What is the word number in french

account number  
      n   numéro    m   de compte  

back number  
      n  
(=back issue)  
[+magazine, newspaper]   vieux numéro    m     

box number  
      n     (in newspaper)
   numéro    m   d’annonce  

code number  
      n   code    m   numérique  

contact number  
      n   numéro    m   de téléphone  
→ Do you have a contact number for James?        

E-number  
      n     (British)   additif    m  , additif    m   alimentaire  

flight number  
      n  
[+plane]   numéro    m   de vol  
→ He’s flying back from Washington today but I don’t know his flight number.        

house number  
      n   numéro    m   de rue  
→ Software such as quickaddress can fill in the rest of an address from the postcode and house number.        

licence number   ,   (British)   license number     (US)  
      n  

mobile number  
      n   numéro    m   de portable  

National Insurance number  
      n     (British)   ~numéro    m   de Sécurité sociale  

Number 10  
      n   10 Downing Street   (résidence du Premier ministre)     

number one  

number plate  
      n     (British)   plaque    f   d’immatriculation  

Number Ten  
      n     (British)     →
  Number 10  

number two  
      n     (in organization, hierarchy)
   numéro deux    m     
→ the Archbishop of York and Carey’s number two in the church hierarchy        

opposite number  
      n     (British)  
(=counterpart)   homologue    m/f     

order number  
      n   numéro    m   de commande  

ordinal number  
      n   nombre    m   ordinal  

personal identification number  
      n   code    m   personnel  

personalized number plate  
      n  
[+car]   plaque    f   d’immatriculation personnalisée  
→ … a Rolls-Royce with a personalised number plate.        

phone number  
      n   numéro    m   de téléphone  
→ What’s your phone number?        

prime number  
      n   nombre    m   premier  

random number  
      n   nombre    m   aléatoire  

reference number  
      n   numéro    m   de référence  
→ Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.        

registration number  
      n     (British)  
[+car]   numéro    m   d’immatriculation  
→ Another driver managed to get the registration number of the car.        

serial number  
      n  
[+goods, car engine]   numéro    m   de série  
[+banknote]   numéro    m     

social security number  
      n     (US)   numéro    m   de sécurité sociale  

telephone number  
      n   numéro    m   de téléphone  

whole number  
      n   nombre    m   entier

Language methods use grammatical terms as if they were obvious.

However, my experience is that many students don’t really understand these words. So in some cases it’s not so much the French grammar itself they don’t understand, but the French vocabulary their book uses to explain it.

I’m very aware of that problem, this is why I always explain everything very clearly in my progressive French audiobook learning method À Moi Paris.

So, today I’ll explain the grammatical terms of “gender” and “number” in English and in French.

What Does “Gender” Mean in Grammar?

In English, gender is linked to the sex of a living being.

1. A man is masculine, and to talk about him, you’d use masculine pronouns such as “him”, “he”, “his”.
2. A woman is feminine, and you’d use “her, she, her” to talk about her.
   It doesn’t matter whether the said man and woman are “masculine” or “feminine” in their attitude. Here, these words are grammatical terms, they don’t mean “acting in a feminine/masculine way”.
3. And things are neutral, like a book, and you’d use “it, its” to refer to it.

In French, all nouns – whether they refer to living beings or not – are either masculine or feminine. There is no “neutral” in French.

If it’s a living being, the gender will be determined by the sex: feminine or masculine. A female dog will be feminine. A male dog masculine. Again, no neutral in French, so all living being as well as… well everything… is either masculine or feminine.

So in French, all nouns have an “assigned” gender that needs to be memorised with the noun when you memorize it.

Some words ending tend to show the French word is masculine, and there are also some feminine word endings, but most of the time you can’t guess and just have to memorize the gender of the noun by heart.

For example:

1. a book in French is masculine, un livre
2. a table is feminine, une table
3. freedom is feminine, la liberté
4. Canada is masculine, le Canada
5. and France is feminine, la France

Avoid a Terrible Mistake When Studying French

When you learn a new noun, you should always learn its gender at the same time since it will affect the spelling and pronunciation of the words related to it, such as French adjectives.

In books or French vocabulary lists, the gender of a noun is usually indicated with an (m) for masculine, (f) for feminine, or shown by the French article (le, la, un, une) that accompanies it.

Never learn from a list of French words which doesn’t include gender information, you’d be missing half of the information! (Be warned, the internet is unfortunately full of such lists…)

Make sure you also indicate the gender of nouns when you make your own French flashcards.

