French Numbers
Master French numbers from zero to millions. Learn pronunciation, counting patterns, and practical usage.
Numbers 1-10
Start with these fundamental numbers:
Tens (10, 20, 30...)
Learn the tens pattern:
Number Patterns
Understanding French number patterns will help you master larger numbers:
Teen Numbers (11-19)
French teen numbers are formed by combining “dix” (ten) with the unit number.
11onze
12douze
13treize
14quatorze
15quinze
Compound Numbers (21-99)
Numbers 21-99 use “et” (and) for 21, 31, 41, etc., and hyphens for others.
21vingt-et-un
22vingt-deux
31trente-et-un
32trente-deux
Numbers 100 to a Billion
Above 100 French gets its own agreement rules — and they trip up almost everyone. The note on each card tells you why the spelling changes.
100cent
sahn
no -s when followed by another number: cent un
200deux cents
duh sahn
takes -s when it ends the number
250deux cent cinquante
duh sahn san-KAHNT
loses the -s before another number
1 000mille
meel
invariable — never takes an -s
2 000deux mille
duh meel
still no -s on mille
10 000dix mille
dee meel
spaces, not commas, separate groups
100 000cent mille
sahn meel
cent stays bare before mille
1 000 000un million
an mee-LYOHN
a noun: takes -s and de before another noun
2 000 000deux millions
duh mee-LYOHN
plural -s because it is a noun
1 000 000 000un milliard
an mee-LYAR
a thousand million — also a noun