🔢 Numbers from 0 to 20
- 0 – Zéro (zay-roh)
- 1 – Un (uh[n])
- 2 – Deux (duh)
- 3 – Trois (trwah)
- 4 – Quatre (katr)
- 5 – Cinq (sa[n]k)
- 6 – Six (sees)
- 7 – Sept (set)
- 8 – Huit (weet)
- 9 – Neuf (nuhf)
- 10 – Dix (dees)
- 11 – Onze (onz)
- 12 – Douze (dooz)
- 13 – Treize (trez)
- 14 – Quatorze (ka-tohrz)
- 15 – Quinze (kanz)
- 16 – Seize (sez)
- 17 – Dix-sept (dees-set)
- 18 – Dix-huit (dees-weet)
- 19 – Dix-neuf (dees-nuhf)
- 20 – Vingt (va[n])
🎯 Milestone Numbers
- 30 – Trente (tront)
- 40 – Quarante (ka-ra[n]t)
- 50 – Cinquante (sa[n]-ka[n]t)
- 60 – Soixante (swah-sont)
- 100 – Cent (so[n])
- 1000 – Mille (meel)
- 10,000 – Dix mille (dees meel)
💡 Grammar & Number Patterns
- 💬 In French, numbers above 16 start to combine: Dix-sept = 17 ("Ten-seven").
- 🧩 French uses hyphens often: Vingt-et-un = 21 ("Twenty-and-one").
- 📌 Unlike English, the word for "and" appears only in some numbers like 21, 31, 41... not in others.
- 💯 For hundreds and thousands, just add: Cent deux = 102, Mille cinq = 1005.
📘 Usage in Context
J'ai quinze ans.
I am 15 years old.
Il coûte trente euros.
It costs 30 euros.
Nous avons cent élèves.
We have 100 students.
Elle habite au numéro vingt-et-un.
She lives at number 21.
La chaîne a dix mille abonnés.
The channel has 10,000 subscribers.
🧠 Did You Know?
- 🔄 In French, numbers often mix smaller numbers. Example: Dix-sept = 17 (10+7)
- 🧮 The French word for "80" is literally "4 twenties" — quatre-vingts (4×20 = 80!)
- 🎧 Numbers like 99 are long: quatre-vingt-dix-neuf = 99 (“4x20 + 10 + 9”)
- 🗣️ Pronounce numbers often! Native speakers say them quickly, so practice slowly and clearly first.
- 🔢 Once you learn 1–20 and multiples of 10, you can build most numbers easily!