Why is a Noun Feminine or Masculine in French?

A question my students often ask me is “why is this French word feminine?” And “why is that French word masculine?”.

I don’t know. Nobody knows.

Why is “happiness” masculine in French: le bonheur, but “sadness” feminine in French: la tristesse ?

I don’t know.

Why can you find a synonym of “le bonheur” in French but now it’s feminine: joy, la joie is feminine in French.

I don’t know.

Is French language sexist?

Hum…. I don’t make the rules, so I’ll leave this debate to the philosophers…

“Why” is not a good question to ask there. It is what it is. And you need to memorize the gender of each noun in French. There is simply no way around it.

Note that there are emerging French “neutral” pronouns being used mostly within the LGBTQ+ community, such as “iel”.

What Does Number Mean in Grammar?

In French grammar, number doesn’t mean 1, 2, 3 etc…

Number is the grammatical term used to talk about singular or plural, which means:

• singular = one person or one thing
•  plural = more than one

French Nouns and Number

In English, adding a pronounced “s” at the end makes a noun plural: books, tables… This S is pronounced in English, so you can easily tell if you are talking about something singular “book” or plural “bookS”. You see it in writing, but you also hear it when you speak.

Some English nouns have an irregular plural: “children”.

In French, the plural of a noun is created by adding a silent “s” at the end, sometimes it’s a silent “x” and there are also irregular plurals. So, since the S of the plural is silent, how can you tell if something is singular or plural when you speak French?

To know whether the noun is singular or plural, you will have to listen to the words related to the noun, since the noun itself is likely to be pronounced the same way in the singular and in the plural.
For example: une table, des tables – a table, some tables.

In French, the word “table(s)” is pronounced the same way whether it is singular (une table) or plural (des tables), so whether it ends with an S or not. In both cases, it’s pronounced “tabl”.

Only the article (une, des etc…) changes.

Look For The Related Words That Complete the Noun

French common nouns will have a little word accompanying them.

This little word is important because it shows the number and gender of the noun. Like a pilot in a plane, these little words work together with French nouns to complete them. They are called definite, indefinite or partitive articles, or possessive, demonstrative, interrogative adjectives…

For example: ma table – my table, cette table – this table, quelle table ? which table? Etc… Not only do these words carry the notion of “my”, “this” and “which”, they also carry the number and gender in French.

They are a bit of a pain because they change according to the number and gender of the noun, but sometimes also according to other factors, like French possessive adjectives.

But mostly, they are a pain because where in English you have one word, in French, we have three, or more…

For example, if you take the definite article “the” in English (easy enough), well, in French it’s not that easy… We have four different words meaning “the” !!

1. le for a masculine word = le livre
2. la for a feminine word = la table
3. les for a plural word = les livres or les tables
   At least it’s the same for feminine and masculine plural!
4. And we have a mutant form… L’ for a word which starts with a vowel or a H = l’ordinateur (masculine – computer), l’heure (feminine – hour)
   Again, it’s the same word for feminine and masculine words starting with a vowel or a h.

So, in total, there are four “the” in French. There could be six… consider yourself lucky!

This usually is super confusing for English speaking students (not Spanish students… it’s exactly the same in Spanish…)

Yet, typical teaching methods fly over this as if it was absolutely obvious. And this is how I meet intermediate level students who still make mistakes with their articles….

Even if you understand the logic, it doesn’t mean you are able to apply it easily. We are not robots! You need to practice to really make these concepts yours. This is so different from English! No wonder students need a little time to let it sink in!

Make sure you study French with a progressive French learning method, which really explains things clearly and gradually, giving you plenty of practice before you move on to the next point.

French Pronouns and Number

Sometimes, only the context will tell you if something is plural or singular, since the pronunciation of everything will be the same in the singular and the plural.

It’s the case for many French verbs since the French pronouns “il, elle” singular (he, it, she) and “ils, elles” plural (they) are pronounced the same way!  It can be very confusing!

For examples, the French pronunciation of “he is speaking” and “they are speaking” is the same in French: il parle = ils parlent = “eel parl””

Only the context will tell you if the “il(s)” is singular or plural in French.

Most students learn with a written method. So, since it’s written differently, it’s obvious enough. But they don’t realize “il” and “ils”, “parle” and “parlent” are pronounced the same way! And then they can’t understand the French when they speak.

Chances are that the students will also mispronounce the French words to try to make a difference between the singular and the plural. Hence the importance to always study French with audio, even for grammar!

