Learn about numbers from 1 to 100 in French
Les nombres de 1 à 100 en français
This is list of the numbers from 1 to 10 in French.
1 – un
2 – deux
3 – trois
4 – quatre
5 – cinq
6 – six
7 – sept
8 – huit
9 – neuf
10 – dix
And here’s the audio pronunciation:
Next, we learn about numbers from 10 to 20 in French
Regrettably, the numbers from 10 to 20 exhibit slight irregularities, making it necessary for you to memorize them.
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
French numbers from 20 to 69
In French, to express the numbers from 20 to 69, you simply combine the single number (units) with the tens number, employing a hyphen to link the two numbers together.
vingt (20) + deux (2) = vingt-deux (22)
trente (30) + sept (7) = trente-sept (37)
quarante (40) + neuf (9) = quarante-neuf (49)
French numbers from 70 to 100
The numbers beyond 69 in French adhere to a different rule than what you may be accustomed to. The number 70 is expressed as "soixante-dix" (60 + 10). As you progress through the 70s, you will notice that they continue to follow the pattern of combining "soixante" (60) with a number from 10 to 19.
70 – soixante-dix
71 – soixante-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 (which is literally 60 + 19)
When it comes to the numbers in the 80s, the French language employs "quatre-vingt," which can be interpreted as "four twenties." This linguistic influence is reminiscent of the archaic English term "four score" instead of "eighty."
80 – quatre-vingts (notice vingts ends in an S)
81 – quatre-vingt-un (notice vingt does not end in an S)
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
In French, the number 90 is expressed as "quatre-vingt-dix" (80 + 10). Similar to the 70s, the remaining numbers in the 90s follow the pattern of combining "quatre-vingt" (80) with a number from 10 to 19.
90 – quatre-vingt-dix
91 – quatre-vingt-onze
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 (which is literally 4 x 20 + 19)
I think it not easy.
While using those numbers would still make you understandable to people in France, where's the fun in speaking French without a touch of Parisian flair?
As 70 and 90 are derived from 60 and 80 respectively, they use the teens to express the digits from 71 to 79 and 91 to 99. For instance, 71 is expressed as soixante-et-onze ("60 + 11"), and 95 is quatre-vingt-quinze ("80 + 15"). You can refer back to the numbers table above for practice.
Although it may sound complicated, it's actually quite straightforward. After practicing these numbers a few times, you'll have a solid understanding of the 70s and 90s. It's just like getting the hang of wearing bell-bottoms and flannel plaid shirts.
|
0 |
zéro |
[zay-ro] |
|
1 |
un |
[uh] |
|
2 |
deux |
[duhr] |
|
3 |
trois |
[twa] |
|
4 |
quatre |
[katr] |
|
5 |
cinq |
[sank] |
|
6 |
six |
[sees] |
|
7 |
sept |
[set] |
|
8 |
huit |
[weet] |
|
9 |
neuf |
[nurf] |
|
10 |
dix |
[dees] |
|
11 |
onze |
[onz] |
|
12 |
douze |
[dooz] |
|
13 |
treize |
[trez] |
|
14 |
quatorze |
[katorz] |
|
15 |
quinze |
[kanz] |
|
16 |
seize |
[sez] |
|
17 |
dix-sept |
[dee-set] |
|
18 |
dix-huit |
[dees-weet] |
|
19 |
dix-neuf |
[dees-nurf] |
|
20 |
vingt |
[van] |
|
21 |
vingt
et un |
[vant-ay-uh] |
|
22 |
vingt-deux |
[van-duhr] |
|
23 |
vingt-trois |
[van-twa] |
|
24 |
vingt-quatre |
[van-katr] |
|
25 |
vingt-cinq |
[van-sank] |
|
26 |
vingt-six |
[van-sees] |
|
