French Numbers 1-100: Essential Counting Guide
Updated On 2024-12-07
Basic Numbers (1-20)
1 - un/une 2 - deux 3 - trois 4 - quatre 5 - cinq 6 - six 7 - sept 8 - huit 9 - neuf 10 - dix 11 - onze 12 - douze 13 - treize 14 - quatorze 15 - quinze 16 - seize 17 - dix-sept 18 - dix-huit 19 - dix-neuf 20 - vingt
Example Uses:
- "J'ai deux chats" (I have two cats)
- Uses "deux" for counting objects
- "Page quinze" (Page fifteen)
- Uses "quinze" for page numbers
Tens (20-60)
20 - vingt 30 - trente 40 - quarante 50 - cinquante 60 - soixante
Building Numbers:
- "vingt-et-un" (21)
- Add "et-un" for 21, 31, 41, 51, 61
- "trente-quatre" (34)
- Simply add numbers with a hyphen
Complex Numbers (70-99)
70 - soixante-dix (sixty-ten) 71 - soixante-et-onze (sixty-and-eleven) 80 - quatre-vingts (four-twenties) 90 - quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenty-ten)
Example Uses:
- "quatre-vingt-trois euros" (83 euros)
- Used for prices
- "soixante-douze kilos" (72 kilos)
- Used for measurements
Practical Applications
Phone Numbers
- "Mon numéro est le zero six..."
- Phone numbers are said digit by digit
Prices
- "Ça coûte quatre-vingt-dix euros" (It costs 90 euros)
- Used in shopping situations
Age
- "J'ai vingt-cinq ans" (I am 25 years old)
- Always use "ans" after age numbers
Key Tips
- Numbers after 69 follow specific patterns
- Hyphens connect compound numbers
- "Un" becomes "une" for feminine nouns
- "Quatre-vingts" loses its 's' in compound numbers
Practice numbers in real contexts like prices, dates, and quantities rather than just memorizing the sequence.
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