French Numbers from 1-100 with Audio. EASY Guide.

Are you learning to count numbers in French?

Want the whole rundown from 1 to 100? Then you’ll want this guide. Here, you learn the French numbers from 1 to 100. Plus, all the rules that help you understand how they work. And, there’s audio pronunciation.

So, here’s how you can use this French numbers guide:

  • Print it and keep it for yourself
  • Listen to the audio to hear the pronunciation
  • Read the numbers out loud (or repeat as you hear them)
  • Come back to this page and review often (no-one learns everything 100% on the first try)
Want to learn how to read and write French? Download your free French Alphabet worksheet here.

And away we go…

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A. French Numbers 1 to 10

Here are French numbers from 1 to 10.

Mastering them is a matter of practice and memorization. After you’re done reading through, if you want to hear the audio, press play on the player below the chart.

#EnglishFrench
1oneune
2twodeux
3threetrois
4fourquatre
5fivecinq
6sixsix
7sevensept
8eighthuit
9nineneuf
10tendix

Listen to 1-10 in French to hear the pronunciation.

B. French numbers 11-19

You’ll need to memorize 11 to 16. But, from  17 to 19, a bit of simple math is used. Seventeen is ten plus seven, or “dix-sept.” Eighteen is ten plus eight or “dix-huit.” Nineteen is ten plus nine or “dix-neuf.”

#EnglishFrench
11elevenonze
12twelvedouze
13thirteentreize
14fourteenquatorze
15fifteenquinze
16sixteenseize
17seventeendix-sept
18eighteendix-huit
19nineteendix-neuf

Listen to the audio pronunciation for numbers 11-19 below.

C. Numbers 20-29

First, you need to know “twenty” which is “vingt.” Then, for 21, you add a “et” (meaning “and) and add the “un.” Then, for 22 to 29, you follow the vingt + <insert number from part A>.

Pay attention to the 21 exception. You’ll see it repeat in the higher numbers as well.

#EnglishFrench
20twentyvingt
21twenty-onevingt et un
22twenty-twovingt-deux
23twenty-threevingt trois
24twenty-fourvingt quatre
25twenty-fivevingt cinq
26twenty-sixvingt-six
27twenty-sevenvingt sept
28twenty-eightvingt-huit
29twenty-ninevingt-neuf

Recap:

  • 20 is vingt
  • For 22-29, use <vingt> + <number from 2-9>
  • 21 requires an “et” (and) before the “un”

Listen to the audio pronunciation for numbers 21-29 below.

D. Numbers 31-39

The French thirties follow the same format as the twenties. Remember the “et un.”

#EnglishFrench
30thirtytrente
31thirty-onetrente et un
32thirty-twotrente deux
33thirty-threetrente-trois
34thirty-fourtrente quatre
35thirty-fivetrente cinq
36thirty-sixtrente-six
37thirty-seventrente sept
38thirty-eighttrente-huit
39thirty-ninetrente neuf

Recap:

  • 30 is trente
  • For 32-23, use <trente> + <number from 2-9>
  • 31 requires an “et” (and) before the “un”

Listen to the audio pronunciation for numbers 31-39 below.

E. Numbers 41-49

The forties follow the same pattern as the twenties and the thirties. Remember the “et un?” Of course you do.

#EnglishFrench
40fortyquarante
41forty-onequarante-et-un
42forty-twoquarante-deux
43forty-threequarante trois
44forty-fourquarante-quatre
45forty-fivequarante cinq
46forty-sixquarante-six
47forty-sevenquarante-sept
48forty-eightquarante huit
49forty-ninequarante-neuf

Recap:

  • 40 is quarante
  • For 42-43, use <quarante> + <number from 2-9>
  • 41 requires an “et” (and) before the “un”

Listen to the audio pronunciation for numbers 31-39 below.

F. Numbers 51-59

50 is cinquante. At this point, you should be a pro at counting from 20 to 59. Again, same rules. Add “Et” to the 51 and the rest are the same.

