Old - Vieux (The 671st Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Old is Vieux. This word often comes up when talking about people, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 671st most commonly used word in French. It can be used as noun, adjective. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: old

French: vieux

Examples


My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.	Mon père est si vieux qu'il est dur d'oreille.
You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.	Tu es jeune. Moi, par contre, je suis très vieux.
You're old.	Tu es vieux.
The old couple had no children.	Le vieux couple n'avait point d'enfants.
There's an old movie theater in town.	Il y a un vieux cinéma en ville.
The bread is old and hard.	Le pain est vieux et dur.
They're old friends.	Ce sont de vieux amis.
I like to talk about the good old days.	J'aime parler du bon vieux temps.

We're old friends.	Nous sommes de vieux amis.
These shoes are old, but I still like them.	Ces souliers sont vieux, mais je les aime tout de même.
He's my old friend.	C'est l'un de mes vieux amis.
He dropped in on some old friends during his vacation trip to New York.	Il a rendu visite à de vieux amis lors de son voyage de vacances à New York.
It seems impossible that you're that old.	Il semble impossible que vous soyez si vieux.
This tree is older than that car.	Cet arbre est plus vieux que cette voiture-là.
Her old cat is still alive.	Son vieux chat est encore en vie.
This is the same old problem we've had the past three years.	C'est le même vieux problème que nous avons eu ces trois dernières années.
You are young. I, on the other hand, am very old.	Tu es jeune. Moi, au contraire, je suis très vieux.
Nobody is too old to learn.	Tu n'es pas trop vieux pour apprendre.
Few men know how to be old.	Peu de gens savent être vieux.
It's fun to read my old diary.	C'est intéressant pour moi de lire mon vieux journal.
It is interesting for me to read my old diary.	C'est amusant de lire mon vieux journal.