Numbers in French
In class we will be learning numbers 0-69 in French. This first lesson on numbers will make your life much easier, particularly when travelling, to understand people when they give you a price, the time, an address, and, of course, their phone numbers!
It will also be very useful when working with French-speaking people, exchanging the same type of information on the phone, during a videoconference or a face-to-face meeting.
Audio files available
Where audio files are available, we advise you to repeat a minimum of 3 times, for your brain to assimilate the number by its pronunciation first. If you look at the spelling first, your brain will automatically fall back into the English pronunciation. There's nothing more frustrating than failing to be understood when you know you are using the correct word, simply because people don't understand the pronunciation.
I/ 0-16 and 17, 18, 19.
Why only to 16? Because, in French, numbers up to 16 have their own "words" or names, much like they do up to 19 in English. They are not compounds. We strongly advise listening to the audio BEFORE reading the words, as the pronunciation will be tricky.
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0 zéro 1 un 2 deux 3 trois 4 quatre
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5 cinq 6 six 7 sept 8 huit 9 neuf
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10 dix 11 onze 12 douze 13 treize 14 quatorze |
15 quinze 16 seize 17 dix-sept 18 dix-huit 19 dix-neuf |
From 17 onwards, the French use compounds. Don't forget the accent on "zéro" when writing the full word down.
II/ 20 - 29.
Now it gets easier, you take two words and put them together, just as you do in English. We insist: don't forget do start directly with the repetitions!
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20 vingt 21 vingt et un 22 vingt-deux 23 vingt-trois 24 vingt-quatre
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25 vingt-cinq 26 vingt-six 27 vingt-sept 28 vingt-huit 29 vingt-neuf |
Note that for all numbers in +1 - 21, 31, 41, 51, 61 - the French don't use any hyphen "-". All other compound numbers are hyphenated here.
III/ 30 - 39.
The same applies for 30. Use the audio files for that "en" sound.
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30 trente 31 trente et un 32 trente-deux 33 trente-trois 34 trente-quatre |
35 trente-cinq 36 trente-six 37 trente-sept 38 trente-huit 39 trente-neuf |
IV/ 40 - 49.
Note that "qu" is pronounced differently in French, as you now know from "4 quatre". Note as well that the "an" sound is exactly the same as the previous "en" in "trente"!
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40 quarante 41 quarante et un 42 quarante-deux 43 quarante-trois 44 quarante-quatre
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45 quarante-cinq 46 quarante-six 47 quarante-sept 48 quarante-huit 49 quarante-neuf |
V/ 50 - 59.
As you can see now, all tens have that "an" or "en". It's the same nasal sound. You can pinch your nose if it helps!
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50 cinquante 51 cinquante et un 52 cinquante-deux 53 cinquante-trois 54 cinquante-quatre
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55 cinquante-cinq 56 cinquante-six 57 cinquante-sept 58 cinquante-huit 59 cinquante-neuf |
VI/ 60 - 69.
One final series for you to perfect that pronunciation. Here, we really get to practice the "x" sound, which is simply "s". You have probably noticed that already in "six" and "dix", i.e. /sis/ /dis/. Use the audio files to help you out.
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60 soixante 61 soixante et un 62 soixante-deux 63 soixante-trois 64 soixante-quatre
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65 soixante-cinq 66 soixante-six 67 soixante-sept 68 soixante-huit 69 soixante-neuf |
And that's it for today, well done!
Put it into practice!
- J'ai 35 ans.
- J'habite 28 avenue de la République.
- Mon numéro de téléphone est le 0044 - 06 23 46 59 61 16.
- J'arrive à 16h38.
- J'ai 4 enfants.
- J'ai 3 chats et 7 poissons.
You may know that from 70 onwards, the French use a slightly different system, whereby they use their adding skills to create new numbers. See you soon, for NUMBERS IN FRENCH 2.
| 0 | zéro |
| 1 | un |
| 2 | deux |
| 3 | trois |
| 4 | quatre |
| 5 | cinq |
| 6 | six |
| 7 | sept |
| 8 | huit |
| 9 | neuf |
| 10 | dix |
Keep going! But pay particular attention when you get to 17
| 11 | onze |
| 12 | douze |
| 13 | treize |
| 14 | quatorze |
| 15 | quinze |
| 16 | seize |
| 17 | dix-sept |
| 18 | dix-huit |
| 19 | dix-neuf |
Now it's starting to get interesting
| 20 | vingt |
| 21 | vingt et un |
| 22 | vingt-deux |
| 23 | vingt-trois |
| 24 | vingt-quatre |
| 25 | vingt-cinq |
| 26 | vingt-six |
| 27 | vingt-sept |
| 28 | vingt-huit |
| 29 | vingt-neuf |
These next few tables should all look familiar
| 30 | trente |
| 31 | Trente et un |
| 32 | Trente-deux |
| 33 | Trente-trois |
| 34 | Trente-quatre |
| 35 | Trente-cinq |
| 36 | Trente-six |
| 37 | Trente-sept |
| 38 | Trente-huit |
| 39 | Trente-neuf |
40-49
| 40 | quarante |
| 41 | quarante et un |
| 42 | quarante-deux |
| 43 | quarante-trois |
| 44 | quarante-quatre |
| 45 | quarante-cinq |
| 46 | quarante-six |
| 47 | quarante-sept |
| 48 | quarante-huit |
| 49 | quarante-neuf |
50-51
| 50 | cinquante |
| 51 | cinquante et un |
| 52 | cinquante-deux |
| 53 | cinquante-trois |
| 54 | cinquante-quatre |
| 55 | cinquante-cinq |
| 56 | cinquante-six |
| 57 | cinquante-sept |
| 58 | cinquante-huit |
| 59 | cinquante-neuf |
The next set is the last of the easy ones:
| 60 | soixante |
| 61 | soixante et un |
| 62 | soixante-deux |
| 63 | soixante-trois |
| 64 | soixante-quatre |
| 65 | soixante-cinq |
| 66 | soixante-six |
| 67 | soixante-sept |
| 68 | soixante-huit |
| 69 | soixante-neuf |
Now it gets weird!
| 70 | soixante-dix |
| 71 | soixante-et-onze |
| 72 | soixante-douze |
| 73 | soixante-treize |
| 74 | soixante-quatorze |
| 75 | soixante-quinze |
| 76 | soixante-seize |
| 77 | soixante-dix-sept |
| 78 | soixante-dix-huit |
| 79 | soixante-dix-neuf |
And weirder...
| 80 | quatre-vingts |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un |
| 82 | quatre-vingt-deux |
| 83 | quatre-vingt-trois |
| 84 | quatre-vingt-quatre |
| 85 | quatre-vingt-cinq |
| 86 | quatre-vingt-six |
| 87 | quatre-vingt-sept |
| 88 | quatre-vingt-huit |
| 89 | quatre-vingt-neuf |
Ok, this is the last batch of strangeness, I promise you!
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix |
| 91 | quatre-vingt-onze |
| 92 | quatre-vingt-douze |
| 93 | quatre-vingt-treize |
| 94 | quatre-vingt-quatorze |
| 95 | quatre-vingt-quinze |
| 96 | quatre-vingt-seize |
| 97 | quatre-vingt-dix-sept |
| 98 | quatre-vingt-dix-huit |
| 99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
| 100 | cent |
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