French Numbers Vocabulary: Numbers Words in French

French Numbers Vocabulary

Start with the most common words, then expand your knowledge with intermediate and advanced vocabulary.

Beginner (A1)

zero zéro
one un
two deux
three trois
four quatre
five cinq
six six
seven sept
eight huit
nine neuf
ten dix
eleven onze
twelve douze
thirteen treize
fourteen quatorze
fifteen quinze
sixteen seize
seventeen dix-sept
eighteen dix-huit
nineteen dix-neuf
twenty vingt
twenty-one vingt et un
twenty-two vingt-deux
twenty-three vingt-trois
twenty-four vingt-quatre
twenty-five vingt-cinq
twenty-six vingt-six
twenty-seven vingt-sept
twenty-eight vingt-huit
twenty-nine vingt-neuf
thirty trente
thirty-one trente et un
thirty-two trente-deux
thirty-three trente-trois
thirty-four trente-quatre
thirty-five trente-cinq
thirty-six trente-six
thirty-seven trente-sept
thirty-eight trente-huit
thirty-nine trente-neuf
forty quarante
forty-one quarante et un
forty-two quarante-deux
forty-three quarante-trois
forty-four quarante-quatre
forty-five quarante-cinq
forty-six quarante-six
forty-seven quarante-sept
forty-eight quarante-huit
forty-nine quarante-neuf
fifty cinquante
fifty-one cinquante et un
fifty-two cinquante-deux
fifty-three cinquante-trois
fifty-four cinquante-quatre
fifty-five cinquante-cinq
fifty-six cinquante-six
fifty-seven cinquante-sept
fifty-eight cinquante-huit
fifty-nine cinquante-neuf
sixty soixante
sixty-one soixante et un
sixty-two soixante-deux
sixty-three soixante-trois
sixty-four soixante-quatre
sixty-five soixante-cinq
sixty-six soixante-six
sixty-seven soixante-sept
sixty-eight soixante-huit
sixty-nine soixante-neuf
seventy soixante-dix
seventy-one soixante et onze
seventy-two soixante-douze
seventy-three soixante-treize
seventy-four soixante-quatorze
seventy-five soixante-quinze
seventy-six soixante-seize
seventy-seven soixante-dix-sept
seventy-eight soixante-dix-huit
seventy-nine soixante-dix-neuf
eighty quatre-vingts
eighty-one quatre-vingt-un
eighty-two quatre-vingt-deux
eighty-three quatre-vingt-trois
eighty-four quatre-vingt-quatre
eighty-five quatre-vingt-cinq
eighty-six quatre-vingt-six
eighty-seven quatre-vingt-sept
eighty-eight quatre-vingt-huit
eighty-nine quatre-vingt-neuf
ninety quatre-vingt-dix
ninety-one quatre-vingt-onze
ninety-two quatre-vingt-douze
ninety-three quatre-vingt-treize
ninety-four quatre-vingt-quatorze
ninety-five quatre-vingt-quinze
ninety-six quatre-vingt-seize
ninety-seven quatre-vingt-dix-sept
ninety-eight quatre-vingt-dix-huit
ninety-nine quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
one hundred cent
one hundred one cent un
one hundred two cent deux
one hundred ten cent dix
one hundred eleven cent onze

Elementary (A2)

two hundred deux cents
two hundred one deux cent un
two hundred two deux cent deux
two hundred eleven deux cent onze
two hundred seventy-six deux cent soixante-seize
three hundred trois cents
four hundred quatre cents
five hundred cinq cents
six hundred six cents
seven hundred sept cents
eight hundred huit cents
nine hundred neuf cents
one thousand mille
one thousand eleven mille onze
one thousand one hundred eleven mille cent onze
two thousand deux mille

Intermediate & Advanced (B1-C1)

ten thousand dix mille
one hundred thousand cent mille
one million un million
ten million dix millions
one hundred million cent millions
one billion un milliard
one trillion un billion

Example Sentences

In proper context. With highlighted verbs and adjectives.

Beginner & Elementary (A1-A2)

Basic sentences introducing numbers in everyday situations with simple verbs and adjectives.

J'achète trois pommes au marché. I am buying three apples at the market.
Le garçon compte jusqu'à dix. The boy counts up to ten.
Elle cherche deux livres sur la table. She is looking for two books on the table.
Il mange quatre bananes ce matin. He is eating four bananas this morning.
Tu paies vingt euros pour ce repas. You pay twenty euros for this meal.
C'est le premier jour de l'année. It is the first day of the year.
Il reste un seul billet pour le train. There is only one train ticket left.
Je voudrais un café double, s'il vous plaît. I would like a double coffee, please.
Cette école a dix grandes classes. This school has ten large classrooms.
Nous avons deux petits chiens noirs. We have two small black dogs.

Intermediate & Advanced (B1-C1)

More complex sentences dealing with estimations, statistics, and large amounts.

L'expert estime le coût à cent mille euros. The expert estimates the cost at one hundred thousand euros.
La population atteint un million d'habitants. The population reaches one million inhabitants.
Le budget total dépasse dix millions de francs. The total budget exceeds ten million francs.
Le professeur multiplie ce nombre par trois. The teacher multiplies this number by three.
L'ordinateur calcule la somme exacte en deux secondes. The computer calculates the exact sum in two seconds.
De nombreux clients attendent dans le magasin. Numerous customers are waiting in the store.
Le montant exact est de trois cents euros. The exact amount is three hundred euros.
Nous exigeons une vérification supplémentaire des chiffres. We require an additional verification of the figures.
Ils ont partagé la somme en deux parts égales. They divided the sum into two equal parts.
Un gain considérable a été enregistré cette année. A considerable gain was recorded this year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about counting, formatting, and using numbers in French.

Standard French uses a vigesimal (base-20) counting structure for numbers from 70 to 99:

70 is soixante-dix ("sixty-ten"). You continue counting up to 79 by adding 11 to 19 (e.g., soixante-onze, soixante-douze).
80 is quatre-vingts ("four twenties"). Counting proceeds with simple units (e.g., quatre-vingt-un, quatre-vingt-deux).
90 is quatre-vingt-dix ("four-twenty-ten"). You count up to 99 adding 11 to 19 (e.g., quatre-vingt-onze, quatre-vingt-seize).

The numbers vingt (twenty) and cent (hundred) follow a specific grammatical rule regarding pluralization:

They add an -s when multiplied and ending the number, such as in quatre-vingts (80) or deux cents (200).
They drop the -s if another number follows immediately, as in quatre-vingt-un (81) or deux cent trois (203).
Unlike cent, the word mille (thousand) is completely invariable and never takes an 's'.

Reading calendar years in French follows standard number patterns with two common conventions:

The standard way is to read the full number, such as mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf for 1999 or deux mille vingt-quatre for 2024.
For historical years between 1100 and 1999, you may sometimes hear dix-neuf cent... (nineteen hundred...), though using mille... remains the primary standard.

While mille functions directly as a numeral adjective, million and milliard are classified as nouns in French syntax:

Because they are nouns, they take a plural 's' when multiplied: deux millions, cinq milliards.
When followed directly by a noun, you must use de or d': un million d'euros (one million euros), trois milliards de personnes (three billion people).

French numerical punctuation is the exact inverse of standard English formatting:

A comma (la virgule) is used as the decimal separator instead of a period: 2,5 is spoken as deux virgule cinq.
A space (or thin space) is used to separate thousands instead of a comma: 10 000 instead of 10,000.

French Numbers Vocabulary