Numbers in French

The numbers 0 to 50

Let’s start with numbers from 0 to 50. Although consonants are generally silent in French, they are pronounced in the following numbers: cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix. With sept, the -p- is silent, but the final -t is pronounced. The final -x in six and dix is pronounced like an s.

When the numbers cinq, six, huit, and dix are followed by a word beginning with a consonant, their final consonant is mute (silent).

zéro

zero   

un

one      

deux

two     

trois

three

quatre

four                 

cinq

five        

six

six                  

sept

seven                

huit

eight          

neuf

nine             

dix

ten

onze

eleven

douze

twelve

treize

thirteen

quatorze

fourteen

quinze

fifteen

seize

sixteen

dix-sept

seventeen

dix-huit

eighteen

dix-neuf

nineteen

vingt

twenty

vingt et un

twenty-one

vingt-deux

twenty-two

vingt-trois

twenty-three

vingt-quatre

twenty-four

vingt-cinq

twenty-five

vingt-six

twenty-six

vingt-sept

twenty-seven

vingt-huit

twenty-eight

vingt-neuftwenty-nine

trente

thirty

trente et un

thirty-one

trente-deux

thirty-two

trente-trois

thirty-three

quarante

forty

quarante et un

forty-one

quarante-deux

forty-two

quarante-trois

forty-three

cinquante

fifty

Ordinal numbers

Ordinal numbers, for the most part, follow a regular pattern, ending with -ième. Premier/première(first) and dernier/dernière (last) are the exceptions.

premier, première

first

deuxième

second

troisième

third

quatrième

fourth

cinquième

fifth

sixième

sixth

septième

seventh

huitième

eighth

neuvième

ninth

dixième

tenth

vingtième

twentieth

vingt et unièmet

wenty-first

vingt-deuxième

twenty-second

vingt-troisième

twenty-third

trentième

thirtieth

quarantième

fortieth

cinquantième

fiftieth

In France, le premier étage corresponds to the American second floor. The American first or ground floor is called le rez-de-chaussée in France. Note the following examples:

La première fois que j’ai pris l’avion, j’avais cinq ans.

The first time I took the plane, I was five years old.

L’appartement d’Olivier est au dixième étage.

Olivier’s apartment is on the eleventh floor.

les autoroutes The numbers 50 to 99

Last time we stopped counting at fifty, right? OK, let’s keep going.

cinquante

fifty

cinquante et un

fifty-one

cinquante-deux

fifty-two

cinquante-trois

fifty-three

cinquante-quatre

fifty-four

cinquante-cinq

fifty-five

cinquante-six

fifty-six

cinquante-sept

fifty-seven

cinquante-huit

fifty-eight

cinquante-neuf

fifty-nine

soixante

sixty

soixante et un

sixty-one

soixante-deux

sixty-two

soixante-trois

sixty-three

soixante-quatre

sixty-four

soixante-cinq

sixty-five

soixante-six

sixty-six

soixante-sept

sixty-seven

soixante-huit

sixty-eight

soixante-neuf

sixty-nine

soixante-dix

seventy

From seventy-one to seventy-nine, you add the teen numbers.

soixante et onze

seventy-one

soixante-douze

seventy-two

soixante-treiz

eseventy-three

soixante-quatorze

seventy-four

soixante-quinze

seventy-five

soixante-seize

seventy-six

soixante-dix-sept

seventy-seven

soixante-dix-huit

seventy-eight

soixante-dix-neuf

seventy-nine

Eighty is really four times twenty. Therefore from eighty to ninety-nine, you’ll keep adding to quatre-vingts. Note that quatre-vingts has an -s. But once you attach another number to quatre-vingts, the -s will drop.

quatre-vingts

eighty

quatre-vingt-un

eighty-one

quatre-vingt-deux

eighty-two

quatre-vingt-trois

eighty-three

quatre-vingt-quatre

eighty-four

quatre-vingt-cinq

eighty-five

quatre-vingt-six

eighty-six

quatre-vingt-sept

eighty-seven

quatre-vingt-huit

eighty-eight

quatre-vingt-neuf

eighty-nine

quatre-vingt-dix

ninety

quatre-vingt-onze

ninety-one

quatre-vingt-douze

ninety-two

quatre-vingt-treize

ninety-three

quatre-vingt-quatorze

ninety-four

quatre-vingt-quinze

ninety-five

quatre-vingt-seize

ninety-six

quatre-vingt-dix-sept

ninety-seven

quatre-vingt-dix-huit

ninety-eight

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

ninety-nine

The numbers 100 to 999

Now we have reached one hundred! Let’s keep going.

cent

one hundred

cent un

one hundred one

cent deux

one hundred two

cent trois

one hundred three

cent quatre

one hundred four

cent cinq

one hundred five

cent six

one hundred six

cent sept

one hundred seven

cent huit

one hundred eight

cent neuf

one hundred nine

cent dix

one hundred ten

cent onze

one hundred eleven

cent douze

one hundred twelve

cent treize

one hundred thirteen

cent quatorze

one hundred fourteen

cent quinze

one hundred fifteen

cent vingt

one hundred twenty

cent vingt et un

one hundred twenty-one

cent vingt-deux

one hundred twenty-two

cent trente

one hundred thirty

cent trente et un

one hundred thirty-one

cent trente-deux

one hundred thirty-two

cent quarante

one hundred forty

cent quarante et un

one hundred forty-one

cent quarante-deux

one hundred forty-two

cent cinquante

one hundred fifty

cent soixante

one hundred sixty

cent soixante-dix

one hundred seventy

cent soixante et onze

one hundred seventy-one

cent soixante-douze

one hundred seventy-two

cent quatre-vingts

one hundred eighty

cent quatre-vingt-un

one hundred eighty-one

cent quatre-vingt-dix

one hundred ninety

cent quatre-vingt-onze

one hundred ninety-one

cent quatre-vingt-douze

one hundred ninety-two

Add an -s to cent greater than one hundred (deux cents, trois cents), except when cent is followed by another number.

deux cents

two hundred

trois cents

three hundred

quatre cents

four hundred

cinq cents

five hundred

six cents

six hundred

sept cents

seven hundred

huit cents

eight hundred

neuf cents

nine hundred

Note the following examples:

huit cent vingt-quatre

eight hundred twenty-four

deux cent quatre-vingt-trois

two hundred eighty-three

The numbers 1,000 and greater

Never add an -s to mille (one thousand).

mille

one thousand

mille un

one thousand one

mille deux

one thousand two

mille dix

one thousand ten

mille vingt

one thousand twenty

mille trente

one thousand thirty

mille onze

one thousand eleven

mille vingt-trois

one thousand twenty-three

mille deux cents

one thousand two hundred

mille deux cent cinquante-trois

one thousand two hundred fifty-three

mille quatre cents

one thousand four hundred

deux mille

two thousand

deux mille cinq cents

two thousand five hundred

deux mille sept cent soixante-treize

two thousand seven hundred seventy-three

dix mille

ten thousand

In French, an -s is added to million and milliard greater than un (one).

un million

a million

un milliard

a billion

quatre millions trois cent mille quatre

four million three hundred thousand four

cent vingt-cinq

hundred twenty-five

deux milliards quatre cent millions

two billion four hundred million

cinq cent mille

five hundred thousand

Years are written out as follows in French:

1978 mille neuf cent soixante-dix-huit

or

dix-neuf cent soixante-dix-huit

2008 deux mille huit