Counting From 1 to 100: A Journey in French Numbers

Knowing how to count in French is crucial to establishing a grip on this language. So, in this blog, we will teach you how to spell numbers 1 – 100 in French in this blog. This will help you recognise dates, order items in a café, and convey details such as age. Learning to count in this language is as important as ensuring correct grammar and pronunciation; the good news is that it’s not even hard to do! French is known to be one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn. Keep reading to learn how to spell numbers 1 – 100 in French.

French Counting vs English Counting

There are several irregular rules for counting in French, especially for higher numbers. However, you will be able to count as high as you want with some memorisation and understanding of how to form numbers in French. English has some fairly simple number naming conventions. For instance, number names such as seventeen and seventy, include the word 7 as the base for the new number name. 

However, there’s more math and less adding to a base word in French. For instance, how you’d spell 70 in French is the word for sixty (soixante) plus the word for ten (dix) as 60+10=70, and hence, 70 is soixante-dix. Now, let’s see below the numbers 1 – 100 in French. 

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Numbers 1 – 20 in French

Let’s make it easier for you to learn how to spell numbers 1 – 100 in French by breaking them down into smaller sets. Let’s start with numbers from 0 to 20. 

Number	French Name	Pronunciation
0	zéro	zay-ro
1	un	euhn
2	deux	deuh
3	trois	twah
4	quatre	kat
5	cinq	sank
6	six	sees
7	sept	set
8	huit	weet
9	neuf	nuhf
10	dix	dees
11	onze	ohnz
12	douze	dooz
13	treize	trehz
14	quatorze	katorz
15	quinze	kanz
16	seize	sehz
17	dix-sept	deez-set
18	dix-huit	deez-weet
19	dix-neuf	deez-nuhf
20	vingt	van

Numbers 21 – 50 in French

Great job! You now know how to spell numbers from 0 to 20. It’s perfectly fine if you can’t memorise all of them for now. With a little practice, you will be able to spell numbers 1 – 100 in French like a pro. Now, let’s see the numbers from 21 to 50 in this language 

Number	French Name
21	vingt et un
22	vingt-deux
23	vingt-trois
24	vingt-quatre
25	vingt-cinq
26	vingt-six
27	vingt-sept
28	vingt-huit
29	vingt-neuf
30	trente
31	trente et un
32	trente-deux
33	trente-trois
34	trente-quatre
35	trente-cinq
36	trente-six
37	trente-sept
38	trente-huit
39	trente-neuf
40	quarante
41	quarante et un
42	quarante-deux
43	quarante-trois
44	quarante-quatre
45	quarante-cinq
46	quarante-six
47	quarante-sept
48	quarante-huit
49	quarante-neuf
50	cinquante

Check out this video to better understand how to spell numbers 1 – 100 in French:

Numbers 51 – 80 in French

We have now covered half of the numbers 1 – 100 in French. Keep going, you are almost there! Now, let’s learn how to recognise numbers from 51 to 80 in this language. 

Number	French Name
51	cinquante et un
52	cinquante-deux
53	cinquante-trois
54	cinquante-quatre
55	cinquante-cinq
56	cinquante-six
57	cinquante-sept
58	cinquante-huit
59	cinquante-neuf
60	soixante
61	soixante et un
62	soixante-deux
63	soixante-trois
64	soixante-quatre
65	soixante-cinq
66	soixante-six
67	soixante-sept
68	soixante-huit
69	soixante-neuf
70	soixante-dix
71	soixante et onze
72	soixante-douze
73	soixante-treize
74	soixante-quatorze
75	soixante-quinze
76	soixante-seize
77	soixante-dix-sept
78	soixante-dix-huit
79	soixante-dix-neuf
80	quatre-vingt

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Numbers 81 – 100 in French

See below the numbers from 81 – 100 in the French language. With that, we complete the full counting of the numbers 1 – 100 in French.

Number	French Name
81	quatre-vingt-un
82	quatre-vingt-deux
83	quatre-vingt-trois
84	quatre-vingt-quatre
85	quatre-vingt-cinq
86	quatre-vingt-six
87	quatre-vingt-sept
88	quatre-vingt-huit
89	qquatre-vingt-neuf
90	quatre-vingt-dix
91	quatre-vingt-onze
92	quatre-vingt-douze
93	quatre-vingt-treize
94	quatre-vingt-quatorze
95	quatre-vingt-quinze
96	quatre-vingt-seize
97	quatre-vingt-dix-sept
98	quatre-vingt-dix-huit
99	quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
100	cent

Quiz on Numbers 1-100 in French

Q1 – True or False: There are several irregular rules for counting in French, especially for higher numbers.

Q2 – Fill in the Blank: The number 88 is spelled  _________ in French.

Q3 – Match the following numbers with their correct word in French:

a) 1	1. deux
b) 2	2. un
c) 10	3. quinze
d) 15	4. dix

Q4 – True or False: The French name for 53 is cinquante-quatre. 

Answers: A1 – True, A2 – quatre-vingt-huit, A3 – a): 2; b): 1; c): 4; d) 3, A4 – False

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