Numbers in French : count from 0 to 100
Why should I learn to count in French?
As in any language, we need numbers for several situations. Wether it's for telling your age, talking about money, exchanging phone numbers, address, ... we always need to refer to numbers.
How to learn French number? The best way would be to break them in several category, and you'll learn them step by step
Numbers from 0 to 10
0 Zéro
1 Un
2 Deux
3 Trois
4 Quatre
5 Cinq
6 Six
7 Sept
8 Huit
9 Neuf
10 Dix
For he numbers fom 0 to 10 you just need to learn them by heart. They will be the foundation for building other numbers.
Numbers from 11 to 20
11 Onze
12 Douze
13 Treize
14 Quatorze
15 Quinze
16 Seize
17 Dix-sept
18 Dix-huit
19 Dix-neuf
20 Vingt
Have you started seeing a pattern for number 17-18-19? It loos like you're doing mathematics, right? Yes, it's a bit like that.
17 = 10+7; So, in French 17 is written dix-sept.
18=10+8 > dix-huit
and same for 19.
Numbers from 21 to 30
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
Here, the pattern is becoming more precise and regular except for 21.
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21 = 20 and 1 and that makes vingt et un.
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22 = 20+2, so vingt-deux
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and so on until 29
Notice that there is a hyphen to connect both numbers.
Numbers from 31 to 40
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
40 Quarante
Same pattern as previously. 31 = 30 and 1 > trente et un. The rest follows the pattern of 32 = 30+2 which makes trente-deux. This pattern applies until 69.
Numbers from 41 to 50
41 Quarante et un
42 Quarante-deux
43 Quarante-trois
44 Quarante-quatre
45 Quarante-cinq
46 Quarante-six
47 Quarante-sept
48 Quarante-huit
49 Quarante-neuf
50 Cinquante
Numbers from 51 to 60
51 Cinquante et un
52 Cinquante-deux
53 Cinquante-trois
54 Cinquante-quatre
55 Cinquante-cinq
56 Cinquante-six
57 Cinquante-sept
58 Cinquante-huit
59 Cinquante-neuf
60 Soixante
Numbers from 61 to 70
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
70 Soixante-dix
Numbers from 71 to 80
71 Soixante-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
80 Quatre-vingts
From 70, there is a change of pattern.
70 is consider to be 60+10,
71 = 60+11,
72 = 60+2,
and so on until 79.
Numbers are separated by hyphens.
To express 80 in French, it's like if you were doing a multiplication. 80=4*20 so that is written as Quatre-vingts.
Numbers from 81 to 90
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 Quatre-vingt-dix
You'll notice that 81 is decomposed in 4*20+1,
82 = 4*20+1,
83 = 4*20+3,
and so on.
⛔Pay attention to the fact that there is no "S" at vingt like it is in 80 (quatre-vingts).
Fo 81, we use a hyphen an not "et" as it is in the numbers 31, 41, 51 and 61.
Numbers from 91 to 100
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
100 Cent
From 90, the pattern changes again.
This time, 90 = 80+10,
91 = 80+11,
92 = 80+12,
and so on until 99.