French Vocabulary
Numbers 31–100: Advanced Counting Patterns
Numbers 31 to 100, including the vigesimal constructions for 70, 80, and 90.
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Numbers 31 to 100, including the vigesimal constructions for 70, 80, and 90.
Vocabulary
From 30 to 100
The tens from 30 to 60 follow a straightforward pattern. For the numbers 70, 80, and 90, French uses a vigesimal (base‑20) system. For the numbers 0–30, see numbers 0–30.
Tens and Compound Numbers
| Number | French | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | trente | base ten |
| 31 | trente et un | trente + et + un |
| 32 | trente-deux | trente + hyphen + deux |
| 40 | quarante | base ten |
| 41 | quarante et un | quarante + et + un |
| 50 | cinquante | base ten |
| 51 | cinquante et un | cinquante + et + un |
| 60 | soixante | base ten |
| 70 | soixante-dix | sixty‑ten |
| 71 | soixante et onze | sixty‑eleven |
| 72 | soixante-douze | sixty‑twelve |
| 80 | quatre-vingts | four‑twenties (note the -s when used alone) |
| 81 | quatre-vingt-un | four‑twenty‑one (no -s before another number) |
| 90 | quatre-vingt-dix | four‑twenty‑ten |
| 91 | quatre-vingt-onze | four‑twenty‑eleven |
| 100 | cent | one hundred |
Numbers in Practical Use
Telephone numbers are recited digit by digit: Mon numéro est le 06 42 71 83 95 → zéro six, quarante-deux, soixante et onze, quatre-vingt-trois, quatre-vingt-quinze. For prices: Ça coûte quatre-vingt-dix-neuf euros (99 €).
Examples
- Mon père a quarante-cinq ans.Age with the number 45.
- L'addition est de soixante-dix-huit euros.The bill is 78 euros.
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Numbers 31–100: Advanced Counting PatternsNumbers 31 to 100, including the vigesimal constructions for 70, 80, and 90.Read, write, and pronounce numbers up to one hundred in prices, ages, and telephone numbers.VocabularyA1vocabularyLearn French VocabularyFrench VocabularyFrom 30 to 100The tens from 30 to 60 follow a straightforward pattern. For the numbers 70, 80, and 90, French uses a vigesimal (base‑20) system. For the numbers 0–30, see numbers 0–30.