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Numbers from 1 to 100 in French
Les nombres de 1 à 100 en français
We have already seen the numbers from 1 to 10 in French.
1 – un
2 – deux
3 – trois
4 – quatre
5 – cinq
6 – six
7 – sept
8 – huit
9 – neuf
10 – dix
Now we will take it to the next level…
Numbers from 10 to 20 in French
The numbers from 10-20 are a little irregular so unfortunately you will just have to learn them by heart.
10 – dix
11 – onze
12 – douze
13 – treize
14 – quatorze
15 – quinze
16 – seize
17 – dix-sept
18 – dix-huit
19 – dix-neuf
20 – vingt
Numbers from 20 to 69 in French
To write the numbers from 20 to 69 in French, you just add the single number (units) to the tens number.
A hyphen is used to join the two numbers together.
vingt (20) + deux (2) = vingt-deux (22)
trente (30) + sept (7) = trente-sept (37)
quarante (40) + neuf (9) = quarante-neuf (49)
vingt et un OR vingt-et-un?
You may see the numbers ending in 1 after the number 20 (21, 31, 41, etc.) with two different spellings.
In 1990 a new spelling rule came into place where all numbers made up of two or more words, including large numbers, now need to be joined with hyphens (dashes).
21 = vingt et un (orthographe traditionnelle – traditional spelling)
21 = vingt-et-un (orthographe rectifiée de 1990 – rectified spelling as of 1990)
Numbers from 70 to 100 in French
The numbers after 69 follow a different rule that what you may be used to.
The number 70 in French is soixante-dix. You will notice that it is a combination of soixante (60) + dix (10)
The rest of the numbers in the 70s follow the same pattern of 60 + a number from 10-19.
70 – soixante-dix
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 (which is literally 60 + 19)
With the numbers in the 80s, quatre-vingt is used which is like saying 4 twenties (in old English Four score was used instead of eighty thanks to this French influence)
80 – quatre-vingts (notice vingts ends in an S)
81 – quatre-vingt-un (notice vingt does not end in an S)
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 number 90 in French is quatre-vingt-dix. You will notice that it is a combination of quatre-vingt (80) + dix (10)
The rest of the numbers in the 90s follow the same pattern of 80 + a number from 10-19.
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 (which is literally 4 x 20 + 19)
Isn’t that easy!
Another way of saying 70, 80 and 90 in French
In the French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland they have their own separate words for 70, 80 and 90. They are:
70 – septante
80 – huitante
90 – nonante
So in these areas, 73 is septante-trois, 85 is huitante-cinq and 96 is nonante-six etc.
