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Numbers in French

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Infographics of Numbers in French

Remembering French numbers can be tricky, primarily because the French have a couple of cool counting rules. Interestingly, if you want to learn French numbers, you simply need to use a little mental math and a ton of repetition. You should consider making flashcards or printing out a cheat sheet that you can take a look at in a hurry. 

Interestingly, when you begin to count in French, you'll generally get the first number right since zero is simply zéro. From that point, you won’t be so always lucky because, French numbers don't always follow the similar guidelines as they do in English. The only solace you may have is in the number six, which is spelled the similar in English and French. Unluckily, the pronunciation is distinctive to the point that you'd never know they're spelled the similar without seeing them on paper. In French, the letter "x" is pronounced as an "s" when it's toward the finish of a word like it is with six. So, you’d pronounce six as "sees."

In any case, before you begin thinking you may never even make it to 100, how about we jump into French numbers 1-10!




Numbers 1-10 in French

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  • un  =One (1)

  • deux =Two (2)

  • trois =Three (3)

  • quatre =Four (4)

  • cinq =Five (5)

  • six =Six (6)

  • sept =Seven (7)

  • huit =Eight (8)









Numbers 10-20 in French

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When counting in French somewhere in the range of ten and 20, the French have a version of the English addition "- teen." In English, this structure will begin at thirteen and experience nineteen, yet it'll simply be seventeen to nineteen in French. "'- Teen" is addressed by the word dix, so seventeen is dix-sept, or ten-seven.
The only difficulty in pronunciation is of several words have final consonants that sometimes is pronounced, and sometimes are not! 
Number learning tip: Try working out the date each day in French. If it’s the 22nd of July, you can write le 22 (vingt-deux) juillet.
  • dix =Ten (!0)

  • onze =Eleven (11)

  • douze =Twelve (12)

  • treize =Thirteen (13)

  • quatorze =Fourteen (14)

  • quinze  =Fifteen (15)

  • seize =Sixteen (16)

  • dix-sept =Seventeen (17)









Numbers 20-29 in French

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When you get to 20, things get pretty quiet for some time. If you want to say 27, you'll say the French word for twenty, vingt, and afterward, the French word for 7, Sept, to get vingt-sept. The single rule that isn’t the similar as English is this: when you’ve numbers with the 1 in the last digit, similar to 31, you say "and one," rather than just "one." For example, 31 would be trente et un, not trente-un.
Number learning tip: Always try to write out the date every day in French. In the event that it was the 22nd of July, you'd write le 22 (vingt-deux) juillet.
  • vingt =Twenty (20)

  • vingt et un =Twenty One (21)

  • vingt-deux =Twenty Two (22)

  • vingt-trois =Twenty Three (23)

  • vingt-quatre =Twenty Four (24)

  • vingt-cinq =Twenty Five (25)

  • vingt-six =Twenty Six (26)

  • vingt-sept =Twenty Seven (27)









Numbers 30-60 in French

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The guidelines for numbers 20-69 are all very similar, so for these numbers, you can back to the previous list explaining 20-29 to perceive how each number functions.

Number learning tip: Anytime you're waiting for something, try counting in your mind. You can do it when you're holding up in line at the supermarket, waiting that something will cook in the microwave, or waiting for your train. See how long you have to wait by and how high you can get!
  • trente =Thirty (30)

  • quarante =Fourty (40)

  • cinquante =Fifty (50)

  • soixante =Sixty (60)









Numbers 70-79 in French

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French counting rules begin to get somewhat tricky with the number 70. In French, instead of having another number for 70 like there is for 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60, you'll use "sixty-ten" instead. After sixty-ten, or soixante-dix, you'll continue to tack numbers ten through 19 on the end of 60 until you get to eighty, as so.

Number learning tip: Make sure you count in French when you're working out. Learning while at the same time moving can assist you with remembers things better with muscle memory. Perceive the number of bouncing jacks you can do in a moment!
  • soixante-dix =Seventy (70)

  • soixante et onze =Seventy One (71)

  • soixante-douze =Seventy Two (72)

  • soixante-treize =Seventy Three (73)

  • soixante-quatorze =Seventy Four (74)

  • soixante-quinze =Seventy Five (75)

  • soixante-seize =Seventy Six (76)

  • soixante-dix-sept =Seventy Seven (77)

  • soixante-dix-huit =

  • soixante-dix-neuf =Seventy Nine (79)









Numbers 80-100 in French

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This is the place where things get additional insane. So in numbers 70-79, we needed to use a little expansion, however once you get to 80, the French ramp it up a score to duplication. They didn't think they required a word for 80 itself and might've felt that soixante-vingt (sixty-twenty) was a little confusing. All things considered, they say quatre-vingts or four-twenty. At that point when you get to ninety, you get four-twenty-ten or quatre-vingt-dix.

Number leaning tip: Try cooking a French recipe to assist learns some French numbers as you go.
  • quatre-vingts =Eighty (80)

  • quatre-vingt-un (21 is generally vingt-et-un, but here it’s vingt-un) =Eighty One (81)

  • quatre-vingt-deux =Eighty Two (82)

  • quatre-vingt-trois =Eighty Three (83)

  • quatre-vingt-quatre =Eighty Four (84)

  • quatre-vingt-cinq =Eighty Five (85)

  • quatre-vingt-six =Eighty Six (86)

  • quatre-vingt-sept =Eighty Seven (87)









Final Words

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And for one final French counting tip, you now know how to count from one to hundred in French. If you don’t have too much of a headache after learning the numbers, try watching the pronunciation video a few times and repeating the phrases. 
And don’t forget to habit stack while you’re practicing it. Pronunciation videos work well with mindless tasks like walking or menial chores.
  • cent =One Hundred (100)









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