French Numbers 1-100: Essential Counting Guide

Basic Numbers (1-20)

1 - un/une 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

Example Uses:

1. "J'ai deux chats" (I have two cats)

• Uses "deux" for counting objects

2. "Page quinze" (Page fifteen)

• Uses "quinze" for page numbers

Tens (20-60)

20 - vingt 30 - trente 40 - quarante 50 - cinquante 60 - soixante

Building Numbers:

1. "vingt-et-un" (21)

• Add "et-un" for 21, 31, 41, 51, 61

2. "trente-quatre" (34)

• Simply add numbers with a hyphen

Complex Numbers (70-99)

70 - soixante-dix (sixty-ten) 71 - soixante-et-onze (sixty-and-eleven) 80 - quatre-vingts (four-twenties) 90 - quatre-vingt-dix (four-twenty-ten)

Example Uses:

1. "quatre-vingt-trois euros" (83 euros)

• Used for prices

2. "soixante-douze kilos" (72 kilos)

• Used for measurements

Practical Applications

Phone Numbers

1. "Mon numéro est le zero six..."

• Phone numbers are said digit by digit

Prices

1. "Ça coûte quatre-vingt-dix euros" (It costs 90 euros)

• Used in shopping situations

Age

1. "J'ai vingt-cinq ans" (I am 25 years old)

• Always use "ans" after age numbers

Key Tips

• Numbers after 69 follow specific patterns
• Hyphens connect compound numbers
• "Un" becomes "une" for feminine nouns
• "Quatre-vingts" loses its 's' in compound numbers

Practice numbers in real contexts like prices, dates, and quantities rather than just memorizing the sequence.