Video:How to Count in French

Transcript:How to Count in French

Hello I'm Milo for About.com and today we are talking about counting in French.

How to Count in French: 0-19

Let's start at the beginning:

• 0    zéro
• 1    un
• 2    deux
• 3    trois
• 4    quatre
• 5    cinq
• 6    six
• 7    sept
• 8    huit
• 9    neuf
• 10    dix
• 11    onze
• 12    douze
• 13    treize
• 14    quatorze
• 15    quinze
• 16    seize
• 17    dix-sept
• 18    dix-huit
• 19    dix-neuf 

How to Count in French: 20-69

The numbers up to 69 are simple except the numbers ending in 1 where you add "and": 

• 20 vingt
• 21 vingt et un
• 22 vingt-deux 
• 30 trente
• 31 trente et un
• 32 trente-deux 
• 40 quarante
• 41 quarante et un
• 42 quarante-deux 

How to Count in French: 70-79

At 70 you begin to reference the numbers as if you were adding from 60.  So 70 is actually 60 + 10, continuing upwards. Notice the “and” again for the ones: 

• 70  soixante-dix
• 71  soixante et 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 

How to Count in French: 80-99

Instead of 80 you say four twenties and continue on as before. This time there is no “and” at the ones. 

• 80  quatre-vingts
• 81  quatre-vingt-un
• 82  quatre-vingt-deux
• 83  quatre-vingt-trois 

At 90 you do what you did with 70:

• 90    quatre-vingt-dix
• 91    quatre-vingt-onze
• 92    quatre-vingt-douze
• 93    quatre-vingt-treize 

How to Count in French: 100-1000

The patterns repeat as you go up, and here are the hundreds: 

• 100 cent
• 200 deux cents
• 300 trois cents
• 400 quatre cents
• 500 cinq cents
• 600 six cents
• 700 sept cents
• 800 huit cents
• 900 neuf cents
• 1000 mille 

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