Counting (french)
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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0 |
zéro |
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1 |
un |
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2 |
deux |
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3 |
trois |
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4 |
quatre |
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5 |
cinq |
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6 |
six |
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7 |
sept |
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8 |
huit |
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9 |
neuf |
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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10 |
dix |
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11 |
onze |
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12 |
douze |
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13 |
treize |
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14 |
quatorze |
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15 |
quinze |
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16 |
seize |
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17 |
dix-sept |
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18 |
dix-huit |
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19 |
dix-neuf |
Note: 17 to 19 - you can remember easily those 3 cases:
- 17 = 10+7: dix+sept = dix-sept
- 18 = 10+8: dix+huit = dix-huit
- 19 = 10+9: dix+neuf = dix-neuf
From 20 to 69, things are very regular. You just have to learn
- 20 : vingt
- 30 : trente
- 40 : quarante
- 50 : cinquante
- 60 : soixante
The rest is natural:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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20 |
vingt |
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21 |
vingt et un |
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22 |
vingt-deux |
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23 |
vingt-trois |
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24 |
vingt-quatre |
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25 |
vingt-cinq |
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26 |
vingt-six |
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27 |
vingt-sept |
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28 |
vingt-huit |
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29 |
vingt-neuf |
Do the same for trente, quarante, cinquante and soixante:
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From 30 to 39:
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From 40 to 49:
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From 50 to 59:
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From 60 to 69:
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Sorry but things become strange from here...
- 70 is prononced soixante-dix (60+10)
- 80 is prononced quatre-vingts (4*20)
- 90 is prononced quatre-vingt-dix (4*20+10)
As a result:
|
Numbers |
Spelling |
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70 |
soixante-dix |
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71 |
soixante et onze |
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72 |
soixante-douze |
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73 |
soixante-treize |
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74 |
soixante-quatorze |
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75 |
soixante-quinze |
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76 |
soixante-seize |
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77 |
soixante-dix-sept |
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78 |
soixante-dix-huit |
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79 |
soixante-dix-neuf |
80 is quatre-vingts:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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80 |
quatre-vingts(*) |
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81 |
quatre-vingt-un |
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82 |
quatre-vingt-deux |
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83 |
quatre-vingt-trois |
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84 |
quatre-vingt-quatre |
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85 |
quatre-vingt-cinq |
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86 |
quatre-vingt-six |
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87 |
quatre-vingt-sept |
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88 |
quatre-vingt-huit |
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89 |
quatre-vingt-neuf |
Note: (*) vingt takes an s when it is not in the middle of a number.
90 is quatre-vingt-dix:
|
Numbers |
Spelling |
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90 |
quatre-vingt-dix |
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91 |
quatre-vingt-onze |
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92 |
quatre-vingt-douze |
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93 |
quatre-vingt-treize |
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94 |
quatre-vingt-quatorze |
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95 |
quatre-vingt-quinze |
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96 |
quatre-vingt-seize |
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97 |
quatre-vingt-dix-sept |
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98 |
quatre-vingt-dix-huit |
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99 |
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
100 is written cent. It takes an s when it is not in the middle of a number.
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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100 |
cent |
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200 |
deux cents |
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300 |
trois cents |
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400 |
quatre cents |
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500 |
cinq cents |
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600 |
six cents |
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700 |
sept cents |
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800 |
huit cents |
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900 |
neuf cents |
No "s" here:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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103 |
cent trois |
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240 |
deux cent quarante |
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561 |
cinq cent soixante-et-un |
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796 |
sept cent quatre-vingt-seize |
First of all, you may have noticed that numbers higher than 999 are written with dots (or spaces) and not with commas.
- In French 1,123,241 is written 1.123.241 or 1 123 241 .
1.000 is written mille. It is invariable. So, no "s" for mille.
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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1.000 |
mille |
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2.000 |
deux mille |
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3.000 |
trois mille |
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4.000 |
quatre mille |
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5.000 |
cinq mille |
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6.000 |
six mille |
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7.000 |
sept mille |
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8.000 |
huit mille |
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9.000 |
neuf mille |
Some examples:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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2.200 |
deux mille deux cents |
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3.450 |
trois mille quatre cent cinquante |
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7.272 |
sept mille deux cent soixante-douze |
1.000.000 is written million . Million takes an s in the plural.
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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1.000.000 |
un million |
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2.000.000 |
deux millions |
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3.000.000 |
trois millions |
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4.000.000 |
quatre millions |
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5.000.000 |
cinq millions |
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6.000.000 |
six millions |
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7.000.000 |
sept millions |
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8.000.000 |
huit millions |
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9.000.000 |
neuf millions |
Some examples:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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1.200.000 |
un million deux cents mille |
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3.234.000 |
trois millions deux cent trente-quatre mille |
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7.120.213 |
sept millions cent vingt mille deux cent treize |
1.000.000.000 is written milliard . Add an "s" for plural.
|
Numbers |
Spelling |
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1.000.000.000 |
un milliard |
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2.000.000.000 |
deux milliards |
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3.000.000.000 |
trois milliards |
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4.000.000.000 |
quatre milliards |
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5.000.000.000 |
cinq milliards |
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6.000.000.000 |
six milliards |
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7.000.000.000 |
sept milliards |
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8.000.000.000 |
huit milliards |
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9.000.000.000 |
neuf milliards |
Some examples:
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Numbers |
Spelling |
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1.000.200.000 |
un milliard deux cents mille |
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3.250.000.000 |
trois milliards deux cent cinquante millions |
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