On this page you will learn how to count in french, with all the french numbers to 1000 and up to one billion. You can also learn the pronunciation of the french numbers here.
Tip: for 21, 31, 41, 51 and 61, don’t forget the ‘et‘ (which means ‘and‘) before the 1 !
Tip n°2: ‘chiffre‘ means digit in french. ‘numéro‘ means number.
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How do you count to 10 in french ?
0 zéro zay-ro
1 un (m) / une (f) ahn / oone
2 deux duhr
3 trois twa
4 quatre katr
5 cinq sank
6 six seece (sounds like ‘seas’)
7 sept set
8 huit weet
9 neuf nurf
10 dix dees
French numbers 10-100
Note: 11 to 16 are weird… and then it gets easier. Check it out:
11 onze onz
12 douze dooz
13 treize trez
14 quatorze kah-tohrz
15 quinze cans
16 seize sez
17 dix-sept dees-set
18 dix-huit dees-weet
19 dix-neuf dees-nurf
20 vingt vahn
21 vingt et un (for feminine: vingt et une) vahn-tay-ahn
22 vingt-deux vahn-duhr
23 vingt-trois vahn-twah
24 vingt-quatre vahn-katr
25 vingt-cinq vahn-sank
26 vingt-six vahn-sees
27 vingt-sept vahn-set
28 vingt-huit vahn-weet
29 vingt-neuf vahn-nurf
30 trente trawnt
31 trente et un/une trawnt-tay-ahn / trawnt-tay–
32 trente-deux trawnt-duhr
33 trente-trois trawnt-twah
34 trente-quatre trawnt-katr
35 trente-cinq trawnt-sank
36 trente-six trawnt-sees
37 trente-sept trawnt-set
38 trente-huit trawnt-weet
39 trente-neuf trawnt-nurf
40 quarante kuh-rawnt
41 quarante et un/une kuh-rawnt-tay-ahn
42 quarante-deux kuh-rawnt-duhr
43 quarante-trois kuh-rawnt-twah
44 quarante-quatre kuh-rawnt-katr
45 quarante-cinq kuh-rawnt-sank
46 quarante-six kuh-rawnt-sees
47 quarante-sept kuh-rawnt-set
48 quarante-huit kuh-rawnt-weet
49 quarante-neuf kuh-rawnt-nurf
50 cinquante sank-awnt
51 cinquante et un/une sank-awnt-tay-ahn
52 cinquante-deux sank-awnt-duhr
53 cinquante-trois sank-awnt-twah
54 cinquante-quatre sank-awnt-katr
55 cinquante-cinq sank-awnt-sank
56 cinquante-six sank-awnt-sees
57 cinquante-sept sank-awnt-set
58 cinquante-huit sank-awnt-weet
59 cinquante-neuf sank-awnt-nurf
60 soixante swah-sawnt
61 soixante et un/une swah-sawnt-tay-ahn
62 soixante-deux swah-sawnt-duhr
63 soixante-trois swah-sawnt-twah
64 soixante-quatre swah-sawnt-katr
65 soixante-cinq swah-sawnt-sank
66 soixante-six swah-sawnt-sees
67 soixante-sept swah-sawnt-set
68 soixante-huit swah-sawnt-weet
69 soixante-neuf swah-sawnt-nurf
The difficult part (70 to 99): Tips
To sum up, 70 (soixante-dix) means literally ‘sixty ten‘ (60+10).
Then, you have 80 (quatre-vingts) which means literally ‘four twenties‘ (4 x 20).
Finally, 90 means literally ‘four twenties ten‘ (4 x 20 + 10).
Note: 71 is ‘soixante et onze’ which means ‘sixty and eleven‘.
