French Vocabulary
Numbers 0–30: The Baseline Retail Scale
Numbers 0 to 30 for expressing age, giving phone numbers, and handling simple transactions.
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Numbers 0 to 30 for expressing age, giving phone numbers, and handling simple transactions.
Vocabulary
The Role of Numbers
Numbers are required for stating age, giving telephone numbers, discussing prices, and telling time. A preview of 1–10 was provided in the personal biographies lesson. This lesson presents the complete set from 0 to 30.
Numbers 0–20
| Number | French | Pronunciation Tip |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zéro | zay-ro |
| 1 | un | uh (nasal) |
| 2 | deux | duh |
| 3 | trois | trwah |
| 4 | quatre | katr |
| 5 | cinq | sank |
| 6 | six | seess |
| 7 | sept | set |
| 8 | huit | weet |
| 9 | neuf | nuhf |
| 10 | dix | deess |
| 11 | onze | onz |
| 12 | douze | dooz |
| 13 | treize | trez |
| 14 | quatorze | katorz |
| 15 | quinze | kanz |
| 16 | seize | sez |
| 17 | dix-sept | deess-set |
| 18 | dix-huit | deez-weet |
| 19 | dix-neuf | deez-nuhf |
| 20 | vingt | van |
Numbers 21–30
| Number | French | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | vingt et un | vingt + et + un (the 'et' is obligatory) |
| 22 | vingt-deux | vingt + deux (hyphenated) |
| 23 | vingt-trois | vingt + trois |
| 24 | vingt-quatre | vingt + quatre |
| 25 | vingt-cinq | vingt + cinq |
| 26 | vingt-six | vingt + six |
| 27 | vingt-sept | vingt + sept |
| 28 | vingt-huit | vingt + huit |
| 29 | vingt-neuf | vingt + neuf |
| 30 | trente | new tens word – trente |
Numbers in Context
For age, the construction is avoir + number + ans: J’ai 25 ans. Telephone numbers are recited digit by digit: Mon numéro de téléphone est le zéro six, douze, trente-quatre, cinquante-six… (higher numbers will be introduced later). In a shop, one asks: Ça coûte combien ? – Deux euros.
Examples
- J’ai vingt-deux ans.I am 22 years old (age with avoir).
- Il y a quinze étudiants dans la salle.There are 15 students in the room.
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Numbers 0–30: The Baseline Retail ScaleNumbers 0 to 30 for expressing age, giving phone numbers, and handling simple transactions.Recognise, write, and pronounce numbers up to thirty in everyday contexts.VocabularyA1vocabularyLearn French VocabularyFrench VocabularyThe Role of NumbersNumbers are required for stating age, giving telephone numbers, discussing prices, and telling time. A preview of 1–10 was provided in the personal biographies lesson. This lesson presents the complete set from 0 to 30.