What’s the Gender and Number of that French Word

So now that you understand the grammatical terms gender and number, you’ll be able to answer a typical French language class question: “what is the number and gender of that French word?”

For example, if I say “une table” – the gender is feminine, and the number is singular.

Both are show by the French article “une”in this example, however your French teacher may have withhold this information during the test if you had to memorize a list of French words! Gender and Number are part of the info and you need to learn this at the same time as you learn your French word.

The French number system is remarkably complicated, despite the fact that it is far from ubiquitous. While French Pronunciation is usually difficult for English speakers, many numbers also include some implicit arithmetic inside the name, which means that a basic two-digit number might wind up being eighteen letters (and three dashes) long. However, there is some logic to the number system, which becomes simpler to recall once it is written out in English. If you also want to know more about this topic, you’re welcome here. Read on as we explain the ways to read French numbers.

French number system origin

If you’re considering a trip to a French-speaking nation, you’ll need to know your French numbers. Thus, the following circumstances will undoubtedly necessitate your knowledge of the French number system:

• In France, you may be given instructions with a specific number of meters/kilometers or an address with numbers.
• Train station announcements typically contain the (often four-digit) train number, platform, and departure time using the 24-hour clock (“military time”).
• If you are ever asked for personal information, you must be prepared to provide your birth year.

French number system history

The number system is one of the most challenging aspects of the French language for non-native speakers to grasp. It may be smooth sailing until you reach sixty-nine, but then strange things begin to happen since they don’t have a separate term for seventy, eighty, or even ninety. Hence, even the most fluent French speaker may recall that all-too-familiar moment when you pause when writing a phone number or have to scratch out a few digits because what you thought was sixty-something turned out to be 72. It appears that being strong at mental mathematics is required in order to understand these higher numbers in French. Consider the number 77, or sixty-ten-seven’ as it is pronounced in French. And it just gets worse. Thus, the number 89 translates to “four-twenty-ten-nine,” or quatre-vingt-Dix-Neuf.

Numbers in French language

0 – zéro

1 – un

2 – deux

3 – trois

4 – quatre

5 – cinq

6 – six

7 – sept

8 – huit

9 – neuf

10 – dix

Try memorizing these French numbers by repeating them a few times a day until you’ve mastered them. Thereafter, if you discover your Zen by counting to 10, why not try it in French the next time?

Numbers in French 11 – 20

Let’s move on to the next stage: the adolescent years. The good news is that there is a French counterpart to the English suffix “-teen”: the prefix dis-. However, the main drawback is that, unlike in English, where “-teen” begins with the number 13, in French, it begins with the number 17.

Hence, you’ll encounter the first examples of one of the fundamental principles of writing French numerals in letters in your teens. If a number contains several words, they are separated by hyphens.

11 – onze

12 – douze

13 – treize

14 – quatorze

15 – quinze

16 – seize

17 – dix-sept

18 – dix-huit

19 – dix-neuf

20 – vingt

Numbers in French 21 – 30

Then, after we’ve reached the age of twenty, it’s all downhill from there. Thus, all you need to know is the word for twenty (vet), followed by a lower number.

The only thing to remember is the number 21 (vingt et un), which has the “one” appended like “twenty and one” as opposed to 22 (vingt-Deux), 23 (vingt-trois), and so on.

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

Numbers in French 31 – 70

Once you’ve mastered that rhythm, it’s quite simple to count all the way up to the sixties. Substitute vingt for one of these integers instead.

31 – trente-et-un

32 – trente-deux

40 – quarante

41 – quarante-et-un

42 – quarante-deux

50- cinquante

51 – cinquante-et-un

52- cinquante-deux

60 – soixante

61 – soixante-et-un

62 – soixante-deux

Numbers in French 71 – 80

This is when the arithmetic I mentioned before comes into play. Instead of 70 being some sept, it’s soixante-six in French. Hence, if you’re already getting the hang of the numbers, you’ll see that 70 in French translate to “60 and 10.”

Using that reasoning, the numbers 11-19, not 1-9, should be used at the conclusion of 71-79.

In French, below are the numbers 70-79:

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

Isn’t it a little strange? It gets much weirder. When you get to eighty, you have to do some math instead of having a term for it. French people will say quatre-vingts, which translates to “four twenty.” Then, when you come to ninety, you do the same thing we did before with the seventies. You take an eighty and add 10. However, we are now adding it to those “four twenties,” so when you say “ninety,” you are actually saying four-twenty-ten, four-twenty-eleven, four-twenty-twelve, and so on.