70 soixante-dix swah-sawnt-deese
71 soixante et onze swa-sont-ay-onz
72 soixante-douze swah-sawnt-dooz
73 soixante-treize swah-sawnt-trez
74 soixante-quatorze swah-sawnt-kah-tohrz
75 soixante-quinze swah-sawnt-cans
76 soixante-seize swah-sawnt-sez
77 soixante-dix-sept swah-sawnt-deese-set
78 soixante-dix-huit swah-sawnt-dees-weet
79 soixante-dix-neuf swah-sawnt-dees-nurf
80 quatre-vingts ka-truh-vahn
81 quatre-vingt-un ka-truh-vahn-tay-ahn
82 quatre-vingt-deux ka-truh-vahn-duhr
83 quatre-vingt-trois ka-truh-vahn-twah
84 quatre-vingt-quatre ka-truh-vahn-katr
85 quatre-vingt-cinq ka-truh-vahn-sank
86 quatre-vingt-six ka-truh-vahn-sees
87 quatre-vingt-sept ka-truh-vahn-set
88 quatre-vingt-huit ka-truh-vahn-weet
89 quatre-vingt-neuf ka-truh-vahn-nurf
90 quatre-vingt-dix ka-truh-vahn-deese
91 quatre-vingt-onze ka-truh-vahn-onz
92 quatre-vingt-douze ka-truh-vahn-dooz
93 quatre-vingt-treize ka-truh-vahn-trez
94 quatre-vingt-quatorze ka-truh-vahn-kah-tohrz
95 quatre-vingt-quinze ka-truh-vahn-cans
96 quatre-vingt-seize ka-truh-vahn-sez
97 quatre-vingt-dix-sept ka-truh-vahn-dees-set
98 quatre-vingt-dix-huit ka-truh-vahn-dees-weet
99 quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ka-truh-vahn-dees-nurf
Cultural note: In Switzerland and Belgium, these numbers are not so confusing: for 70, they use ‘septante‘, for 80, they say ‘huitante‘, and finally for 90, they say ‘nonante‘.
French numbers 100-1000
100 cent sawnt
101 cent un sawnt ahn
102 cent deux sawnt duhr
110 cent dix sawnt dees
120 cent vingt sawnt vahn
130 cent trente sawnt trawnt
140 cent quarante sawnt kuh-rawnt
150 cent cinquante sawnt sank-awnt
160 cent soixante sawnt swah-sawnt
170 cent soixante-dix sawnt swah-sawnt-dees
180 cent quatre-vingt sawnt ka-truh-vahn
190 cent quatre-vingt-dix sawnt ka-truh-vahn-dees
173 cent-soixante-treize sawnt swah-sawnt-trez
200 deux cents duhr sawnt
245 deux cents duhr sawnt kuh-rawnt-sank
299 deux cents duhr sawnt ka-truh-vahn-dees-nurf
300 trois cents twa sawnt
400 quatre cents katr sawnt
500 cinq cents sank sawnt
600 six cents see sawnt (don’t say: seece sawnt)
700 sept cents set sawnt
800 huit cents wee sawnt (don’t say: weet sawnt)
900 neuf cents nurf sawnt
1000 mille meel
French numbers after 1000
1001 mille un meel ahn
1050 mille cinquante meel sank-awnt
1389 mille trois cent quatre-vingt neuf meel twa sawnt ka-truh-vahn-nurf
2000 deux mille duhr meel
2025 deux mille duhr meel vahn-sank
10000 dix mille dee meel
20000 vingt mille vahn meel
30000 trente mille trawnt meel
40000 quarante mille kuh-rawnt meel
50000 cinquante mille sank-awnt meel
60 000 soixante mille swah-sawnt meel
70 000 soixante-dix mille swah-sawnt-dee meel
80 000 quatre-vingts mille ka-truh-vahn meel
90 000 quatre-vingt-dix mille ka-truh-vahn-dee meel
100 000 cent mille sawnt meel
200 000 deux cents mille duhr sawnt meel
1 000 000 un million ahn mee-lyohng
2 000 000 deux millions duhr mee-lyohng
1 000 000 000 un milliard ahn meel yard
Pronounciation tip: be careful of the liaison when some words are preceded by 5, 6, 8 or 10. For example, to say ’10 minutes’ we often say ‘dee minute’ not ‘dees minute’. It’s not a big deal if you dont pronounce it perfectly, so don’t worry about it. It’s just good to know !
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