Numbers

A list of cardinal numbers in French (eg 1, 2, 3) and how to use them.

0 = zéro [ZAY ROH]
1 = un [UNH] (“une” if counting feminine nouns)
2 = deux [DER]
3 = trois [TRWAH]
4  = quatre [KAH TRER]
5 = cinq [SANK]
6 = six [SEESS]
7 = sept [SET]
8 = huit [UWEET]
9 = neuf [NERF]
10 = dix [DEESS]

11 = onze [ONZE]
12 = douze  [DOOZ] (gorilla “oo”)
13 = treize  [TREZ/TRAYZ]
14 = quatorze [KAH TORZ]
15 = quinze [KANZ]
16 = seize [SEZ]
17 = dix-sept [DEE SET]
18 = dix-huit [DEEZ WEET]
19 = dix-neuf [DEEZ NERF]
20 = vingt [VAn]

21 – vingt et un – [VAn TAY UNH]
22 – vingt-deux – [VAn DER]
23 – vingt-trois – [VAn TWAH]
24 – vingt-quatre – [VAn KAH TRER]
25 – vingt-cinq [VAn SANK]
26 – vingt-six [VAn SEESS]
27 – vingt-sept [VAn SET]
28 – vingt-huit [VAn TWEET]
29 – ving-neuf [VAn NERF]
30 – trente [TRONT]

31 – trente et un [TRONT AY UNH]
32 – trente-deux [TRONT DER]
33 – trente-trois [TRONT TWAH]
34 – trente-quatre [TRONT KAH TRER]
35 – trente-cinq [TRONT SANK]
36 – trente-six [TRONT SEESS]
37 – trente-sept [TRONT SET]
38 – trente-huit [TRONT UWEET]
39 – trente-neuf [TRONT NERF]
40 – quarante [KAH RONT]

41 – quarante et un [KAH RONT AY UNH]
42 – quarante-deux [KAH RONT DER]
43 – quarante-trois [KAH RONT TWAH]
44 – quarante-quatre [KAH RONT KAH TRER]
45 – quarante-cinq [KAH RONT SANK]
46 – quarante-six [KAH RONT SEESS]
47 – quarante-sept [KAH RONT SET]
48 – quarante-huit [KAH RONT UWEET]
49 – quarante-neuf [KAH RONT NERF]
50 – cinquante [SANKONT]

51 – cinquante et un [SANKONT AY UNH]
52 – cinquante-deux [SANKONT DER]
53 – cinquante-trois [SANKONT TWAH]
54 – cinquante-quatre [SANKONT KAH TRER]
55 – cinquante-cinq [SANKONT SANK]
56 – cinquante-six [SANKONT SEESS]
57 – cinquante-sept [SANKONT SET]
58 – cinquante-huit [SANKONT UWEET]
59 – cinquante-neuf [SANKONT NERF]
60 – soixante [SWAH SONT]

61 – soixante et un [SWAH SONT AY UNH]
62 – soixante-deux [SWAH SONT DER]
63 – soixante-trois [SWAH SONT TWAH]
64 – soixante-quatre [SWAH SONT KAH TRER]
65 – soixante-cinq [SWAH SONT SANK]
66 – soixante-six [SWAH SONT SEESS]
67 – soixante-sept [SWAH SONT SET]
68 – soixante-huit [SWAH SONT UWEET]
69 – soixante-neuf [SWAH SONT NERF]
70 – soixante-dix [SWAH SONT DEESS]

71 – soixante-et-onze [SWAH SONT AY ONZE]
72 – soixante-douze [SWAH SONT DOOZ]
73 – soixante-treize [SWAH SONT TREZ]
74 – soixante-quatorze [SWAH SONT KAH TORZ]
75 – soixante-quinze [SWAH SONT KANZ]
76 – soixante-seize [SWAH SONT SEZ]
77 – soixante-dix-sept [SWAH SONT DEE SET]
78 – soixante-dix-huit [SWAH SONT DEEZ WEET]
79 – soixante-dix-neuf [SWAH SONT DEEZ NERF]
80 – quatre-vingts [KAH TRER VAN]

81 – quatre-vingt-un [KAH TRER VAN UNH]
82 – quatre-vingt-deux [KAH TRER VAN DER]
83 – quatre-vingt-trois [KAH TRER VAN TWAH]
84 – quatre-vingt-quatre [KAH TRER VAN KAH TRER]
85 – quatre-vingt-cinq [KAH TRER VAN SANK]
86 – quatre-vingt-six [KAH TRER VAN SEESS]
87 – quatre-vingt-sept [KAH TRER VAN SET]
88 – quatre-vingt-huit [KAH TRER VAN UWEET]
89 – quatre-vingt-neuf [KAH TRER VAN NERF]
90 – quatre-vingt-dix [KAH TRER VAN DEESS]

