Counting Flashcards
1
Q
0
A
zéro
2
Q
1
A
un, une
3
Q
2
A
deux
4
Q
3
A
trois
5
Q
4
A
quatre
6
Q
5
A
cinq
the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant
ex. cinq étudiants (pronounced)
ex. cinq professeurs (silent)
7
Q
6
A
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)
8
Q
7
A
sept
9
Q
8
A
huit
the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant
ex. huit étudiants (pronounced)
ex. huit professeurs (silent)
10
Q
9
A
neuf
11
Q
10
A
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)
12
Q
11
A
onze
13
Q
12
A
douze
14
Q
13
A
treize
15
Q
14
A
quatorze
16
Q
15
A
quinze
17
Q
16
A
seize
18
Q
17
A
dix-sept
19
Q
18
A
dix-huit
20
Q
19
A
dix-neuf
21
Q
20
A
vingt
22
Q
21
A
vingt et un
23
Q
22
A
vingt-deux
24
Q
23
A
vingt-trois
25
24
vingt-quatre
26
25
vingt-cinq
27
26
vingt-six
28
27
vingt-sept
29
28
vingt-huit
30
29
vingt-neuf
31
30
trente
32
31
trente et un
33
32
trente-deux
34
33
trente-trois
35
34
trente-quatre
36
35
trente-cinq
37
36
trente-six
38
37
trente-sept
39
38
trente-huit
40
39
trente-neuf
41
40
quarante
42
41
quarante et un
43
42
quarante-deux
44
43
quarante-trois
45
44
quarante-quatre
46
45
quarante-cinq
47
46
quarante-six
48
47
quarante-sept
49
48
quarante-huit
50
49
quarante-neuf
51
50
cinquante
52
51
cinquante et un
53
52
cinquante-deux
54
53
cinquante-trois
55
54
cinquante-quatre
56
55
cinquante-cinq
57
56
cinquante-six
58
57
cinquante-sept
59
58
cinquante-huit
60
59
cinquante-neuf
61
60
soixante
62
61
soixante et un
63
62
soixante-deux
64
63
soixante-trois
65
65
soixante-cinq
66
66
soixante-six
67
67
soixante-sept
68
68
soixante-huit
69
69
soixante-neuf
70
70
in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, “seventy” is septante
soixante-dix
71
71
soixante et onze
72
72
soixante-douze
73
73
soixante-treize
74
74
soixante-quatorze
75
75
soixante-quinze
76
76
soixante-seize
77
77
soixante-dix-sept
78
78
soixante-dix-huit
79
79
soixante-dix-neuf
80
80
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"?
quatre-vingts
81
81
quatre-vingt-un
82
82
quatre-vingt-deux
83
83
quatre-vingt-trois
84
85
quatre-vingt-cinq
85
86
quatre-vingt-six
86
87
quatre-vingt-sept
87
88
quatre-vingt-huit
88
89
quatre-vingt-neuf
89
90
in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, "ninety" is nonante
quatre-vingt-dix
90
91
quatre-vingt-onze
91
92
quatre-vingt-douze
92
93
quatre-vingt-treize
93
94
quatre-vingt-quatorze
94
95
quatre-vingt-quainze
95
96
quatre-vingt-seize
96
97
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
97
98
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
98
99
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
99
100
cent
there is no article in front of cent like in English. the French would say "cent" for one hundred and not "un cent"
100
200
deux cents
101
300
trois cents
102
400
quatre cents
103
500
cinq cents
104
600
six cents
105
700
sept cents
106
800
huit cents
107
900
neuf cents
108
1,000
mille
in French, numbers are written with a period or space instead of a comma
ex. 1.000 or 1 000
109
2,000
deux mille
mille is invariable - it doesn't become "deus milles"
110
1,000,000 (million)
ex. a million books
un million
takes on an "s" when plural. the preposition "de" is required between the number and any noun
ex. un million de livres
111
1,000,000,000 (billion)
ex. billions of stars
un milliard
takes on an "s" when plural.
the preposition "de" is required between the number and any noun
ex. des milliards d'étoiles
112
1,000,000,000,000 (trillion)
ex. a trillion atoms
un billion
takes on an "s" when plural. the preposition "de" is required between the number and any noun
ex. un billion d'atomes
113
second, third, fourth etc.
deuxième, troisième, quatrième etc.
the pattern of adding “-ième” to the cardinal number continues for other numbers as well
114
first
la première
115
last
le dernière
116
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
les nombres approximatifs (m)
117
about 8
often means about a week
une huitaine
118
about 10
une dizaine
119
about 12, a dozen
une douzaine
120
about 15
often means about two weeks
une quinzaine
121
about 20
une vingtaine
122
about 30
une trentaine
123
about 40
une quarantaine
124
about 50
une cinquantaine
125
about 60
une soixantaine
126
about 100
une centaine
127
about 1,000
doesn't follow the same pattern for approximate numbers
un millier
