4. Numbers in French
Let’s learn to count in French.
Please watch our video below for the pronunciation of the numbers from 0 to 20.
0->20 are the hardest numbers to learn, but once you know them by heart, it gets way easier as you can see below.
0 —> 20 |
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| 0 | zéro | ||
| 1 | un | 11 | onze |
| 2 | deux | 12 | douze |
| 3 | trois | 13 | treize |
| 4 | quatre | 14 | quatorze |
| 5 | cinq | 15 | quinze |
| 6 | six | 16 | seize |
| 7 | sept | 17 | dix-sept |
| 8 | huit | 18 | dix-huit |
| 9 | neuf | 19 | dix-neuf |
| 10 | dix | 20 | vingt |
21 = vingt ET un (twenty AND one). For 21, you need to you add “ET” between “vingt” and “un” because “vingt” ends with a consonant and “un” starts with a vowel. It makes pronunciation smoother. For the rest you just need to add the number between 2 and 9 to twenty, like in English.
20 —> 39 |
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| 20 | vingt | 30 | trente |
| 21 | vingt et un | 31 | trente et un |
| 22 | vingt-deux | 32 | trente-deux |
| 23 | vingt-trois | 33 | trente-trois |
| 24 | vingt-quatre | 34 | trente-quatre |
| 25 | vingt-cinq | 35 | trente-cinq |
| 26 | vingt-six | 36 | trente-six |
| 27 | vingt-sept | 37 | trente-sept |
| 28 | vingt-huit | 38 | trente-huit |
| 29 | vingt-neuf | 39 | trente-neuf |
The same pattern apply for 30 (trente), 40 (quarante), 50 (cinquante), 60 (soixante) and 80 (quatre-vingt).
40 —> 59 |
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| 40 | quarante | 50 | cinquante |
| 41 | quarante et un | 51 | cinquante et un |
| 42 | quarante-deux | 52 | cinquante-deux |
| 43 | quarante-trois | 53 | cinquante-trois |
| 44 | quarante-quatre | 54 | cinquante-quatre |
| 45 | quarante-cinq | 55 | cinquante-cinq |
| 46 | quarante-six | 56 | cinquante-six |
| 47 | quarante-sept | 57 | cinquante-sept |
| 48 | quarante-huit | 58 | cinquante-huit |
| 49 | quarante-neuf | 59 | cinquante-neuf |
70 and 90 work a little differently as you can see below:
- 70 (soixante-dix) = 60 (soixante) + 10 (dix)
- 71 (soixante et onze) = 60 (soixante) + 11 (onze)
- 72 (soixante-douze) = 60 (soixante) + 12 (douze)
| 60 —> 79 | |||
| 60 | soixante | 70 | soixante-dix |
| 61 | soixante et un | 71 | soixante et onze |
| 62 | soixante-deux | 72 | soixante-douze |
| 63 | soixante-trois | 73 | soixante-treize |
| 64 | soixante-quatre | 74 | soixante-quatorze |
| 65 | soixante-cinq | 75 | soixante-quinze |
| 66 | soixante-six | 76 | soixante-seize |
| 67 | soixante-sept | 77 | soixante-dix-sept |
| 68 | soixante-huit | 78 | soixante-dix-huit |
| 69 | soixante-neuf | 79 | soixante-dix-neuf |
| 80 —> 99 | |||
| 80 | quatre-vingt | 90 | quatre-vingt-six |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un | 91 | quatre-vingt-onze |
| 82 | quatre-vingt-deux | 92 | quatre-vingt-douze |
| 83 | quatre-vingt-trois | 93 | quatre-vingt-treize |
| 84 | quatre-vingt-quatre | 94 | quatre-vingt-quatorze |
| 85 | quatre-vingt-cinq | 95 | quatre-vingt-quinze |
| 86 | quatre-vingt-six | 96 | quatre-vingt-seize |
| 87 | quatre-vingt-sept | 97 | quatre-vingt-dix-sept |
| 88 | quatre-vingt-huit | 98 | quatre-vingt-dix-huit |
| 89 | quatre-vingt-neuf | 99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
| 100 | cent | singular -> no “S” at the end |
| 200 | deux cents | plural -> “CENTS” is written with a “S” at the end, only for round numbers like 200, 300, 400, 700, 1700, etc. |
| 201 | deux cent un | If the hundred is followed by something else like for example 201, 250, 375 etc. in that case there is no “S” at the end of “CENT”. |
| Examples: 300 (trois cents) ; 500 (cinq cents) ; 660 (six cent soixante) ; 892 (huit cent quatre-vingt-douze) etc… | ||
| 1 000 | mille |
| 1 100 | mille cent |
| 2 000 | deux mille |
| 10 000 | dix mille |
| 20 000 | vingt mille |
| 100 000 | cent mille |
| 1 000 000 | un million |
| 1 000 000 000 | un milliard |
“Mille” (1000) is invariable, no “S” even when it is plural. “Million” and “milliard” are variable, a “S” is needed when it is plural.
