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zéro

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deux

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quatre

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cinq

the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant

ex. cinq étudiants (pronounced)
ex. cinq professeurs (silent)

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six

the x is pronounced “s” when it stands alone or at the end of a sentence, but in front of a vowel it is pronounced like “z” and silent before a consonant

ex. j’en ai six (pronounced “s”)
ex. six étudiants (pronounced “z”)
ex. six professeurs (x is silent)

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sept

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huit

the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant

ex. huit étudiants (pronounced)
ex. huit professeurs (silent)

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neuf

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dix

the x is pronounced “s” when it stands alone or at the end of a sentence, but in front of a vowel it is pronounced like “z” and silent before a consonant

ex. j’en ai dix (pronounced “s”)
ex. dix étudiants (pronounced “z”)
ex. dix professeurs (x is silent)

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onze

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douze

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treize

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quatorze

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quinze

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seize

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dix-sept

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dix-huit

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dix-neuf

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vingt

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vingt et un

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vingt-deux

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vingt-trois

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vingt-quatre

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vingt-cinq

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vingt-six

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vingt-sept

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vingt-huit

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vingt-neuf

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trente

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trente et un

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trente-deux

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trente-trois

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trente-quatre

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trente-cinq

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trente-six

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trente-sept

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trente-huit

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trente-neuf

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quarante

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quarante et un

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quarante-deux

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quarante-trois

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quarante-cinq

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quarante-six

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quarante-sept

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quarante-huit

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quarante-neuf

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cinquante

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cinquante et un

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cinquante-deux

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cinquante-trois

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cinquante-quatre

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cinquante-cinq

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cinquante-six

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cinquante-sept

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cinquante-huit

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cinquante-neuf

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soixante

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soixante et un

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soixante-deux

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soixante-trois

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soixante-cinq

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soixante-six

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soixante-sept

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soixante-huit

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soixante-neuf

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in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, “seventy” is septante

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soixante-dix

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soixante et onze

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soixante-douze

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soixante-treize

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soixante-quatorze

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soixante-quinze

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soixante-seize

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soixante-dix-sept

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soixante-dix-huit

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soixante-dix-neuf

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belgium uses the standard quatre-vingts, while Switzerland uses huitante. there’s also an archaic word octante that you might hear in Switzerland or the South of France.

four-twenties isn’t as odd as it might seem at first glance. ever heard “four-score and seven years ago”?

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quatre-vingts

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quatre-vingt-un

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quatre-vingt-deux

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quatre-vingt-trois

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quatre-vingt-cinq

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quatre-vingt-six

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quatre-vingt-sept

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quatre-vingt-huit

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quatre-vingt-neuf

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in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, “ninety” is nonante

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quatre-vingt-dix

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quatre-vingt-onze

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quatre-vingt-douze

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quatre-vingt-treize

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quatre-vingt-quatorze

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quatre-vingt-quainze

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quatre-vingt-seize

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quatre-vingt-dix-sept

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quatre-vingt-dix-huit

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quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

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cent

there is no article in front of cent like in English. the French would say “cent” for one hundred and not “un cent”

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200

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deux cents

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300

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trois cents

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400

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quatre cents

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500

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cinq cents

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600

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six cents

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700

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sept cents

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800

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huit cents

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900

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neuf cents

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1,000

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mille

in French, numbers are written with a period or space instead of a comma

ex. 1.000 or 1 000

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2,000

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deux mille

mille is invariable - it doesn’t become “deus milles”

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1,000,000 (million)

ex. a million books

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un million

takes on an “s” when plural. the preposition “de” is required between the number and any noun

ex. un million de livres

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1,000,000,000 (billion)

ex. billions of stars

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un milliard

takes on an “s” when plural.
the preposition “de” is required between the number and any noun

ex. des milliards d’étoiles

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1,000,000,000,000 (trillion)

ex. a trillion atoms

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un billion

takes on an “s” when plural. the preposition “de” is required between the number and any noun

ex. un billion d’atomes

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second, third, fourth etc.

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deuxième, troisième, quatrième etc.

the pattern of adding “-ième” to the cardinal number continues for other numbers as well

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first

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la première

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last

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le dernière

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approximate numbers

• in english, we use the word “about” before a cardinal number to talk about approximation
• french has about a dozen approximate numbers
• most of them formed by adding the feminine suffix –aine to the cardinal number

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les nombres approximatifs (m)

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about 8

often means about a week

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une huitaine

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about 10

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une dizaine

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about 12, a dozen

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une douzaine

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about 15

often means about two weeks

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une quinzaine

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about 20

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une vingtaine

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about 30

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une trentaine

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about 40

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une quarantaine

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about 50

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une cinquantaine

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about 60

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une soixantaine

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about 100

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une centaine

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about 1,000

doesn’t follow the same pattern for approximate numbers

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un millier