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Cardinal numbers in French
Numbers like un, deux, trois, etc., are called cardinal numbers:
Table: How to write and use cardinal numbers in French. From 0 to 1 billion[edit | edit source]
Number | Number in French | Comment |
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0 | zéro | |
1 | un | un (masculine) is used in contexts like the following: il porte le numéro 'un', 'He is wearing the number "one"'; à la page un, 'on page one'; la partie un, 'part one'. It is also used as a masculine pronoun: As-tu un stylo? Pierre en a un 'Have you got a pen? Pierre has one'. une (feminine) is used as a feminine pronoun: Il ne m'en reste qu'une (carte postale), 'I've only got one left (postcard)'. NB: à la une 'on the front page'. |
2 | deux | |
3 | trois | |
4 | quatre | quatre is invariable and never takes a plural -s: les quatre chats 'the four cats'. |
5 | cinq | The final q of cinq is always pronounced [k], except when it precedes cent, where it is not pronounced: cinq cents. |
6 | six | six is pronounced with a final [s] when it is at the end of a phrase: j'en ai vu six 'I saw six'; it is pronounced with a final [z] when it precedes a noun beginning with a vowel: six hommes 'six men'. When it precedes a noun beginning with a consonant the x is not pronounced: six joueurs 'six players'. |
7 | sept | |
8 | huit | huit is pronounced with a final [t] when it is at the end of a phrase: j'en ai vu huit 'I saw eight', and when it precedes a noun beginning with a vowel: huit entreprises ont fermé 'eight firms have closed'. When it precedes a noun beginning with a consonant the t is not pronounced: huit semaines plus tard 'eight weeks later'. |
9 | neuf | The final f of neuf is always pronounced [f], except in neuf ans 'nine years' and neuf hemes 'nine hours, nine o'clock' where it is pronounced [v]. |
10 | dix | The pronunciation of dix is the same as for six. |
11 | onze | |
12 | douze | douze is invariable, and never takes a plural -s: douze hommes 'twelve men'. |
13 | treize | |
14 | quatorze | |
15 | quinze | |
16 | seize | |
17 | dix-sept | |
18 | dix-huit | The pronunciation of dix-huit is the same as for huit. |
19 | dix-neuf | The pronunciation of dix-neuf is the same as for neuf. |
20 | vingt | vingt is pronounced like vin, with the following exceptions: it is pronounced with a final [t] when it precedes a noun beginning with a vowel: vingt exercices 'twenty exercises', and also in the numbers 22-29 inclusive. |
21 | vingt et un | vingt et une, trente et une, quarante et une, etc. are used under the same conditions described for une. |
22 | vingt-deux | |
23 | vingt-trois | |
29 | vingt-neuf | |
30 | trente | |
31 | trente et un | |
32 | trente-deux | |
39 | trente-neuf | |
40 | quarante | |
41 | quarante et un | |
42 | quarante-deux | |
49 | quarante-neuf | |
50 | cinquante | |
51 | cinquante et un | |
52 | cinquante-deux | |
59 | cinquante-neuf | |
60 | soixante | |
61 | soixante et un | |
62 | soixante deux | |
69 | soixante-neuf | |
70 | soixante-dix | In Belgian and Swiss French the word septante is used instead of soixante-dix: septante et un, septantedeux, etc. |
71 | soixante et onze | |
72 | soixante-douze | |
73 | soixante-treize | |
79 | soixante-dix-neuf | |
80 | quatre-vingts | |
81 | quatre-vingt-un | |
82 | quatre-vingt-deux | |
89 | quatre-vingt-neuf | |
90 | quatre-vingt-dix | In Belgian and Swiss French the word nonante is used instead of quatre-vingt-dix: nonante-un, nonante-deux, etc. |
91 | quatre-vingt-onze | |
92 | quatre-vingt-douze | |
93 | quatre-vingt-treize | |
99 | quatre-vingt-dix-neuf | |
101 | cent un | cent une réponses 'a hundred and one answers' |
100 | cent | 'one hundred, a hundred' is simply cent: 'a hundred times' cent fois |
102 | cent deux | |
111 | cent onze | The [t] of cent is NOT pronounced in cent un, cent huit, cent onze, but it is pronounced when followed by a non-numeral noun beginning with a vowel: cent ans 'a hundred years'. |
200 | deux cents | |
201 | deux cent un | |
202 | deux cent deux | |
1000 | mille | 'one thousand, a thousand' is simply mille: 'a thousand times' mille fois |
1001 | mille un | |
1100 | mille cent or onze cents | There are two ways of describing numbers between 1100 and 1999: onze cents or mille cent (1100); dix-huit cent soixante or mille huit cent soixante (1860); dix-neuf cent quatrevingt-dix-neuf or mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (1999), etc. |
1101 | onze cent un OR mille cent un | |
1200 | douze cents OR mille deux cents | |
1201 | douze cent un OR mille deux cent un | |
1500 | quinze cents OR mille cinq cents | |
2000 | deux mille | |
2001 | deux mille un | |
2101 | deux mille cent un | |
1000000 | un million | |
1201101 | un million deux cent mille cent un | |
1000000000 | un milliard |
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