Numbers in French 80 – 89

Multiplication is the name of the game here. Instead of 80 being a form of huit or even “soixante-vingt,” it’s quatre-vingts. Yes, “four twenties” – or 420 – is correct. The “s” at the end of “vet” disappears after 80. When you think about it, this makes logic, but I can’t escape the idea that it’s simply another method to complicate things. Also, the “et” is absent in 81, which is unusual (quatre-vingt-un). There is no logic there that I can conceive of. Here are the French digits 80-89:

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

Numbers in French 91 – 100

The digits 90-99 in French will take it up a notch. Instead of coming up with a new moniker for “90,” we’ll take quatre-vingt and multiply it by 10! Then, as with soixante-dix, apply the same method to the ones, retaining them as adolescents. This is how it works:

90 – quatre-vingt-dix

91 – quatre-vingt-onze (note that there is no “et” here.)

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

Numbers in French 100 to 1000

The French numerals get simpler after 99. Cent is the term meaning “hundred.” When counting by hundreds, you just add the number of hundreds before the word, just as in English. However, as we’ve seen with certain French numbers, the form that ends in “0” must be pluralized since it indicates the number of sets of 100. For example, 300 is three pennies. How do you pronounce “700”? That’s right: ninety-seven cents.

When you want to add a one or ten, it’s likewise quite simple. Simply add the number after “cent.” You don’t even need to include “et” with one. Furthermore, you are no longer need to agree on cent with the number of hundreds before it. Following are some examples:

100 – cent

101 – cent-un

102- cent-deux

110 – cent-dix

150 – cent-cinquante

155 – cent-cinquante-cinq

189 – cent-quatre-vingt-neuf

200 – Deux-cents

201 – Deux-cent-un

299 – deux-cent-quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

800 – huit-cents

822 – huit-cent-vingt-deux

999 – neuf-cent-quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

When you get to 1000, things get even easier because the French opted to abandon the practice of pluralizing mille when there are numerous thousands.

As a result, 1000 is mille and 9000 is neuf-mille. How would you write the number “6000”? That’s correct: six mille. The regulation also applies to the 10,000’s and 100,000’s as well. The French word for 10,000 is dix-mille. 100,000 is one hundred thousand.

French number system Wikipedia

In French, the male word of ‘first’ is premier, while the feminine form is première. Moreover, it also must match the gender of the word it is modifying. In other words, if it is modifying a feminine term, such as ‘the first time,’ the expression is la première fois (pronounced: pruh-mee-air) since fois is feminine.

However, we do not utilize premier for other numbers like 21, 31, 41, and 51. Instead, these numbers adhere to the standard pattern: Vingt-et-unième. The number nine, or neuf, substitutes the ‘f’ with a ‘v’: neuvième (pronounced: nuh-vee-em). Thus, a number that ends in ‘e,’ such as quatre, loses the ‘e’ at the end: quatrième.

In rare cases, second (pronounced suh-gonde) may be used instead of deuxième. On a train, for example, the phrase for ‘in second class’ is en seconde. This is due to the fact that there is no such thing as “third class” on a train. When there is no ‘third’ in the sequence, deuxième is dropped in favor of second (e).

French Number System regional differences

It also becomes much more complicated if you travel to other French-speaking countries. Thus, in Belgium and Switzerland, septate (seventy) is used instead of soixante-Dix (sixty-ten), while nonante (ninety) is used instead of quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenty-ten). In Switzerland (but not in Belgium), huitante is used for eighty, rather than quatre-vingts.

Suppose all of these extra possibilities are too much for you to remember right now. Thus, you can simply stick with the French-French numbers we covered. Whatever nation you travel to, these numerals will always be understood, even if they are not often utilized.

French country phone number system

When phoning from one nation to another, each country has its own “calling code.” Hence, the country code for the United States is “+1.” The prefix “+33” is necessary when calling a French number from a non-French phone. Hence, you may accomplish this by holding down the “+” symbol on your phone or by dialing “00” before “33.”

Subsequently, France, like the United States, employs a regional area code, or indicatif téléphonique, to signify geographic location or a specific sort of phone number (similar to 1(800) or (888) in the United States). Thus, the following are the most popular prefixes:

Île-de-France 01 02 France’s Northwest 03 France’s Northeast 04 France’s Southeast 05 France’s Southwest 06 Cell phone services 07 Cell phone services

French Number System Phone Numbers

French speakers typically offer their phone numbers in two-digit pieces. In contrast, the United States generally provides a three-digit area code. Hence, three digits follow it, then four digits, with pauses (–) in between. Thus, these two-digit chunks are also pronounced like two-digit numerals in French.

