Numbers and Time Expressions
This page collects French numbers and expressions for dates and time.
1. French numbers
French numbers 1 - 10
1 – un 2 – deux 3 – trois 4 – quatre 5 – cinq 6 – six 7 – sept 8 – huit 9 – neuf 10 – dix
French numbers 11 - 20
11 – onze 12 – douze 13 – treize 14 – quatorze 15 – quinze 16 – seize 17 – dix-sept 18 – dix-huit 19 – dix-neuf 20 – vingt
French numbers 21 - 69
To write numbers from 21 to 69 in French, simply add the unit to the tens.
Connect the two numbers with a hyphen.
vingt (20) + deux (2) = vingt-deux (22) trente (30) + sept (7) = trente-sept (37) quarante (40) + neuf (9) = quarante-neuf (49)
vingt et un or vingt-et-un?
In French, numbers like 21, 31, 41, etc. may appear in two different spellings.
Traditional spelling:
- 21: vingt et un
- 31: trente et un
- 41: quarante et un
According to the traditional rule, the et connecting the numbers is not joined by hyphens.
1990 spelling reform:
- 21: vingt-et-un
- 31: trente-et-un
- 41: quarante-et-un
The 1990 reform recommends that multiword numbers be linked entirely with hyphens, including et.
Therefore, both vingt et un and vingt-et-un are correct:
- vingt et un: traditional spelling
- vingt-et-un: 1990 reform
Both forms are now acceptable. However, to keep spelling consistent, this site prefers the 1990 reform.
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Not all numbers ending in 1 include et:
- 21: vingt-et-un
- 31: trente-et-un
- 61: soixante-et-un
- 71: soixante-et-onze
- 81: quatre-vingt-un
- 91: quatre-vingt-onze
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French numbers 70 - 100
70 – soixante-dix (60+10) 71 – soixante-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-vingts (Note: the "vingts" ends with an s) 81 – quatre-vingt-un (Note: "vingt" does not end with an s) 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 – quatre-vingt-neuf
90 – quatre-vingt-dix (80+20+10) 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
2. Weekdays and dates
Weekdays
Monday – lundi Tuesday – mardi Wednesday – mercredi Thursday – jeudi Friday – vendredi Saturday – samedi Sunday – dimanche
Months
January – janvier February – février March – mars April – avril May – mai June – juin July – juillet August – août September – septembre October – octobre November – novembre December – décembre