six

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/sis/

numeral

the number six (cardinal number)

On se retrouve à six heures devant le bar.

We'll meet at six o'clock in front of the bar.

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Six means "six". It is a cardinal number, used to quantify items or indicate a position in a sequence.

USAGE

You use six directly before nouns or in numerical contexts. For example: `J'ai six livres.` (I have six books.) Or: `Il est six heures.` (It's six o'clock.)

PRONUNCIATION

The 'x' is usually silent at the end of a phrase (`J'en veux six.`). It makes a /s/ sound before a consonant (`six filles`). Before a vowel or silent 'h' (liaison), it makes a /z/ sound (`six amis`, `six hommes`).