#EnglishFrench
50fiftycinquante
51fifty-onecinquante et un
52fifty-twocinquante-deux
53fifty-threecinquante trois
54fifty-fourcinquante quatre
55fifty-fivecinquante cinq
56fifty-sixcinquante six
57fifty-sevencinquante sept
58fifty-eightcinquante huit
59fifty-ninecinquante neuf

Recap:

  • 50 is cinquante
  • For 42-43, use <cinquante> + <number from 2-9>
  • 51 requires an “et” (and) before the “un”

Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

G. Numbers 61-69

60 is soixante.  Again, same rules. Add “Et” to the 61 and the rest are the same. You should be a French numbers pro now.

#EnglishFrench
60sixtysoixante
61sixty-onesoixante-et-un
62sixty-twosoixante-deux
63sixty-threesoixante trois
64sixty-foursoixante-quatre
65sixty-fivesoixante-cinq
66sixty-sixsoixante six
67sixty-sevensoixante-sept
68sixty-eightsoixante-huit
69sixty-ninesoixante neuf

Recap:

  • 60 is soixante
  • For 42-43, use <soixante> + <number from 2-9>
  • 61 requires an “et” (and) before the “un”

Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

H. Numbers 71-79

Alright, here we take a bit of a twist.

  • Seventy is French is “sixty + 10” or as you learned “soixante” and dix.”
  • For 71 to 76, you take the sixty (soixante) and use the numbers 11-16 (from part B), as if you’re adding them.
  • For  77 to 79, you’re back to the “sixty” “ten” and you’re adding in the numbers 7-9 (that you learned in part A).
#EnglishFrench
70seventysoixante-dix
71seventy-onesoixante-et-onze
72seventy-twosoixante-douze
73seventy-threesoixante-treize
74seventy-four
soixante quatorze
75seventy-fivesoixante-quinze
76seventy-sixsoixante seize
77seventy-sevensoixante-dix sept
78seventy-eightsoixante dix huit
79seventy-nine
soixante-dix-neuf

Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

I. Numbers 81-89

Eighty also doesn’t have a word in French. Instead, they say “quatre” and “vingts.” You already learned these words; they mean “four” and “twenties.” So, in French, 80 is literally said as “four twenties.” Then, to say the number 81 to 89, you just add the numbers 1 to 9 (which you learned at the start)

  •  80 in French is 4 20s (quatre vingts)
  • For 81-89, you take “quatre vingt” and add any number from 1-9 (from “un” to “neuf”).
#EnglishFrench
80eightyquatre-vingts
81eighty-onequatre vingt un
82eighty-two
quatre-vingt deux
83eighty-threequatre vingt trois
84eighty-four
quatre-vingt-quatre
85eighty-fivequatre-vingt-cinq
86eighty-sixquatre-vingt six
87eighty-sevenquatre-vingt sept
88eighty-eightquatre vingt huit
89eighty-ninequatre-vingt-neuf

Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

J. French Numbers 99-100

Next are the 90s. Again, we do mathematical gymnastics to say this in French. So, 90 in French is 4, 20, 10 — meaning four twenties (which is 80) plus 10 (which brings you to 90.)

  •  90 in French is 4 20s plus 10 (quatre vingt dix)
  • So, for 90 to 96, you take the “quatre vingt” (80) and use 11 to 16 (that you learned in Part B).
  • From 97 to 99, you’re back to  “quatre vingt dix” and add the numbers 7 to 9 ( that you learned in Part A.
  • And 100 is French is easy. Just “cent.”
#EnglishFrench
90ninety
quatre vingt dix
91ninety-one
quatre vingt onze
92ninety-two
quatre-vingt douze
93ninety-three
quatre vingt treize
94ninety-four
quatre-vingt-quatorze
95ninety-five
quatre vingt quinze
96ninety-six
quatre-vingt-seize
97ninety-seven
quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98ninety-eight
quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99ninety-nine
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
100one hundredcent

Listen to the audio pronunciation for French numbers below.

Conclusion

Now you know your French numbers. Well, hopefully. Remember, noone learns everything on the first try — not even geniuses. All it is is practice. So, review, review, review, and say these numbers out loud.

– The Main Lingua Junkie

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