91 – quatre-vingt-onze [KAH TRER VAN ONZE]
92 – quatre-vingt-douze [KAH TRER VAN DOOZ]
93 – quatre-vingt-treize [KAH TRER VAN TREZ]
94 – quatre-vingt-quatorze [KAH TRER VAN KAH TORZ]
95 – quatre-vingt-quinze [KAH TRER VAN KANZ]
96 – quatre-vingt-seize [KAH TRER VAN SEZ]
97 – quatre-vingt-dix-sept [KAH TRER VAN DEE SET]
98 – quatre-vingt-dix-huit [KAH TRER VAN DEEZ WEET]
99 – quatre-vingt-dix-neuf [KAH TRER VAN DEEZ NERF]
100 – cent [SON]

101 – cent un [SON UNH]
102 – cent deux [SON DER]
103 – cent trois [SON TRWAH]
104 – cent quatre [SON KAH TRER]
105 – cent cinq [SON SANK]
106 – cent six [SON SEESS]
107 – cent sept [SON SET]
108 – cent huit [SON UWEET]
109 – cent neuf [SON NERF]
110 – cent dix [SON DEESS]

111 – cent onze [SON ONZE]
112 – cent douze [SON DOOZ]
113 – cent treize [SON TREZ]
114 – cent quatorze [SON KAH TORZ]
115 – cent quinze [SON KANZ]
116 – cent seize [SON SEZ]
117 – cent dix-sept [SON DEE SET]
118 – cent dix-huit [SON DEEZ WEET]
119 – cent dix-neuf [SON DEEZ NERF]
120 – cent vingt [SON VANT]
121 – cent vingt et un [SON VANT AY UNH]
122 – cent vingt-deux [SON VANT DER]

130 – cent trente [SON TRONT]
140 – cent quarante [SON KAH RONT]

200 – deux cents [DER SON]
201 – deux cent un [DER SON UNH]
202 – deux cent deux [DER SON DER]

250 – deux cent cinquante [DER SON SANKONT]

1000 – mille [MEEL]
1001 – mille un [MEEL UNH]
2000 – deux mille [DER MEEL]
50,000 – cinquante mille [SANKONT MEEL]
500,000 – cinq cent mille [SANK SON MEEL]
1,000,000 – un million [UNH MEE LEE ON]
1,000,000,000 – un milliard [UNH MEE LEE AR]
1,000,000,000,000 – un billion [UNH BEE LEE ON] or un trillion [UNH TREE LEE ON]

Commas:

One million is written 1.000.000 (not 1,000,000).

Decimal point:

One point seven five (1.75) is written 1,75 and said “un, virgule, soixante-quinze” (one, comma, seventy-five) [UNH, VEER GUUL, SWAHSSONT KANZ]
One million point seven five is written 1.000.000,75 and said “un million, virgule, soixante-quinze” [UNH MEE LEE ON, VEER GUUL, SWAHSSONT KANZ]

Larger numbers:

a hundred people/one hundred people – cent personnes [SON PAIR SONN]
a thousand years/one thousand years – mille ans [MEEL ON]
a million tables/one million tables – un million de tables [UNH MEE LEE ON DER TAH BLER]
a billion people/one billion people – un milliard de personnes [UNH MEE LEE AR DER PAIR SONN]
a trillion stars/one trillion stars – un billion d’étoiles, or un trillion d’étoiles [UNH BEE LEE ON DAY TWAHL or UNH TREE LEE ON DAY TWAHL]

Year Dates:

2024 – deux mille vingt-quatre
1997 – Mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-sept
1789 – Mille sept cent quatre-vingt-neuf
1848 – Mille huit cent quarante-huit
1572 – Mille cinq cent soixante-douze

Phone numbers:

03 8293 5235 -> 03 82 93 52 35 -> “zéro trois, quatre-vingt-deux, quatre-vingt-treize, cinquante-deux, trente-cinq”
0800 32 53 18 – “zéro, huit cents, trente-deux, cinquante-trois, dix-huit” (free call numbers start with 0800).

Postcodes:

75004 – “soixante-quinze, zéro zéro quatre”
92190 – “quatre-vingt-douze, cent quatre-vingt-dix”
11000 – “onze mille”

Here is a link to a French website which converts digits into written numbers:

https://chiffre-en-lettre.fr/

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