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zéro
1
un, une
2
deux
3
trois
4
quatre
5
cinq
the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant
ex. cinq étudiants (pronounced)
ex. cinq professeurs (silent)
6
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)
7
sept
8
huit
the consonant at the end is not pronounced when followed by a consonant
ex. huit étudiants (pronounced)
ex. huit professeurs (silent)
9
neuf
10
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)
11
onze
12
douze
13
treize
14
quatorze
15
quinze
16
seize
17
dix-sept
18
dix-huit
19
dix-neuf
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
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
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
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
60
soixante
61
soixante et un
62
soixante-deux
63
soixante-trois
65
soixante-cinq
66
soixante-six
67
soixante-sept
68
soixante-huit
69
soixante-neuf
70
in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, “seventy” is septante
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
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
quatre-vingt-un
82
quatre-vingt-deux
83
quatre-vingt-trois
85
quatre-vingt-cinq
86
quatre-vingt-six
87
quatre-vingt-sept
88
quatre-vingt-huit
89
quatre-vingt-neuf
90
in some French-speaking areas, such as Belgium and Switzerland, “ninety” is nonante
quatre-vingt-dix
91
quatre-vingt-onze
92
quatre-vingt-douze
93
quatre-vingt-treize
94
quatre-vingt-quatorze
95
quatre-vingt-quainze
96
quatre-vingt-seize
97
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
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”
200
deux cents
300
trois cents
400
quatre cents
500
cinq cents
600
six cents
700
sept cents
800
huit cents
900
neuf cents
1,000
mille
in French, numbers are written with a period or space instead of a comma
ex. 1.000 or 1 000
2,000
deux mille
mille is invariable - it doesn’t become “deus milles”
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
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
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
second, third, fourth etc.
deuxième, troisième, quatrième etc.
the pattern of adding “-ième” to the cardinal number continues for other numbers as well
first
la première
last
le dernière
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)
about 8
often means about a week
une huitaine
about 10
une dizaine
about 12, a dozen
une douzaine
about 15
often means about two weeks
une quinzaine
about 20
une vingtaine
about 30
une trentaine
about 40
une quarantaine
about 50
une cinquantaine
about 60
une soixantaine
about 100
une centaine
about 1,000
doesn’t follow the same pattern for approximate numbers
un millier
