French
The Basics
Numbers
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Numbers
Numbers (Les Nombres)
Basic Numbers
- Zero translates to "zéro" in French.
- One translates to "un" (masc.) / "une" (fem.).
- Two is "deux", three is "trois", four is "quatre".
- Five is "cinq", six is "six", seven is "sept".
- Eight is "huit", nine is "neuf", ten is "dix".
Numbers 11 to 20
- Eleven is "onze", twelve is "douze", thirteen is "treize".
- Fourteen is "quatorze", fifteen is "quinze", sixteen is "seize".
- For numbers 17-19, we combine "dix-(number from 7-9)" e.g seventeen is "dix-sept".
- Twenty is "vingt".
Numbers 21 to 30
- For 21, 31, 41 etc., the word "and" (et) is introduced e.g. twenty one is "vingt et un".
- For numbers 22-29, you say "vingt-(number from 2-9)" without using "et" e.g twenty two is "vingt-deux".
- Thirty is "trente".
Tens
- Forty is "quarante", fifty is "cinquante", sixty is "soixante".
- For 70-79, French use "soixante-(number from 10-19)" e.g seventy is "soixante-dix".
- Eighty is "quatre-vingts" and for 81-89, use "quatre-vingt-(number from 1-9)" e.g eighty one is "quatre-vingt-un".
- Ninety is "quatre-vingt-dix" and for 91-99, use "quatre-vingt-(number from 10-19)" e.g ninety one is "quatre-vingt-onze".
- One hundred is "cent".
Remember to revise these regularly, and test yourself to ensure you can both recognise and pronounce these numbers correctly!
