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How to Say ‘We received eight hundred watches’ in French

On a reçu huit cents montres

on ah ruh-SUE WEET SAHN MOHNTR

[on ah ruh-SUE WEET SAHN MOHNTR]

💬 Usage Tip: In everyday speech, on means "we" and is far more common than nous. Note that it takes the same verb form as "he/she": on a, not on avons.

Phrase Breakdown

On a reçu

on ah ruh-SUE

We received

'On' often means 'we' in speech. Link it to 'a': 'o-na'. The ç sounds like s.

Example

On a reçu un colis.

We received a parcel.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

reçu

[ruh-SUE]

received

Past participle of recevoir, to receive.

Example

J'ai reçu ton message.

I received your message.

huit cents montres

WEET SAHN MOHNTR

eight hundred watches

This is the number plus the noun. 'Cents' has no s here because nothing follows the number.

Example

Huit cents montres, c'est énorme.

Eight hundred watches is huge.

Words in this phrase

huit

[WEET]

eight

The number 8.

Example

Il y a huit boutiques.

There are eight shops.

cents

[SAHN]

hundred(s)

Plural of cent; takes an s when multiplied and not followed by another number.

Example

Il y a deux cents personnes.

There are two hundred people.

montres

[MOHNTR]

watches

Plural of montre, a wristwatch.

Example

Ces montres sont suisses.

These watches are Swiss.

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