USA: (555) 555-5555

Pronounced: five five five – five five five – five five five five

France: 05 55 55 55 55

Pronounced: zéro cinq – cinquante-cinq – cinquante-cinq – cinquante-cinq – cinquante-cinq

Conclusion

What is the return for all of this effort? You now also have a better understanding of the internet’s latest prank! So, take care to read it aloud using the above pronunciation guide:

A swimming race is also taking place between an English cat, a Spanish cat, and a French cat. One-two-three is the name of the English cat. Uno-dos-tres is the name of the Spanish cat. Un-Deux-Trois is the name of the French cat. Hence, the Spanish cat came in first, followed by the English cat, but the French cat was nowhere to be seen. Thus, the Un-deux-trois-quatre-cinquante-cinquante-cinquante-cin I hope it was worthwhile!

Memorising French numerals can be difficult, owing to the French’s peculiar counting methods. Moreover, the good news is that you only need a little mental maths and a lot of repetition to master French numbers. Then, consider generating flashcards or printing out a cheat sheet that you can refer to on the move. Then, if you’re like me and spend entirely too much time reading over the internet, you could have already started learning French if you’ve seen one of these popular French counting memes.

Moreover, the numerals 1-100 in French are even more complicated than un, deux trois (one, two, three). While numbering from 1 to 20 is simple, counting from 60 to 100 becomes considerably more difficult. Then, use these helpful hints to learn how to count to one hundred and beyond. In this article, we are talking about these numbers. So keep reading to know more about it.

To remember 1-10, try counting in even and odd digits individually. Counting backwards from ten to zero is another successful strategy.

• First, the number 0 in French is Zéro.
• Then, the number 1 in French is Un.
• Then, the number 2 in French is Deux.
• Also, the number 3 in French is Trois.
• Then, the number 4 in French is Quatre.
• Then, the number 5 in French is Cinq.
• Also, the number 6 in French is Six.
• Then, the number 7 in French is Sept.
• Then, the number 8 in French is Suit.
• Also, the number 9 in French is Neuf.
• Atlast, the number 10 in French is Dix.

Numbers in french 1-20

Furthermore, many numerals above ten finish in the -z sound, such as onze (eleven), douze (twelve), and treize (thirteen). You may recall that they are the “teenz.” This will assist you distinguish between these numbers and the larger ones we’ll see later.

• So, the number 11 in French is Onze.
• Then, the number 12 in French is douze.
• Then, the number 13 in French is treize.
• Also, the number 14 in French is quatorze.
• Then, the number 15 in French is quinze.
• Then, the number 16 in French is Seize.
• Also, the number 17 in French is dix-sept.
• Then, the number 18 in French is dix-huit.
• Then, the number 19 in French is dix-neuf.
• Atlast, the number 20 in French is vingt.

Numbers in french 1-30

When you reach the age of 20, things settle down for a time. To pronounce vingt-sept, start with the French word for twenty, vingt, and then the French word for 7, sept, to get vingt-sept. The one guideline that differs from English is that when there is a number with a one in the last digit, such as thirty-one, you say “and one,” rather than just “one.” Thirty-one would be trente et un, not trente-un.

• First, the number 21 in French is vingt et un.
• Then, the number 22 in French is vingt-deux.
• Then, tThe number 23 in French is vingt-trois.
• Also, the number 24 in French is vingt-quatre.
• Then, the number 25 in French is vingt-Cinq.
• Then, the number 26 in French is vingt-Six.
• Also, the number 27 in French is vingt-Sept.
• Then, the number 28 in French is vingt-Suit.
• Then, the number 29 in French is vingt-Neuf.
• Atlast, the number 30 in French is Trente.

Numbers in french 1-40

Because the rules for numbers 20-69 are the same, you may refer back to the preceding list describing numbers 20-29 to understand how each number works.

• First, the number 31 in French is Trente et un.
• Then, the number 32 in French is Trente-Deux.
• Then, the number 33 in French is Trente-Trois.
• Also, the number 34 in French is Trente-Quatre.
• Then, the number 35 in French is Trente-Cinq.
• Then, the number 36 in French is Trente-Six.
• Also, the number 37 in French is Trente-Sept.
• Then, the number 38 in French is Trente-Suit.
• Then, the number 39 in French is Trente-Neuf.
• Atlast, the number 40 in French is Quarante.

