euros
European currency.
Ça coûte dix euros.
It costs ten euros.
par personne
par pehr-SON
per person
This gives the price for each guest. Say 'par pèr-sonn'.
Vingt euros par personne.
Twenty euros per person.
Words in this phrase
par
[par]
per
Used for rates.
Trente euros par adulte.
Thirty euros per adult.
personne
[pehr-SON]
person
Feminine noun meaning a human being; used for anyone, man or woman.
C'est une personne gentille.
She's a kind person.
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