27 |
vingt-sept |
[van-set] |
|
28 |
vingt-huit |
[van-weet] |
|
29 |
vingt-neuf |
[van-nurf] |
|
30 |
trente |
[tront] |
|
31 |
Trente
et un |
[tront
ay-uh] |
|
32 |
Trente-deux |
[tront-durh) |
|
33 |
Trente-trois |
[tront-twa) |
|
34 |
Trente-quatre |
[tront-katr) |
|
35 |
Trente-cinq |
[tront-sank) |
|
36 |
Trente-six |
[tront-sees) |
|
37 |
Trente-sept |
[tront-set) |
|
38 |
Trente-huit |
[tront-weet) |
|
39 |
Trente-neuf |
[tront-nurf) |
|
40 |
quarante |
[karont] |
|
41 |
quarante
et un |
[karont-ay-uh] |
|
42 |
quarante-deux |
[karont-deux] |
|
43 |
quarante-trois |
[karont-twa] |
|
44 |
quarante-quatre |
[karont-katr] |
|
45 |
quarante-cinq |
[karont-sank] |
|
46 |
quarante-six |
[karont-sees] |
|
47 |
quarante-sept |
[karont-set] |
|
48 |
quarante-huit |
[karont-weet] |
|
49 |
quarante-neuf |
[karont-nurf] |
|
50 |
cinquante |
[sank-ont] |
|
51 |
cinquante
et un |
[sank-ont-ay-uh] |
|
52 |
cinquante-deux |
[sank-ont-deux] |
|
53 |
cinquante-trois |
[sank-ont-twa] |
|
54 |
cinquante-quatre |
[sank-ont-katr] |
|
55 |
cinquante-cinq |
[sank-ont-sank] |
|
56 |
cinquante-six |
[sank-ont-sees] |
|
57 |
cinquante-sept |
[sank-ont-set] |
|
58 |
cinquante-huit |
[sank-ont-weet] |
|
59 |
cinquante-neuf |
[sank-ont-nurf] |
|
60 |
soixante |
[swa-sont] |
|
61 |
soixante
et un |
[swa-sont-ay-un] |
|
62 |
soixante-deux |
[swa-sont-dur] |
|
63 |
soixante-trois |
[swa-sont-twa] |
|
64 |
soixante-quatre |
[swa-sont-katr] |
|
65 |
soixante-cinq |
[swa-sont-sank] |
|
66 |
soixante-six |
[swa-sont-sees] |
|
67 |
soixante-sept |
[swa-sont-set] |
|
68 |
soixante-huit |
[swa-sont-weet] |
|
69 |
soixante-neuf |
[swa-sont-nurf] |
|
70 |
soixante-dix |
[swa-sont-dees] |
|
71 |
soixante-et-onze |
[swa-sont-ay-onz] |
|
72 |
soixante-douze |
[swa-sont-dooz] |
|
73 |
soixante-treize |
[swa-sont-trez] |
|
74 |
soixante-quatorze |
[swa-sont-katorz] |
|
75 |
soixante-quinze |
[swa-sont-kanz] |
|
76 |
soixante-seize |
[swa-sont-sez] |
|
77 |
soixante-dix-sept |
[swa-sont-dee-set] |
|
78 |
soixante-dix-huit |
[swa-sont-dees-weet] |
|
79 |
soixante-dix-neuf |
[swa-sont-dees-nurf] |
|
80 |
quatre-vingts |
[kat-ra-van] |
|
81 |
quatre-vingt-un |
[kat-ra-vant-uh] |
|
82 |
quatre-vingt-deux |
[kat-ra-van-dur] |
|
83 |
quatre-vingt-trois |
[kat-ra-van-twa] |
|
84 |
quatre-vingt-quatre |
[kat-ra-van-katr] |
|
85 |
quatre-vingt-cinq |
[kat-ra-van-sank] |
|
86 |
quatre-vingt-six |
[kat-ra-van-sees] |
|
87 |
quatre-vingt-sept |
[kat-ra-van-set] |
|
88 |
quatre-vingt-huit |
[kat-ra-van-weet] |
|
89 |
quatre-vingt-neuf |
[kat-ra-van-nurf] |
|
90 |
quatre-vingt-dix |
[kat-ra-van-dees] |
|
91 |
quatre-vingt-onze |
[kat-ra-van-onz] |
|
92 |
quatre-vingt-douze |
[kat-ra-van-dooz] |
|
93 |
quatre-vingt-treize |
[kat-ra-van-
trez] |
|
94 |
quatre-vingt-quatorze |
[kat-ra-van-katorz] |
|
95 |
quatre-vingt-quinze |
[kat-ra-van-
kanz] |
|
96 |
quatre-vingt-seize |
[kat-ra-van-
sez] |
|
97 |
quatre-vingt-dix-sept |
[kat-ra-van-
dee-set] |
|
98 |
quatre-vingt-dix-huit |
[kat-ra-van-
dees-weet] |
|
99 |
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
[kat-ra-van-
dees-nurf] |
|
100 |
cent |
[son] |
Other way to say 70, 80 and 90 in French
In the French-speaking regions of Belgium and Switzerland, there are distinct words for the numbers 70, 80, and 90. They are as follows:
70 – septante
80 – huitante
90 – nonante
That's all about French numbers vocabulary lesson! Thank you for reading!
