French Numbers
If you know how to count from zero to 20 you can count from
0 to 99
If you know how to count from zero to 99 you can count until
any number
20 = Vingt
20 +1 = 21 ; 20 + 2 = 22; 20 +3 =23…
21 = vingt et un 26 = vingt-six
22 = vingt-deux 27 = vingt-sept
23 = vingt-trois 28 = vingt-huit
24 = vingt-quatre 29 = vingt-neuf
25 = vingt-cinq
30 = Trente
30 + 1 = 31 ; 30 + 2 = 32 ; 30 + 3 = 33…
31 = trente et un 36 = trente-six
32 = trente-deux 37 = trente-sept
33 = trente-trois 38 = trente-huit
34 = trente-quatre 39 = trente-neuf
35 = trente-cinq
40 = Quarante (ka rant)
40 + 1 = 41 ; 40 + 2 = 42 ; 40 + 3 = 43…
41 = quarante et un 46 = quarante-six
42 = quarante-deux 47 = quarante-sept
43 = quarante-trois 48 = quarante-huit
44 = quarante-quatre 49 = quarante-neuf
45 = quarante-cinq
50 = Cinquante (sen kant)
50 + 1 = 51 ; 50 + 2 = 52 ; 50 + 3 = 53…
51 = cinquante et un (sen 55 = cinquante-cinq
kan tehh unn) 56 = cinquante-six
52 = cinquante-deux 57 = cinquante-sept
53 = cinquante-trois 58 = cinquante-huit
54 = cinquante-quatre 59 = cinquante-neuf
60 = Soixante (suwa sant)
60 + 1 = 61 ; 60 + 2 = 62 ; 60 + 3 = 63…
61 = soixante et un 65 = soixante-cinq
62 = soixante-deux 66 = soixante-six
63 = soixante-trois 67 = soixante-sept
64 = soixante-quatre 68 = soixante-huit
69 = soixante-neuf
70 = Soixante-dix
60 + 10 = 70 ; 60 + 11 = 71 ; 60 + 12 = 72…
71 = soixante et onze 76 = soixante-seize
72 = soixante-douze 77 = soixante-dix-sept
73 = soixante-treize 78 = soixante-dix-huit
74 = soixante-quatorze 79 = soixante-dix-neuf
75 = soixante-quinze
80 = Quatre-vingts
4 * 20 = 80 ; 4 * 20 + 1 = 81 ; 4 *20 + 2 = 82…
81 = quatre-vingt-un 86 = quatre-vingt-six
82 = quatre-vingt-deux 87 = quatre-vingt-sept
83 = quatre-vingt-trois 88 = quatre-vingt-huit
84 = quatre-vingt-quatre 89 = quatre-vingt-neuf
85 = quatre-vingt-cinq
90 = Quatre-vingt-dix
4 * 20 + 10 = 90 ; 4 * 20 + 11 = 91 ; 4 * 20 + 12 = 92…
91 = quatre-vingt-onze 93 = quatre-vingt-treize
92 = quatre-vingt-douze 94 = quatre-vingt-quatorze
95 = quatre-vingt-quinze 98 = quatre-vingt-dix-huit
96 = quatre-vingt-seize 99 = quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
97 = quatre-vingt-dix-sept
100 = Cent (san)
145 = One hundred forty-five ► Cent quarante-cinq
231 = Two hundred thirty-one ► Deux cent trente-un
196 = One hundred ninety-six ► Cent quatre-vingt-seize
325 = Three hundred twenty-five ► Trois cent vingt-cinq
494 = Four hundred ninety-four ► Quatre cent quatre-
vingt-quatorze
963 = Nine hundred sixty-three ► Neuf cent soixante-trois
778 = Seven hundred seventy height ► Sept cent soixante-
dix-huit
605 = Six hundred five ► Six cent cinq
480 = Four hundred eighty ► Quatre cent quatre-vingts
200 = Deux cents
300 = Trois cents
500 = Cinq cents
900 = Neuf cents
901 = Neuf cent un
1000 = mille
1023 = One thousand twenty three ► Mille vingt-trois
1450 = One thousand four hundred fifty ► Mille quatre cent
cinquante
2531 = Deux mille cinq cent trente et un
7956 = Sept mille neuf cent cinquante-six
5596 = Cinq mille cinq cent quatre-vingt-seize
9774 = Neuf mille sept cent soixante-quatorze
4615 = Quatre mille six cent quinze
Separation digit.
In French we used the dot to make separation in number and
the coma to introduce the decimal part.
Separation is made from right to left after counting 3 digits
The first dot represents mille, the second one represents
million, the next dot represent milliard
10. 000 = Dix mille
23. 449 = Vingt-trois mille quatre cent quarante-neuf
48. 795 = Quarante-huit mille sept cent quatre-vingt
quinze
33. 135 = Trente-trois mille cent trente-cinq
66. 521 = Soixante-six mille cinq cent vingt et un
33. 333 = Trente-trois mille trois cent trente-trois
44. 242 = Quarante-quatre mille deux-cent quarante-deux
32. 135 = trente-deux mille cent trente-cinq
48. 446. 548. 646 = Quarante-huit milliard quatre cent
quarante-six million cinq cent quarante-huit mille six cent
quarante-six
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879879454
99798784654
1321546849 = quarante neuvième
ORDINAL NUMBERS
The majority of numbers become ordinals by adding “ième”.
But if a number ends in an e, you must drop it before adding
the “ième”.
After a q, you must add a u before the “ième”.
And an f becomes a v before the ième.
Ordinal Numbers
Short form Full form abréviation Nom complet prononciation
1st First 1er / 1ère Premier / Pre mi yehh /
première Pre mi yairr
nd ème
2 Second 2 Deuxième De zi yaim
3rd Third 3ème Troisième Truwa zi yaim
4th Fourth 4ème Quatrième Ka tri yaim
5th Fifth 5ème Cinquième Sen ki yaim
6th Sixth 6ème Sixième Si zi yaim
7th Seventh 7ème Septième Set ti yaim
8th eighth 8ème Huitième Wit ti yaim
9th nineth 9ème Neuvième Neu vi yaim
We are announcing the 146638th candidate of this exam
To announce ► annoncer
Candidate ► candidat (m)
Exam ► examen (m)
I’m the first student of this school
Student ► étudiant(e) / élève