If you would like to read composed numbers out loud, let me show you how to do it: It’s very similar to the English way of counting hundreds. But French will always be French and if there are no complications in the language… it’s not real French! French Numbers: What happens After 100?Īfterwards, let’s move on to the hundreds. This would be more logical if you take a step back and look at how 40, 50 and 60 are written. Nonante for 90 instead of Quatre-vingt-dix. Octante or Huitante for 80 instead of Quatre-vingts (only in Switzerland). They will instead follow the usual pattern as from 20 to 60 and use : In French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland, people don’t say “soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix”.
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Regarding the “s” at the end of “quatre-vingts”, it only applies when “quatre-vingts” is not followed by any other numeral: quatre-vingt s for 80, quatre-vingt-trois for 83. Notice that “ quatre-vingt-un ” does not add an extra “et” before “un”? Yep, it’s an exception. 99 - Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (four-twenty-ten-nine).98 - Quatre-vingt-dix-huit (four-twenty-ten-eight).97 - Quatre-vingt-dix-sept (four-twenty-ten-seven).96 - Quatre-vingt-seize (four-twenty-sixteen).95 - Quatre-vingt-quinze (four-twenty-fifteen).94 - Quatre-vingt-quatorze (four-twenty-fourteen).93 - Quatre-vingt-treize (four-twenty-thirteen).92 - Quatre-vingt-douze (four-twenty-twelve).91 - Quatre-vingt-onze (four-twenty-eleven).90 - Quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenty-ten).89 - Quatre-vingt-neuf (four-twenty-nine).88 - Quatre-vingt-huit (four-twenty-eight).87 - Quatre-vingt-sept (four-twenty-seven).86 - Quatre-vingt-six (four-twenty-six).85 - Quatre-vingt-cinq (four-twenty-five).84 - Quatre-vingt-quatre (four-twenty-four).
Everything else: “vingt/ trente/ quarante/ cinquante/ soixante” plus “-un/deux/trois/…/neuf”.Secondly: 21/31/41/51/61 share the same rule: “vingt/ trente/ quarante/ cinquante/ soixante” plus “et un”.(This rule was mentioned in “ Reforms of French Orthography“.) French Numbers 20 to 69 If you are not obsessed, the simple rule is to add hyphens between words in composed numbers. Well, it really depends on how obsessed you are with spelling French numbers out. When to use the Hyphens in French NumbersĪre you wondering if there’s an easy way to memorize the use of hyphens in numbers? When you are counting from 10 to 19 in French, you can now see two types of numbers: independent and composed numbers.Īs you might have noticed, from 17 to 19 (dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf) we have the first glance of composed numbers. Counting from 1 to 10 in French is quite easy. French Numbers 1 to 100 Starting from 0 to 10įirst of all, let’s start with the basics. Don’t forget to check out our guide to language learning. Looking for tips on learning languages in general.
Vous êtes prêts ? Trois, deux, un… C’est parti! Let’s begin counting in French! Let me show you and guide you through the world of French numbers. My name is Eden, and I’ve been teaching French for 5 years. Bonjour! If you are learning French, you might have started complaining about French numbers.īut it is definitely not something that you cannot conquer after reading this article, and I am happy to help.