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The English and French number system

Pay particular attention to numbers marked with a *
# English
English		 French
Français
0 zero zéro
1 one un(e)
2 two deux
3 three trois
4 four quatre
5 five cinq*
6 six six*
7 seven sept
8 eight huit*
9 nine neuf*
10 ten dix*
11 eleven onze*
12 twelve douze
13 thirteen treize
14 fourteen quatorze
15 fifteen quinze
16 sixteen seize
17 seventeen dix-sept
18 eighteen dix-huit
19 nineteen dix-neuf
20 twenty vingt*
21 twenty-one vingt et un(e)
22 twenty-two vingt-deux
23 twenty-three vingt-trois
24 twenty-four vingt-quatre
25 twenty-five vingt-cinq
26 twenty-six vingt-six
27 twenty-seven vingt-sept
28 twenty-eight vingt-huit
29 twenty-nine vingt-neuf
30 thirty trente
31 thirty-one trente et un(e)
32 thirty-two trente-deux
35 thirty-five trente-cinq
40 forty quarante
45 forty-five quarante-cinq
50 fifty cinquante
57 fifty-seven cinquante-sept
60 sixty soixante
70 seventy soixante-dix
76 seventy-six soixante-seize
77 seventy-seven soixante-sept
80 eighty quatre-vingts
81 eighty-one quatre-vingt-un(e) (no 'et' before un)
83 eighty-three quatre-vingt-trois
90 ninety quatre-vingt-dix
99 ninety-nine quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
100 one hundred cent*
101 one hundred and one cent un(e) (no liason or 'et')
102 one hundred and two cent deux
115 one hundred and fifteen cent quinze
200 two hundred deux cents
201 two hundred and one deux cent un(e)
204 two hundred and four deux cent quatre
209 two hundred and nine deux cent neuf
248 two hundred and forty-eight deux cent quarante-huit
287 two hundred and eighty-two deux cent quatre-vingt-sept
300 three hundred trois cents
301 three hundred and one trois cent un(e)
400 four hundred quatre cents
500 five hundred cinq cents
501 five hundred and one cinq cent un(e)
504 five hundred and four cinq cent quatre
600 six hundred six cents
700 seven hundred sept cents
787 seven hundred and eighty-seven sept cent quatre-vingt-sept
800 eight hundred huit cents
900 nine hundred neuf cents
1000 one thousand mille*
1001 one thousand and one mille un(e) (no 'et')
1002 one thousand and two mille deux
2000 two thousand deux mille
2209 two thousand two hundred and nine deux mille deux cent neuf
1000000 one million un million*

French

Exceptions:

*note:
Remember that there isn't a liason with the word 'et'

1: un changes to une before a feminine, singular thing (noun) and with other numbers that use it, 21, 31 etc.

5: You don't pronounce the final consonant before another consonant (except in dates)

6: Pronounce it like the English word "cease" when it's alone, otherwise pronounce it with / without a liason as normal, before other words

8: You don't pronounce the final consonant before another consonant (except in dates)
Also don't use l', e.g. le huit de... (same with le huitième)

9: You don't (usually) pronounce the final consonant before another consonant (except in dates).
Also you sound the 'f' as a 'v' before 'ans' and 'heures', and as an 'f' before another word that sounds like it starts with a vowel (whether it does or not)

10: Pronounce it like "diiss" when it's alone, otherwise pronounce it with / without a liason as normal, before other words

11: Don't use l', e.g. le onze avril (same with le onzième)

20-29:
It is difficult to say whether the t of vingt is pronounced as different regions of France pronounce it when others don't.
All I can recommend is not to pronounce it except in a liaison:
20: vingt (pronounced a bit like a nasal'vah')
21: vingt et un (pronounced a bit like vah tay un)
22 - 29: no t because it is difficult to sound the t when the following word starts with a consonant
vingt euros (pronounced a bit like vah turow)

There is no liaison in dates e.g. le vingt avril (it sounds like a nasal 'vah')

80: Notice that this has an s (quatre-vingts)

81: No 'et' with this (quatre-vingt-un)

100, 200 etc:
When cent is multiplied by a number and when it is not followed by another number, it takes an s.
deux cents (multiplied by another number)
deux cent quatre (followed by another number)

You don't use 'un' or 'et' with this either e.g. deux cents, deux cent neuf, cent douze.
Liaisons:
cent euros (push the t in to euros)
deux cents euros (push the s as a z sound in to euros)

1000: No plural, and you don't use 'un' or 'et' with it either (mille euros, mille un). Be careful with 'le mille' which is a noun meaning 'mile' which does have a plural. Also watch out for:
mille deux = 1002
deux mille = 2000

1000000: Use 'de' directly before a noun (1000000 + de + noun) and it has a plural
un million de pixels
un million cinq cent mille pixels
deux millions d'euros = 2 million euros

Remember that France's usage of the comma instead of the decimal point in English, and the usage of spaces which separate three digits at a time. For example, one point five is 1,5 and a million is 1 000 000 (sometimes written with full stops, formally)


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