When we started learn a new language, as it could be the French language or English, one of the first things to be very clear is the numbers. Therefore, today we are going to see how they are written, how they are pronounced and some extra exercises so that you can practice. In addition, we have prepared a very catchy song in which a native French person sings the numbers from 1 to 20. Are you ready? Have a good coffee andโฆ let's get started!
How to write numbers in French
In this first section we have lists some very useful tables in which you can see the number itself on the far left, how it is written in French in the central column and, finally, how it is written in Spanish in the last column.
Del 1 al 20
Number | in French | in Spanish |
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1 | un | a |
2 | deux | of |
3 | trois | three |
4 | quatre | four |
5 | cinq | five |
6 | six | six |
7 | sept | seven |
8 | huit | eight |
9 | neuf | nine |
10 | dix | diez |
11 | onze | once |
12 | douze | sweet |
13 | treize | thirteen |
14 | quatorze | catorce |
15 | quinze | fifteen |
16 | seize | sixteen |
17 | dix-sept | diecisiete |
18 | dix-huit | eighteen |
19 | dix-neuf | nineteen |
20 | vingt | veinte |
As we can see, the first twenty numbers are quite similar to Spanish. The main thing to remember from this section is that until the sixteenth, equality is maintained. Later, it is simpler, since 17, 18 and 19 are formed by joining the diez (dix) and the corresponding number. In this way, respectively: dix-sept, dix-huit and dix-neuf.
Del 1 al 100
Number | in French | in Spanish |
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1 | un | a |
2 | two people | of |
3 | three | three |
4 | four | four |
5 | five | five |
6 | six | six |
7 | Sept | seven |
8 | eight | eight |
9 | new | nine |
10 | dix | diez |
11 | our | once |
12 | twelve | sweet |
13 | thirteen | thirteen |
14 | fourteen | catorce |
15 | fifteen | fifteen |
16 | seize | sixteen |
17 | seventeen | diecisiete |
18 | eighteen | eighteen |
19 | nineteen | nineteen |
20 | twenty | veinte |
21 | twenty one | twenty |
22 | twenty two | twenty two |
23 | twenty three | twenty three |
24 | vingt quatre | twenty four |
25 | twenty five | twenty-five |
26 | vingt-six | twenty six |
27 | vingt-sept | twenty seven |
28 | twenty eight | twenty eight |
29 | twenty nine | twenty nine |
30 | thirty | treinta |
31 | thirty one | thirty-one |
32 | trente deux | thirty-two |
33 | thirty-three | Thirty-three |
34 | thirty-four | thirty four |
35 | thirty-five | thirty-five |
36 | thirty six | thirty-six |
37 | Thirty-Sept | thirty-seven |
38 | trente-huit | thirty-eight |
39 | trente neuf | thirty nine |
40 | forty | cuarenta |
41 | quarante et a | Forty-one |
42 | quarante-deux | forty two |
43 | quarante-trois | forty three |
44 | quarante-quatre | Forty-four |
45 | quarante-cinq | forty five |
46 | quarante-six | Forty-six |
47 | quarante-september | forty-seven |
48 | quarante-huit | forty-eight |
49 | quarante neuf | forty nine |
50 | fifty | fifty |
51 | fifty et un | Fifty-one |
52 | fifty-deux | fifty-two |
53 | fifty-trois | Fifty-three |
54 | fifty-four | Fifty-four |
55 | fifty-five | fifty five |
56 | fifty-six | Fifty-six |
57 | fifty seven | fifty seven |
58 | Cinquante Huit | fifty eight |
59 | fifty neuf | fifty-nine |
60 | sixty | sesenta |
61 | soixante et a | sixty-one |
62 | soixante-deux | Sixty-two |
63 | soixante-trois | Sixty-three |
64 | soixante-quatre | sixty-four |
65 | soixante-cinq | Sixty-five |
66 | sixty six | Sixty-six |
67 | soixante-sept | sixty seven |
68 | soixante-huit | Sixty-eight |
69 | soixante-neuf | sixty nine |
70 | seventy | setenta |
71 | soixante et elonze | seventy-one |
72 | soixante-douze | Seventy-two |
73 | soixante-treize | Seventy-three |
74 | soixante-quatorze | seventy-four |
75 | seventy-five | Seventy-five |
76 | soixante-seize | Seventy-six |
77 | soixante-dix-sept | seventy-seven |
