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How to Say ‘Up to twenty-four covers’ in French

Jusqu'à vingt-quatre couverts

zhoosk ah van-KAT-ruh koo-VAIR

[zhoosk ah van-KAT-ruh koo-VAIR]

💬 Usage Tip: Jusque "until, up to" shrinks to jusqu' before à and always attaches to it. You'll also see jusqu'à 23h "until 11 pm".

Phrase Breakdown

Jusqu'à

zhoosk ah

Up to

This expresses a maximum. Say it as "jus-KA".

Example

Ouvert jusqu'à minuit.

Open until midnight.

Words in this phrase

Jusqu'

[zhoosk]

up to / until

Elided 'jusque', combined with 'à' to mean up to.

Example

Ouvert jusqu'à minuit.

Open until midnight.

[ah]

until / see you

Preposition that, in farewells, introduces when you will meet again.

Example

À lundi !

See you Monday!

vingt-quatre couverts

van-KAT-ruh koo-VAIR

twenty-four place settings

"Couverts" means place settings, which is how restaurants count guests. Pronounce the t in "vingt" here: "vint-KATR". The ending of "couverts" is silent: "koo-VER".

Example

Le restaurant fait cent couverts.

The restaurant seats a hundred.

Words in this phrase

vingt-quatre

[van-KAT-ruh]

twenty-four

The number 24.

Example

Il y a vingt-quatre chaises.

There are twenty-four chairs.

couverts

[koo-VAIR]

place settings / covers

Restaurant term counting diners' places.

Example

Le restaurant fait cent couverts.

The restaurant seats a hundred covers.

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