99.999 – quatre-vingt-dix-neuf-mille-neuf-cent-quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.1.999 – mille-neuf-cent-quatre-vingt-dix-neuf.1.789 – mille-sept-cent-quatre-vingt-neuf.Keeping these rules in mind, here are some examples of the thousands, ten thousands, and hundred thousands in French: In stores and online, you’ll see prices listed like this: 9,99€, 250,67€.Īnd yes, that means that if you’re dealing with large numbers that would have a decimal point in English, you would switch the comma and the “decimal point”. It’s a switcheroo: Use a comma instead of a decimal point! So, for example, 1.5 is 1,5. You may have guessed what the comma is used for when it comes to French numbers. There is one special thing you will have to keep in mind when it comes to bigger French numbers: Instead of a comma, the French use a period to separate thousands (and other larger number values).
The rule continues with the 10,000’s and 100,000’s. How would you write “6000”? That’s right: six-mille. So, 1000 is mille, and 9000 is neuf-mille. When you reach 1000, things are even easier because the French decided to throw out the idea of pluralizing mille when there are multiple thousands. And, you no longer have to agree cent with the number of hundreds before it. You don’t even have to add “et” with one. When you want to add a one or ten, it’s also pretty straightforward. How do you say “700”? That’s right: sept -cents. Just like in English, when you count by hundreds, you simply add the number of hundreds before the word.īUT, as we’ve seen with some French numbers, the form that ends in “0” has to be pluralized, since it’s suggesting how many sets of 100 there are. The French numbers from 100-1000, and beyond!
Let’s look at how to write some of the numbers from 21-69 in French: 21 Can you guess how to say 21 in French? That’s right: vingt-et-un. When you add “un” to a number ending in zero, you also have to include the word “and” ( et). Here is how to count from 11 to 20 in French: 11Īs in English, when you get past 20 in French, you simply have to add the additional number after it. In the teens, you’ll see the first examples of one of the essential rules of writing French numbers in letters: If there are multiple words in a number, they’re connected by hyphens. The only downside is that whereas “-teen” is used in English starting with the number 13, in French you’ll have to wait till 17. The good news is, there is a French equivalent to the suffix “-teen” in English: the prefix dix. Now let’s take things to the next level: the teens. If you’re one of those people who finds your Zen by counting to ten, why not try doing it in French next time? The numbers 11-20 in French Try getting to know these French numbers by repeating them a few times every day until you’ve got them down. Let’s start with the basics: How to count from 1-10 in French.īefore we begin, the good news is, this set of numbers is just like those in many other languages: simply a word for each that you have to memorize. How to memorize French numbers French numbers 1-10