78 | soixante-dix-huit | seventy eight |
79 | soixante-dix-neuf | Seventy-nine |
80 | four-vingts | eighty |
81 | quatre-vingt-un | eighty one |
82 | quatre-vingt-deux | Eighty-two |
83 | quatre-vingt-trois | Eighty-three |
84 | quatre-vingt-quatre | eighty-four |
85 | quatre-vingt-cinq | eighty-five |
86 | quatre-vingt-six | eighty-six |
87 | quatre-vingt-sept | eighty-seven |
88 | quatre-vingt-huit | eighty-eight |
89 | quatre-vingt-neuf | eighty-nine |
90 | ninety | Ninety |
91 | quatre-vingt-eleven | Ninety-one |
92 | quatre-vingt-douze | Ninety-two |
93 | quatre-vingt-treize | ninety three |
94 | quatre-vingt-quatorze | Ninety-four |
95 | quatre-vingt-quinze | Ninety-five |
96 | quatre-vingt-seize | Ninety-six |
97 | quatre-vingt-dix-sept | Ninety-seven |
98 | ninety-eight | ninety-eight |
99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf | ninety nine |
100 | cent | one hundred |
French numbers from 1 to 100 have some nuances that should be remembered. As we can see, when it ends in 1, the famous and, in this way 21 is said twenty one, 61 is said soixante et a, etc. The rest of the numbers are formed in the logical way, the only thing is that you have to join them with a hyphen. Thus, 68 is 60 + 8, that is, soixante-huit. All this that we are counting is the general rule for the numbers from 20 to 60. As we will see next, the numbers 70, 80 and 90 are special.
There is no direct translation of the setenta in French. It is formed in a very mathematical way, since 70 = 60 + 10, then the Number seventy in French is soixante-dix. The number 80 follows the same mathematical basis since 80 = 4 * 20, then eighty is said eighty. Finally, 90 becomes the same as seventy because: 90 = 80 + 10. Then, ninety is quatre-vingt-dix. For intermediate numbers such as 75 or 84, the rule of the script in the previous paragraph is followed. For example, seventy-five would be soixante-fifteen and eighty-four would be quatre-vingt-quatre.
Del 1 al 1000
If you are interested in seeing a number greater than 100, we have prepared a table with numbers up to 1000 in French, as it would take up a lot of space on the screen, we have prepared a PDF with the table and the rest of the article to print.
Ordinals
The ordinal numbers, as its own name intuits, indicate order. Below you can find a table of French ordinal numbers from 1 to 100:
Number | in French |
---|---|
1 | premier |
2 | second |
3 | troisiรจme |
4 | fourth |
5 | fifth |
6 | sixth |
7 | seventh |
8 | eighth |
9 | ninth |
10 | tenth |
11 | eleventh |
12 | twelfth |
13 | thirteenth |
14 | fourteenth |
15 | fifteenth |
16 | sixteenth |
17 | dix-septieme |
18 | dix-huitieme |
19 | nineteenth |
20 | vingtieme |
21 | twenty first |
22 | twenty-second |
23 | twenty third |
24 | twenty-fourth |
25 | twenty-fifth |
26 | vingt-sixieme |
27 | twenty-seventh |
28 | vingt-huitiรจme |
29 | vingt-neuvieme |
30 | trentieme |
31 | thirty first |
32 | trente-deuxieme |
33 | trente-troisiรจme |
34 | trente-quatriรจme |
35 | trente-cinquiรจme |
36 | trente sixiรจme |
37 | thirty-seventh |
38 | trente-huitiรจme |
39 | trente-neuvieme |
40 | quarantieme |
41 | quarante et uniรจme |
42 | quarante-deuxiรจme |
43 | quarante-troisiรจme |
44 | quarante-quatriรจme |
45 | quarante-cinquiรจme |
46 | quarante-sixieme |
47 | quarante-septieme |
48 | quarante-huitiรจme |
49 | forty-ninth |
50 | fifty |
51 | fifty and one |
52 | fifty-deuxiรจme |
53 | fifty-troisiรจme |
54 | fifty-quatriรจme |
55 | fifty-cinquiรจme |
56 | fifty-sixiรจme |
57 | fifty-septieme |
58 | fifty-huitiรจme |
59 | fifty-neuviรจme |
60 | sixtieth |
61 | soixante et uniรจme |
62 | soixante-deuxiรจme |
63 | soixante-troisieme |
64 | soixante-quatriรจme |
65 | soixante-cinquiรจme |
66 | soixante-sixieme |
67 | six-septiรจme |
68 | soixante-huitiรจme |
69 | soixante-neuvieme |
70 | soixante-dixieme |
71 | soixante et onzieme |
72 | soixante-douzieme |
73 | soixante-treizieme |
74 | soixante-quatorzieme |
75 | soixante-quinzieme |
76 | soixante-seizieme |
