This is how to count in French: numbers from 0 to 100

THIS IS HOW TO COUNT IN FRENCH: NUMBERS 0 TO 100

So, do you have trouble with the French numbers?

Some of them can ask for some quite tricky calculations, no?

And then it’s the pronunciation that can be trickier when your mind is busy doing math to say the number 95.

Read this article to discover the secret rules you need to know, even if math is not your strong suit, and listen to the podcasts for a great pronunciation.

(This week, counting in French: numbers from 1 to 100)

Zéro à vingt

These numbers are your next best friends, because they are chic and you’ll use them the most, so be nice to them and practice often.

 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
20     vingt

Check out the one program that helps you reach French conversation fluency HERE

Dix à cent

And these are the tens, all the way up to 100.

Here are your tips, in case you really hate math (and if you didn’t hate it until now, French language may pitch in to tip the balance in that direction):
70 = 60+10
80 = 4 x 20 (don’t forget, it doesn’t work the other way round!)
90 = 4 x 20 + 10

OK, I’m done, that’s it, this is all you have to use (and remember). Now, let’s practice them:

 10     dix
 20     vingt
 30     trente
 40     quarante
 50     cinquante
 60     soixante
 70     soixante-dix
 80     quatre-vingts
 90     quatre-vingt-dix
100     cent

Check out the one program that helps you reach French conversation fluency HERE

Vingt-et-un, trente-et-un etc.

The numbers having “1” at the end have a different construction: we are using the “ET” to link the tens and the units.

The others don’t need the “ET”, but based on the new spelling rule “l’orthographe rectifiée de 1990”, we now need dashes between each of the words making up the numbers.

21     vingt-et-un
22     vingt-deux
31     trente-et-un
33     trente-trois
41     quarante-et-un
44     quarante-quatre
51     cinquante-et-un
55     cinquante-cinq
61     soixante-et-un
66     soixante-six
71     soixante-onze
77     soixante-dix-sept
81     quatre-vingt-un
88     quatre-vingt-huit
91     quatre-vingt-onze
99     quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

Check out the one program that helps you reach French conversation fluency HERE

Now it is your turn!

Comment below and let me know which number is the hardest for you to remember?

Let me guess.

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