Numbers in french 1-50

You’ll notice a pattern for all the numbers between 21 and 69. In French, the numerals 21, 31, 41, 51, and 61 are joined by the conjunction “and,” or et (ay), as in vingt et un. Like in English, the other numerals are separated by a hyphen. Twenty-two is pronounced vingt-deux, thirty-four is pronounced trente-quatre, and sixty-seven is pronounced soixante-sept. The first number is a multiple of ten, while the second number is from the “ones” place.

• The number 41 in French is Quarante et Un.
• Then, the number 42 in French is Quarante-Deux.
• The number 43 in French is Quarante-Trois.
• The number 44 in French is Quarante-Quatre.
• Then, the number 45 in French is Quarante-Cinq.
• The number 46 in French is Quarante-Six.
• The number 47 in French is Quarante-Sept.
• Then, the number 48 in French is Quarante-Suit.
• The number 49 in French is Quarante-Neuf.
• The number 50 in French is Cinquante.

Numbers in french 1-60

• The number 51 in French is Cinquante et Un.
• Then, the number 52 in French is Cinquante-Deux.
• The number 53 in French is Cinquante-Trois.
• The number 54 in French is Cinquante-Quatre.
• Then, the number 55 in French is Cinquante-Cinq.
• The number 56 in French is Cinquante-Six.
• The number 57 in French is Cinquante-Sept.
• Then, the number 58 in French is Cinquante-Suit.
• The number 59 in French is Cinquante-Neuf.
• The number 60 in French is Soixante.

Numbers in french 1-70

To count from 60 to 69, say soixante and then follow the same procedure as the numbers in the preceding section (20-69). When you reach seventy, you must pronounce soixante-dix, which translates to’sixty-ten.’

• The number 61 in French is Soixante et Un.
• Then, the number 62 in French is Soixante-Deux.
• The number 63 in French is Soixante-Trois.
• The number 64 in French is Soixante-Quatre.
• Then, the number 65 in French is Soixante-Cinq.
• The number 66 in French is Soixante-Six.
• The number 67 in French is Soixante-Sept.
• Then, the number 68 in French is Soixante-Suit.
• The number 69 in French is Soixante-Neuf.
• The number 70 in French is Soixante-Dix.

Numbers in french 1-80

If the answer is 60-69, it’s simple: Simply add one, two, three, and so on. After you’ve said soixante,’ you may worry about adding the matching adolescent if you’re in the 70-79 range.

• The number 71 in French is Soixante et onze.
• Then, the number 72 in French is soixante douze.
• The number 73 in French is soixante treize.
• The number 74 in French is soixante-quatorze.
• Then, the number 75 in French is soixante-quinze.
• Then, the number 76 in French is soixante-seize.
• Also, the number 77 in French is soixante-dix-sept.
• Then, the number 78 in French is soixante-dix-huit.
• Then, the number 79 in French is soixante-dix-neuf.
• Also, the number 80 in French is Quatre vingts.

Numbers in french 1-90

The ‘et’ vanishes for the number eighty-one. As a result, 81 is quatre-vingt-un, which translates as “four twenty one.” Say ‘quatre-vingt’ (4 x 20) for 82-89, then add un, deux, three, etc. through neuf. For example, ‘quatre-vingt-cinq’ (4 x 20 + 5) est ‘quatre-vingt-cinq’ (4 x 20 + 5).

• The number 81 in French is Quatre-vingt-un.
• Then, the number 82 in French is Quatre-vingt-Deux.
• The number 83 in French is Quatre-vingt-Trois.
• The number 84 in French is Quatre-vingt-Quatre.
• Then, the number 85 in French is Quatre-vingt-Cinq.
• The number 86 in French is Quatre-vingt-Six.
• The number 87 in French is Quatre-vingt-Sept.
• Then, the number 88 in French is Quatre-vingt-Suit.
• The number 89 in French is Quatre-vingt-Neuf.
• The number 90 in French is Quatre-vingt-Dix.

Numbers in french 1-100

If you’re in the 80-89 range, just add an un, two, three, and so on. If you are 90 or above, you must then add the appropriate teen number.

• The number 91 in French is Quatre-vingt-onze.
• The number 92 in French is Quatre-vingt-douze.
• Then, the number 93 in French is Quatre-vingt-treize.
• The number 94 in French is Quatre-vingt-quatorze.
• The number 95 in French is Quatre-vingt-quinze.
• Then, the number 96 in French is Quatre-vingt-Seize.
• The number 97 in French is Quatre-vingt-dix-sept.
• The number 98 in French is Quatre-vingt-dix-huit.
• Then, the number 99 in French is Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.
• The number 100 in French is cent.