77 | soixante-dix-septieme |
78 | soixante-dix-huitiรจme |
79 | soixante-dix-neuvieme |
80 | quatre-vingtsieme |
81 | quatre-vingt-uniรจme |
82 | quatre-vingt-deuxieme |
83 | quatre-vingt-troisieme |
84 | quatre-vingt-quatrieme |
85 | quatre-vingt-cinquiรจme |
86 | quatre-vingt-sixieme |
87 | four-vingt-septieme |
88 | quatre-vingt-huitiรจme |
89 | quatre-vingt-neuvieme |
90 | quatre-vingt-dixiรจme |
91 | quatre-vingt-onzieme |
92 | quatre-vingt-douzieme |
93 | quatre-vingt-treizieme |
94 | quatre-vingt-quatorzieme |
95 | quatre-vingt-quinziรจme |
96 | quatre-vingt-seizieme |
97 | quatre-vingt-dix-septiรจme |
98 | quatre-vingt-dix-huitiรจme |
99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuvieme |
100 | centimeter |
Cardinals
On the other hand, we also have the Cardinal numbers, which indicate cardinality. That is, the number of items. For example, if you want to say that you have of pens, you use the cardinal numbers, if you want to say you live in the second floor, you use ordinals. Cardinal numbers are the same as the numbers we use normally. Anyway, here are the cardinal numbers in French from 1 to 100:
Number | in French |
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1 | un |
2 | two people |
3 | three |
4 | four |
5 | five |
6 | six |
7 | Sept |
8 | eight |
9 | new |
10 | dix |
11 | our |
12 | twelve |
13 | thirteen |
14 | fourteen |
15 | fifteen |
16 | seize |
17 | seventeen |
18 | eighteen |
19 | nineteen |
20 | twenty |
21 | twenty one |
22 | twenty two |
23 | twenty three |
24 | vingt quatre |
25 | twenty five |
26 | vingt-six |
27 | vingt-sept |
28 | twenty eight |
29 | twenty nine |
30 | thirty |
31 | thirty one |
32 | trente deux |
33 | thirty-three |
34 | thirty-four |
35 | thirty-five |
36 | thirty six |
37 | Thirty-Sept |
38 | trente-huit |
39 | trente neuf |
40 | forty |
41 | quarante et a |
42 | quarante-deux |
43 | quarante-trois |
44 | quarante-quatre |
45 | quarante-cinq |
46 | quarante-six |
47 | quarante-september |
48 | quarante-huit |
49 | quarante neuf |
50 | fifty |
51 | fifty et un |
52 | fifty-deux |
53 | fifty-trois |
54 | fifty-four |
55 | fifty-five |
56 | fifty-six |
57 | fifty seven |
58 | Cinquante Huit |
59 | fifty neuf |
60 | sixty |
61 | soixante et a |
62 | soixante-deux |
63 | soixante-trois |
64 | soixante-quatre |
65 | soixante-cinq |
66 | sixty six |
67 | soixante-sept |
68 | soixante-huit |
69 | soixante-neuf |
70 | seventy |
71 | soixante et elonze |
72 | soixante-douze |
73 | soixante-treize |
74 | soixante-quatorze |
75 | seventy-five |
76 | soixante-seize |
77 | soixante-dix-sept |
78 | soixante-dix-huit |
79 | soixante-dix-neuf |
80 | four-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 |
90 | ninety |
91 | quatre-vingt-eleven |
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 | ninety-eight |
99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf |
100 | cent |
Pronunciation of numbers in French
Knowing how to pronounce numbers well is as important as knowing what they are. In this way, we have prepared a table in which you can see the number itself, the 1 to 20 And how would you have to say them in Spanish so that they sound with a French accent, is that understood? That is, in the following table, as if you were going to read in spanish, you say it as is and you will see that it sounds a lot Frenchy ๐
We hope you find this resource very useful. Anyway, since only 20 digits are seen, we also have a video with which a person from France will say the numbers out loud. As you will see in the comparison, it is more or less similar, in the end it is about perseverance and practicing and perfecting. Inside video:
Drill
Next, we have prepared a few exercises for you so that you can test your knowledge of numbers in French. You can review what we have been learning throughout the article without problem, the important thing is that you keep the basics and fundamentals ๐ Good luck!
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