0 Zro
1 Un
2 Deux
3 Trois
4 Quatre
5 Cinq
6 Six
7 Sept
8 Huit
9 Neuf
10 Dix
1 through 10 the basics! If youre feeling rusty on pronunciation, check
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11 Onze
12 Douze
13 Treize
14 Quatorze
15 Quinze
16 Seize
17 Dix-sept
18 Dix-huit
19 Dix-neuf
20 Vingt
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
31 Trente et un
32 Trente-deux
33 Trente-trois
34 Trente-quatre
35 Trente-cinq
36 Trente-six
37 Trente-sept
38 Trente-huit
39 Trente-neuf
60 Soixante
61 Soixante et un
62 Soixante-deux
63 Soixante-trois
64 Soixante-quatre
65 Soixante-cinq
66 Soixante-six
67 Soixante-sept
68 Soixante-huit
69 Soixante-neuf
More of the same, right? et un, -deux, -trois, -quatre, and so on. But wait!
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
Things start to get weird around the number 70. Soixante means 60,
but soixante-dix is 70. Remember what dix means? Thats right. Soixante-
dix literally meanssixty-ten. Weird, right? The numbers at the end have
also changed, from et un, -deux, -trois, etc. to et onze, -douze, -treize, to
keep this new counting system consistent. 72, for instance, is
now soixante-douze, or sixty-twelve.
Something new happens when we hit 80 and 90 as well:
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
The word for 80, quatre-vingts, means four-twenties.
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
We did it! So to recount the tens, remember:
10 Dix
20 Vingt
30 Trente
40 Quarante
50 Cinquante
60 Soixante
70 Soixante-dix
80 Quatre-vingts
90 Quatre-vingt-dix
100 Cent
French Numbers 100-500
If you know how to count from 1 to 100 in French, then you know how to
count from 100 to 200, or just below. Its all the same numbers, but
with cent in front.
100 Cent
101 Cent un
102 Cent deux
103 Cent trois
104 Cent quatre
105 Cent cinq
106 Cent six
107 Cent sept
108 Cent huit
109 Cent neuf
110 Cent dix
125 Cent vingt-cinq
150 Cent cinquante
175 Cent soixante-quinze
This changes when it gets to 200 and beyond. For 200, deux comes
before cents, meaning of course two-hundred.
200 Deux cents
250 Deux cent cinquante
300 Trois cent
350 Trois cent cinquante
450 Quatre cent cinquante
499 Quatre cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf
That last one is a mouthful. Finally, we have
500 Cinq cent
French Numbers 500-1000
Besides those drawn-out, clunky numbers like quatre cent quatre-vingt
dix-neuf, counting in French from 500 to 1000 is pretty smooth sailing.
Heres an overview of what you need to know:
100 Cent
200 Deux cent
300 Trois cent
400 Quatre cent
500 Cinq cent
600 Six cent
700 Sept cent
800 Huit cent
900 Neuf cent