Numbers in french pronunciation

• Make no -n sound when saying the number one (un, 1). Try not to allow the tip of your tongue to come into contact with the roof of your mouth. Listen to the audio below to hear how nasal the sound is.
• Make no “oo” sound when saying the number two (deux, 2). To accurately pronounce “deux,” first say “je” (I in French). Remove the “e” sound and replace it with a -d. “deux” and “je” are rhyming words.
• The French number three (trois, 3) is pronounced “oi.” This is the same as saying “moi” (me). Make sure not to pronounce the silent -s.
• Say keh-truth for the number four (quatre, 4). The last “uh” sound might be voiced or unvoiced.
• Simply say “sank” for the number five (cinq, 5), as in “You sank my battleship!”

6-10

• The number six (six, 6) has extremely particular requirements for pronunciation. If the number comes before a noun that begins with a consonant, “six” is pronounced “see.” Six pommes, for example, is pronounced “see pum.”
• If the number six is on its own, pronounce it with a -x. “How many apples do you have?” for example. (I’m curious, how many apples do you have?) Six is the correct answer. Say the -x as though you were saying “sees.”
• Simply say “set” as in “I set the table” for the number seven (sept, 7).
• Say “oo-ee-t” for the number eight (huit, 8). This also sounds a lot like the English word “wheat,” as in wheat bread.
• The “eu” sound also rhymes with “je” for the number nine (neuf, 9). Isolate the -e sound from “je” and wrap it in -n and -f.
• The criteria for pronouncing six also apply to ten (dix, 10). When dix comes before a noun that begins with a vowel, do not pronounce the -x and instead say “dee.”

Dix tomates (dee tomates), for example, is pronounced “dee toh-maht.” When answering the question, “How many tomatoes do you have?” (Answer: “-Dix” to the question “How many tomatoes do you have?” Say the -x as though you were saying “Dees.”

Chart

Number	In French	Pronunciation
0	zéro	zay-RO
1	un	uh
2	deux	duh
3	trois	twah
4	quatre	KAT-ruh
5	cinq	sank
6	six	sees
7	sept	set
8	huit	wheet
9	neuf	nuhf
10	dix	dees
11	onze	onz
12	douze	dooz
13	treize	trez
14	quatorze	kah-TOHR-z
15	quinze	cans
16	seize	sez
17	dix-sept	dees set (equal emphasis)
18	dix-huit	dees wheat (equal emphasis)
19	dix-neuf	dees nuhf (equal emphasis)
20	vingt	van

Numbers in french language

The consonants at the end of the words cinq and huit are pronounced. This is true only when the numbers are alone (as in the sound files), before a vowel or h muet, or at the conclusion of a phrase. When one of these numerals is followed by a consonant, the last sound is omitted.

• à la une – on the front page of the newspaper, headline news
• le cinq à sept – afternoon tryst
• chercher midi à 14 heures
• couper les cheveux en quatre – to split hairs, quibble
• en deux temps, trois mouvements – in double time, very quickly
• faire d’une pierre deux coups – to kill two birds with one stone
• haut comme trois pommes – very young
• il ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard – he’s nothing special
• quatre à quatre – very quickly
• tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche – to think long and hard (before speaking)
• un de ces quatre (matins) – one of these days
• un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras – a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• le vendredi treize – Friday the 13th
• 24 heures sur 24 – 24 hours a day
• se mettre sur son trente et un – to get dressed to the nines
• tous les trente-six du mois – once in a blue moon

Numbers in french 1-1000

Here’s an intriguing fact. The indefinite article is never used with the numbers 100 and 1000 (cent and mille) (un). Unlike the other greater integers. We use the indefinite “a” and “an” in English. We have a hundred people here, for example. Alternatively, we have a thousand individuals here.

“We have a hundred people here,” we remark in French. or “There are a thousand individuals here.” Only when employing the numerals cent and mille is the indefinite article (un) deleted. When we reach a million, the indefinite article is used once more. Take a look at these samples.

• Nous avons cent personnes ici. – “We have hundred people here.”
• Nous avons mille personnes ici. – “We have thousand people here.”
• Then, nous avons un million de personnes ici. – “We have a million people here.”
• Nous avons un milliard de personnes ici. – “We have a billion people here.”

1-1000

There are a few simple principles that govern larger French numbers.

For values between 100 and 199, use cent followed by the remainder of the number:

• The number 105 in french is cent cinq.
• The number 149 in french is cent quarante-neuf.
• Then, the number 181 in french is cent quatre-vingt-un.

