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Besides, does French have a word for 80?
Likewise, there's no word for “eighty” in standard French. * The French say quatre-vingts, literally four-twenties. ** So 81 is quatre-vingt-un (four-twenty-one), 82 is quatre-vingt-deux (four-twenty-two), etc.
Furthermore, how do the French count to 100? Numbers 1-100 in French Learning the numbers to 100 in French can be done systematically. The other numbers are joined by a hyphen, like in English. Twenty-two is vingt-deux, thirty-four is trente-quatre, and sixty-seven is soixante-sept.
Also question is, why are French numbers so weird?
In French too, we see this, up until the seventies when, as we've said, things go weird. Then in comes the "vigesimal system" which used the base 20, hence quatre-vingt-quatre (84). This is supposedly as they used their feet as well as their hands to count. Fingers and toes included, you get twenty.
What are the numbers 1 to 20 in French?
French Numbers 1 through 20 Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 17, 2012 in Vocabulary
| 0 | zéro | [zay-ro] |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | dix-sept | [dee-set] |
| 18 | dix-huit | [dees-weet] |
| 19 | dix-neuf | [dees-nurf] |
| 20 | vingt | [van] |
How do you say 80 in Belgian French?
80 = quatre-vingt, Zut! For some reason this is still how you say 80 in Belgian French. 90 = nonante; 91 = nonante et un; 92 = nonante deux, etc.How do you say 5 in French?
Terms in this set (20)- Un (un)
- Deux (deh)
- Trois (twah)
- Quatre(KAH-trah)
- Cinq (sank)
- Six (seez)
- Sept (set)
- Huit (wheet)
How do you say the number 40 in French?
French word for forty is quarante - YouTube.How do you write French numbers in words?
We have already seen the numbers from 1 to 10 in French.- 1 – un.
- 2 – deux.
- 3 – trois.
- 4 – quatre.
- 5 – cinq.
- 6 – six.
- 7 – sept.
- 8 – huit.
How do you count to 80 in French?
80 is quatre-vingts (four times twenty) 90 is quatre-vingt-dix (four times twenty and ten)What do we say 70 in French?
70 = soixante-dix In French, we actually say "sixty-ten" (60 + 10) to express 'seventy'.How many words do you need to be fluent in French?
Therefore, to be “proficient” in French, you should have around 5,000 words in your active vocabulary.What do French numbers look like?
French numbers are 8 digits, prefixed by a single digit area code, and a 0 if calling from France, making it 10 digits. While American phone numbers are grouped 3–3–4 (123–456–7890): we read all 10 numbers as single digits, making pauses when a group ends (one two three …. four five six … seven eight nine zero).How do you read French numbers?
Just swap vingt for one of these numbers instead:- trente. quarante. cinquante. soixante.
- quatre-vingts. quatre-vingt-un.
- quatre-vingt-dix. quatre-vingt-onze. quatre-vingt-douze.
- 100. cent. 110. cent-dix. 200. deux cents. 250. deux cent cinquante. 500. cinq cents. 1,000. mille. 2,000. deux mille. 1,000,000. un million.
What is a base 20 system?
The vigesimal or base-20 (base-score) numeral system is based on twenty (in the same way in which the decimal numeral system is based on ten).How do you say numbers in English?
How to Say Numbers in the Millions- 2,450,000 – two million four hundred fifty thousand.
- 27,805,234 - twenty-seven million eight hundred five thousands two hundred thirty-four.
- 934,700,000 – nine hundred thirty-four million seven hundred thousand.
Are numbers masculine or feminine in French?
Numbers like "1st," "2nd," and "3rd" that is. Premier becomes première if it's feminine. Le premier or la première (the first). The other ordinal numbers don't change genders.How do you say 900 in French?
The French translation for “900 (nine hundred)” is neuf-cents. The French, neuf-cents, can be broken down into 2 parts:"9 (nine)" (neuf) and "100 (one hundred, plural when preceded by a number which multiplies it)" (cents).What is the number 19 in French?
French Numbers 11-20| Number | French Spelling | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | seize | sez |
| 17 | dix-sept | deese-set |
| 18 | dix-huit | dees-wheet |
| 19 | dix-neuf | dees-nurf |
How do you say 1000 in French?
French word for one thousand is mille.What is the number 12 in French?
French Numbers| Number | French Spelling | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | dix | deese |
| 11 | onze | onz |
| 12 | douze | dooz |
| 13 | treize | trez |
