Octante or Huitante for 80 instead of Quatre-vingts only in Switzerland. Nonante for 90 instead of Quatre-vingt-dix. This would be more logical if you take a step back and look at how 40, 50 and 60 are written. Take a look at this table:. If you would like to read composed numbers out loud , let me show you how to do it:.
There are no particular tricks here, just assembling the numbers together. Have you noticed something? Before you go ahead and read the next paragraph, try to train yourself and figure out how to spell these numbers now:. Thousands in French. Surprisingly, reading thousands in French is not the hardest part of the numbers chapter!
Reading years in French is simple, it only requires a little bit of training with numbers. Reading mathematics is something that you might also have to master if you really want to know how to count in French. How do you read fractions in French? This first table will show you how to read some fixed expressions:. And what if you would like to read a number such as x.
There you go! You now know pretty much everything about reading numbers in French and you may now start counting in French. The key here is to train yourself to read numbers out loud, a little bit of exercise with LingoDeer goes a long way. Remember, with hard work and practice, it will be easier for you to master reading and pronouncing French numbers. For example, listening to podcasts recorded by native speakers. Study French is a great resource for those who wish to move beyond the intermediate level while listening to interesting topics.
I studied for a test too. This is pretty helpful now i know numbers till 30 first i knew them to This site helps me leran my numbers so well! I come to this site often if I forget my numbers. In a new spelling rule came into place where all numbers made up of two or more words, including large numbers, now need to be joined with hyphens dashes. The numbers after 69 follow a different rule that what you may be used to. The number 70 in French is soixante-dix.
With the numbers in the 80s, quatre-vingt is used which is like saying 4 twenties in old English Four score was used instead of eighty thanks to this French influence. The number 90 in French is quatre-vingt -dix. In the French-speaking parts of Belgium and Switzerland they have their own separate words for 70, 80 and They are:.
If you are looking to learn French , check out our website at Transparent. Make sure to join our French Facebook page, and check out French on Twitter , too. Bonne chance! In other words, a French phone number would be written like this: And remember, the final consonants in cinq, six, huit, and dix are pronounced at the end of a sentence or in front of a vowel. But, they are silent when followed by another word that begins with a consonant. Build vocabulary, practice pronunciation, and more with Transparent Language Online.
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Although I know a little french before I learn a lot from it. Take my advice. However, not all pronunciations can be sounded out in English writting, so you have to know the French accent. Natalie no , et replaces and. I really enjoyed this page. I am at school, and struggle with french. This helped a lot. Yes you are right Natalie… but such things are often overlooked because this is just for beginners to get a sense of the language. Response to Natalie The error pointed out in the usage of hyphens in the number seventy-one is elemental and therefore extremely important.
A solid and correctly built foundation is necessary and key in any language acquisition. I just noted one error: 71 is without hyphens. I mean that 71 should be without hyphens. This is nice because my students and I would like to practice saying the numbers when they are pronounced by a French speaker. However, a little bit of space between each number so we can repeat would be very nice.
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