You’ll be pleased with numbers ranging from 200 to 999. They are straightforward:

• The number 200 in french is deux cents.
• The number 300 in french is trois cents.
• Then, the number 400 in french is quatre cents.
• The number 500 in french is cinq cents.
• The number 600 in french is six cents.
• Then, the number 700 in french is sept cents.
• The number 800 in french is huit cents.
• The number 900 in french is neuf cents.

To fill in the gaps for the remaining numbers from 200 to 999, use the same formula as for 100:

• The number 501 in french is cinq cent un.
• The number 508 in french is cinq cent huit.
• Then, the number 530 in french is cinq cent trente.
• The number 531 in french is cinq cent trente-et-un.
• The number 565 in french is cinq cent soixante-cinq
• Then, the number 598 in french is cinq cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit.

Numbers in french 1 thousand to 1 million

Only in numbers like soixante et un mille will you see un mille (61,000). This number must be preceded by an un to be distinguished from soixante mille (60,000). When discussing 1,000 and there is nothing in the “ten-thousands” column, write mille, no un.

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It’s simple to make new numbers with mille and un millon. The following is a good example:

• First, the number 1,000 in french is mille.
• Then, the number 1,001 in french is mille et un
• The number 1,500 in french is mille cinq cents
• The number 1,766 in french is sept cent soixante-six
• Then, the number 2,001 in french is deux mille un
• The number 40,000 in french is quarante mille
• The number 74,000 in french is soixante-quatorze mille
• Then, the number 100,000 in french is cent mille
• The number 415,297 in french is quatre cent quinze mille deux cent quatre-vingt-dix-sept
• The number 1,000,000 in french is un million
• Then, the number 3,000,000 in french is trois millions
• The number 6,492,000 in french is six millions quatre cent quatre-vingt-douze mille
• The number 8,841,932 in french is huit millions huit cent quarante et un mille neuf cent trente-deux.

Some frequently asked questions

How do I teach French numbers?

Use flash cards with the digit printed on one side and the number’s French spelling on the other. Ask children to count by twos, fives, tens, and so on. Count the number of desks, seats, windows, doors, and pupils in the classroom.

How do you count from 1 to 10 in French?

The French numbers 1-10 are: un (1), deux (2), trois (3), quatre (4), cinq (5), six (6), sept (7) huit (8) neuf (9), dix (10).

How do you count from 1 to 50 in French?

Memorise the numbers 1-9, which are un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, and neuf, to count to 50 in French. Then go on to numbers 10 through 19, which are dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, and dix-neuf.

How do you play Dix?

Dix: Each student counts to 10 in turn. Each student is allowed to say one, two, or three numbers. The guy who gets a ten is eliminated. You can continue beyond ten, and everyone who falls on a multiple of ten is out.

What are the numbers 10-20 in french?

• So, the number 11 in French is Onze.
• Then, the number 12 in French is douze.
• Then, the number 13 in French is treize.
• Also, the number 14 in French is quatorze.
• Then, the number 15 in French is quinze.
• Then, the number 16 in French is Seize.
• Also, the number 17 in French is dix-sept.
• Then, the number 18 in French is dix-huit.
• Then, the number 19 in French is dix-neuf.
• Atlast, the number 20 in French is vingt.

Is English 60% in French?

Although French is mostly derived from Latin (which accounts for around 60% of English vocabulary either directly or through a Romance language), it also contains terms from Gaulish and Germanic languages (especially Old Frankish).

How is the number 814 written in French?

The Number 814 in French is huit cent quatorzième nombre.

What are the numbers 75-80 in french?

• So, the number 75 in French is soixante-quinze.
• Then, the number 76 in French is soixante-seize.
• Also, the number 77 in French is soixante-dix-sept.
• Then, the number 78 in French is soixante-dix-huit.
• Then, the number 79 in French is soixante-dix-neuf.
• Also, the number 80 in French is Quatre vingts.

How do you count to 70 in French?

So, in french, 70 = soixante-dix

Then, 72 = 60 + 12 = soixante-douze.

Then, 73 = 60 + 13 = soixante-treize.

Also, 74 = 60 + 14 = soixante-quatorze.

Then, 75 = 60 + 15 = soixante-quinze.

Then, 76 = 60 + 16 = soixante-seize.

Also, 77 = 60 + 17 = soixante-dix-sept.

Atlas, 78 = 60 + 18 = soixante-dix-huit.