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In this post we’ll learn the numbers in French , and we’ll see a few common examples of how they’re used.
0-10
Let’s start with zéro zero through dix ten.
- zéro zero
- un one
- deux two
- trois three
- quatre four
- cinq five
- six six
- sept seven
- huit eight
- neuf nine
- dix ten
11-19
11 through 16 are related to one through six, but they are different words, like in English. Seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen are formed with dix– followed by the number in the ones place.
- onze eleven
- douze twelve
- treize thirteen
- quatorze fourteen
- quinze fifteen
- seize sixteen
- dix-sept seventeen
- dix-huit eighteen
- dix-neuf nineteen
20-99
Here are the tens. 21, 31, 41, 51, and 61 are formed by adding –et-un to the tens place. For other numbers in between the tens places, simply link the ones to the tens (trente-cinq 15, soixante-huit 68, etc.)
- 20 vingt
- 21 vingt-et-un
- 22 vingt-deux
- 23 vingt-trois
- 24 vingt-quatre
- 25 vingt-cinq
- 30 trente
- 40 quarante
- 50 cinquante
- 60 soixante
- 68 soixante-huit
- 69 soixante-neuf
Numbers between 70 and 99 follow a different pattern. 70 is sixty-ten, 71 is sixty-eleven, and so on. 80 is four-twenty, 81 is four-twenty-one (notice it’s vingt instead of vingts), 82 is four-twenty-two, and so on. 90 is four-twenty-ten, 91 is four-twenty-eleven, and so on up to four-twenty-nineteen, which is 99.
- 70 soixante-dix
- 71 soixante-onze
- 75 soixante-quinze
- 80 quatre-vingts
- 81 quatre–vingt–un
- 82 quatre-vingt-deux
- 90 quatre-vingt-dix
- 91 quatre-vingt-onze
- 92 quatre-vingt-douze
- 99 quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
Higher Numbers
And here are higher number from 100 on.
- 100 cent
- 200 deux cent
- 300 trois cent
- 450 quatre cent cinquante
- 1,000 mille
- 2,000 deux mille
- 100,000 cent mille
- 1,000,000 un million
Using Numbers
Let’s see some typical examples of how you might use numbers.
- Deux verres d’eau s’il vous plaît.
Two glasses of water, please. - Une table pour deux/trois/quatre/cinq (personnes) s’il vous plaît.
A table for two/three/four/five people, please. - Quelle heure est-il ?
What time is it? - Il est dix-neuf heures/onze heures.
It’s seven o’clock in the evening / eleven o’clock in the morning. - C’est la chambre trente-sept, au troisième étage.
It’s room number thirty seven, on the third floor. - Quel âge avez-vous ?
How old are you? - J’ai vingt/trente-cinq/cinquante ans.
I’m twenty/ thirty five/ fifty years old. - Combien ça coûte ?
How much does it cost? - Ça coûte dix euros.
It costs €10. - Combien de sœurs avez-vous ?
How many sisters do you have? - J’ai deux sœurs.
I have two sisters. - Quel est votre numéro de téléphone ?
What is your phone number? - Mon numéro de téléphone est le 06 47 35 58 22 (zéro six, quarante-sept, trente-cinq, cinquante-huit, vingt-deux).
My phone number is 06 47 35 58 22. - Où est/se trouve l’hôtel ?
Where is the hotel? - L’hôtel est au vingt-cinq rue Charles Baudelaire.
The hotel is at 25 rue Charles Baudelaire.
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