How to Say ‘Five years’ in French
Cinq ans
sank ahn
[sank ahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Common measure of a time period.
🇫🇷 In France: Five-year periods are often milestones in evaluations.
Phrase Breakdown
Cinq
[sank]
Five
A cardinal number that comes after four and before six.
Cinq ans c'est long.
Five years is long.
ans
[ahn]
years
A period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 months.
Il a cinq ans aujourd'hui.
He is five years old today.
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