French Numbers
Welcome to FrenchNumbers.org.uk, a site focused solely on helping you to learn how to spell and say French numbers.
French numbers really are quite simple to learn, in fact you only need to learn 30 or so numbers/words and you’ll have mastered all French numbers!
To make things easier for you we’ve broken down the numbers in to smaller sections. Each of these pages come with a short video you can watch to learn the correct pronunciation.
Or if you’re feeling ambitious you can just scroll down. We have all the numbers listed below that you’ll need to learn and a 7 minute video which explains the concept you need for using higher numbers.
Number | French Spelling | Pronunciation |
0 | zéro | zay-roh |
1 | un | ahn |
2 | deux | duhr |
3 | trois | twah |
4 | quatre | katr |
5 | cinq | sank |
6 | six | seese |
7 | sept | set |
8 | huit | wheet |
9 | neuf | nurf |
10 | dix | deese |
11 | onze | onz |
12 | douze | dooz |
13 | treize | trez |
14 | quatorze | kah-tohrz |
15 | quinze | cans |
16 | seize | sez |
17 | dix-sept | deese-set |
18 | dix-huit | dees-wheet |
19 | dix-neuf | dees-nurf |
20 | vingt | vahn |
21 | vingt et un | vahn-tay-ahn |
30 | trente | trawnt |
31 | trente et un | trawnt-tay-ahn |
40 | quarante | kuh-rawnt |
41 | quarante et un | kuh-rawnt-tay-ahn |
50 | cinquante | sank-awnt |
51 | cinquante et un | sank-awnt-tay-ahn |
60 | soixante | swah-sawnt |
61 | soixante et un | swah-sawnt-tay-ahn |
70 | soixante-dix | swah-sawnt-deese |
71 | soixante et onze | swah-sawnt-tay-uhn |
80 | quatre-vingts | ka-truh-vahn |
81 | quatre-vinght-un | ka-truh-vahn-tay-ahn |
90 | quatre-vingt-dix | ka-truh-vahn-deese |
91 | quatre-vingt-onze | ka-truh-vahn-onz |
100 | cent | sawnt |
101 | cent un | |
110 | cent dix | |
111 | cent onze | |
175 | cent soixante quinze | |
200 | deux cents | |
225 | deux cents vingt-cinq | |
1,000 | mille | |
10,000 | dix mille | |
100,000 | cent mille | |
1,000,000 | un million |
Take Note
- Notice that the number 70 is basically 60 + 10
- Notice that the number 71 is basically 60 + 11
- Also 80 is basically four twenties
- Notice that the number 81 is basically four twenties and 1, so, quatre-vinght-un
- Also 90 is basically four twenties and ten